Location Managers Guild International

Winter 2023

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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LLC LLC That meal was divine and the team building priceless—but was it necessary? For virtual tours, I charge my daily location scouting rate with a $50 (CAD) equipment rental per day. Most locations take two days to create the virtual tour. Vast locations take three. VIRTUAL TOUR COSTS Gross Labour $600 x 4 days = $2,400 Hotel $300 x 3 days = $900 Vehicle Rental $0.41/km x 1,000 kms x 1 person = $410 Equipment $50 x 4 days = $200 Per Diem $75 x 4 days = $300 The virtual tour cost would be approximately $4,000 and includes a tangible asset—a savings of approximately $35,000. The savings scale up when a production flies to a distant location or scale down when simply driving from municipality to municipality. Innovation can feel threatening. The technological revolution is happening at dizzying speeds and at times it feels overwhelming to keep up. Many folks are struggling simply to pay their bills let alone expand their skill set Canada's oil and gas industry is a prime example of necessity being the mother of all invention. At one time, the oil + gas industry accounted for 40% of Canada's GDP and the workers enjoyed the highest wages in the country. Decades of climate change required something different. There are now more folks working in the clean energy sector in Alberta than on the pipeline. I envision a future when heads of departments will have a VR headset in their kit and production meetings in cloud- based virtual rooms. I hope that the VFX Department will have a place for these virtual tours in their workflow. I dream of collaborating with the Virtual Art Department in the preproduction pipeline blending 3D assets with practical locations. The future is exciting when one is receptive. The film industry is a solutions-based industry. I suggest that 360 virtual tours are a tiny piece in the larger disruption puzzle. I want in on that pipeline. It feeds my family. Until then, when the world feels a little too big, I will be staying curious behind the camera. Please find me at www.tonyahartz.me

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