PM: How long have you been working in locations and what
do you primarily work on?
DZH: I first got into locations when my family farm was being
used as a location for Friday Night Lights. Our farmhouse
became the fictitious home to Becky in the show. Later, they
pulled an old Airstream trailer in the backyard which became
Tim Riggins' "crash pad." When I moved back to Austin, I set up
a darkroom on the property and was kind of crashing there to
see what would happen. The farmhouse was in most episodes
so there was a lot of action every day. I started handing résumés
out to the prep crews. I was that guy.
My first job was a security guard, but my background in
photography helped me gravitate to scouting around Austin
for local managers. At one point, the location coordinators
brought by a contract, and I gave them a résumé. That was in
2010.
From there, I primarily worked on Texas-based movies and
series that filmed in Austin. In 2017, I was hired on to the
Yellowstone series and then 1923 and that has been my primary
show since.
PM: Was there a particular moment while scouting/
assistant managing that really made you think about this
field as a long-term career worth pursuing? Are there
Glacier National Park, Montana
Arches National Park, Utah
