LMGI COMPASS
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Summer 2021
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I appreciate it from others. But if I were advising my
younger, less confi dent self, I'd say, "Keep asking. All you
need is one person to say 'Yes.'" I have never achieved
anything without a sponsor in life.
Stevie: WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO JOIN THE LMGI & HOW
LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A MEMBER?
JC:
I believe in professional organizations and strength in
numbers and pushing forward on a common goal. I was
monumentally impressed by the strides the LMGI had
made in the last few years, and when I looked around,
there was only one other active member in Arizona at the
time and none in Tucson. I wanted to represent Southern
Arizona and all it has to offer and as you can tell, I love
my state. I've been a LMGI member since 2018.
Expendables, Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Cliffhanger
and Armageddon.
Stevie: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OR MOST MEMORABLE FILMING
EXPERIENCE?
JC:
I helped out that guy who made Citizen Kane and you can
read about it in the Fall 2018 issue of the LMGI Compass.
https://locationmanagers.org/compass-fall-2018/
Stevie: WHAT ARE YOUR TOOLS OF THE TRADE?
JC:
The GH5 camera I mentioned previously—I love
mirrorless. Light and quiet, and I'm a sucker for fast
MFT primes. I'm employing the multiple lenses, HDR
and Night Vision on my iPhone 12 Pro more and more.
Lightroom is a must, as are vast quantities of terabytes.
I still shoot fi lm for fun, so if all else fails.
there's the Pentax K-1000 in the closet.
Stevie: WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT THE JOB?
JC:
Scouting. Doesn't everyone? Really,
my superpower is having six decades
of knowledge about Arizona. I'm strong
on visuals and the history of locations.
I work closely with director Peter Cata-
lanotte at Film Tucson, one of the old-
est and most revered fi lm offi ces in the
country, and the dynamic duo of director
Matthew Earl Jones and Ramsay Wharton
at the Arizona Film Offi ce.
Stevie: WHAT ONE PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD
YOU GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF OR SOMEONE
JUST STARTING OUT IN THIS PROFESSION?
JC:
I don't tend to offer advice, though
Stevie Eller
Dance Theatre,
University of Arizona,
Tucson
