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LMGI COMPASS
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Winter 2022
she helped me get a job as a
PA despite me not having a
car or a laptop at the time. I
was only a day player, but I
am forever grateful to her.
Prior to this, I had never
considered a job in the
entertainment industry. I
had a theater background
from high school and college,
and I was lucky to meet a
lot of encouraging working
professionals who were very
generous in helping me get
started.
PM: How long have you
been working in locations
and what do you primarily
work on?
FRB: My first location job
in 2011 was the one with
Heather MacLean/LMGI as
a PA. She and Alex are now
married with a family, by
the way. The TV series was
Alcatraz, produced by JJ
Abrams. My first task was
leafletting San Francisco's
Chinatown. The first set I
oversaw was on Hyde and
Filbert watching greensmen
build a lush landscape from
a dirt patch in a day—just to
take it all down at wrap! But
my first union job as an ALM
was HBO's Looking, under
the mentorship of Matthew
Riutta and Dan Kemp/LMGI.
They were the team who
helped me get into Teamsters
Local 2785. I'll always have
fond memories of how much
fun we had!
I primarily work on whatever
projects came to the Bay
Area—whether it's a feature,
TV series or a commercial.
Most recently, I worked on
Netflix's 13 Reasons Why,
which filmed in Vallejo and
Marin County for three
seasons. Now as a Teamster
399 KALM, I'm excited to
expand my experience and
