The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) is the largest organization of Location Managers and Location Scouts in the motion picture, television, commercial and print production industries. Their membership plays a vital role in the creativ
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LMGI COMPASS | Winter 2021 • 37 RICK SCHULER/LMGI NOMINEE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD Spider's Web) as she presented the nominees for Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film. " Sylvia was excellent in Blade Runner 2049 … she is giving locations lots of love!... Contemporary features ... a nail-biter!... Isaiah is doing a fabulous job!!... He gets around quickly. Must have a transporter in the studio…" Comprising an eclectic fi eld of high-octane stunt thrillers and character-driven and action road movies, it was the scrappy indie The Last Black Man in San Francisco that won for its poetic take on gentrifi cation in an iconic American city. Location manager Daniel Lee/LMGI accepted the award before a stunning view of the Golden Gate Bridge, thanking the California Incentive Program for making this fi lm possible. " Congrats Daniel Lee… I must see that film, looks amazing … great script!... Having done a couple films in the city, I can only tip my hat to the work you must have done…" "The nominees in the awards category for Outstanding Locations in a Period Feature Film truly kicked things up several notches," said actress Damaris Lewis (Pose, BlacKkKlansman, Fatale). They recreated a specifi c moment in time, including a WWI battlefi eld, a look at life in L.A. in the late '60s and early '70s, Germany during the Third Reich and a classic 1870s family drama set in Massachusetts. The award went to Rick Schuler/LMGI and Steve Mapel/LMGI for a reimagined 1969 Los Angeles in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. "This is amazing!" said Schuler, "considering this award is bestowed upon us from all of you amidst this impressive body of work this year." Schuler went on to thank director Quentin Tarantino, his crew, their wives, and all the government agencies that enabled them to travel back in time! " Great show!… Congrats Rick and Steve! Loved the movie! … yeah, Once Upon a Time had some great locations. I loved all the '60s period stuff…" Miller noted that many of the presenters who handed out the awards were actually on location. By October, fi lming was gearing back up. "Their pieces were being recorded in trailers from sets around the world. We also created some unique moments from presenters' homes, like the hilarious backyard skit by Progressive Insurance spokesperson Jim Cashman—a tongue-in-cheek example of every location manager's nightmare with leaf blowers and sirens drowning out his introduction to the nominees for Outstanding Locations in a Commercial." The familiar commercial actor presented Allen Cao and Ben Qian with the award for the winning spot Mask of the Zodiac. " Hi Jamie from Progressive! ... that's awesome. Only thing missing was the plane or helicopter … locations on two locations on two…" An equally amusing move was enlisting Trivago spokesperson Tim Williams to present the award for Outstanding Film Commission. Breathtaking clips were shown from scenes shot in Abu Dhabi, Berlin, Port Hope, TREADSTONE NOMINEES WESKER HSING AND ROSITA CANNATA MARCO GIACALONE/LMGI NOMINEE, MESSIAH JAN ADLER/LMGI NOMINEE, JOJO RABBIT