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LMGI COMPASS
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Fall 2021
Fall is upon us with its shortening days and golden light. Production has rebounded to
dizzying levels in a race to make up for last year's COVID hiatus and LMGI members have
been very busy. Fall is the season of the harvest and with October's 8th Annual LMGI
Awards, it's also a time for location professionals to reap the benefi ts of their creative
labor.
This fall issue celebrates the creativity and resourcefulness of our members.
In our cover story about The Underground Railroad, writer Nancy Mills takes us behind
the scenes with SLM Alison Taylor and her team and explores Taylor's transformative
personal journey while bringing this acclaimed story to the screen. Shaun O'Banion
chats with LM Robert Bentley on his work on the thriller Escape Room: Tournament of
Champions and his personal "escape" into new territory. In "And the Nominees Are…,"
the LMGI Awards Committee gives us an in-depth look at our nominees for the LMGI
"Class of 2021."
Our columns include "In the News" reports on the recent LMGI panels, "Locations
Behind the Emmys," "Comic-Con 2021" and "The Art of Parking"; the recent conference
and FamTrip to Greece; the LMGI's "Summer Celebration" event and Henrik Greisner's
eff orts to establish a new fi lm commission offi ce in Germany. Talented scout Ehrin Davis
gives us a strikingly diff erent view of San Francisco, CA, in our "Martini Shot."
Until next time,
Stevie Nelson, Ken Haber, Paul Messana, Diane Friedman
FROM THE
EDITORS' DESK
"For man, autumn is
a time of harvest, of
gathering together. For
nature, it is a time of
sowing, of scattering
abroad."
–EDWIN WAY TEALE
