Location Managers Guild International

Spring 2022

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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A Persistence of Vision THE ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES Brings the Past Into the Future Occupying the reimagined 1930's May Company department store on the corner of Fairfax and Wilshire, the Academy Museum is the latest landmark to grace this stretch of Los Angeles' Museum Row. The museum's preserved Streamline Moderne exterior boldly fronts the domed glass, steel and concrete sphere that is Renzo Piano's addition on its north end. Sky bridges connect the architectural styles, reframing them through the lens of present sensibilities, much as the museum promises to "advance the understanding, celebration and preservation of cinema" by addressing "the history of cinema in truthful and inclusive ways." The Academy Museum opened its doors in September 2021, realizing a long-held dream of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Over a decade in the making, it promises something for everyone, including location professionals! by Diane Friedman

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