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LMGI COMPASS
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Fall 2024
CONTRIBUTORS
Chris Evans
Chris Evans has been a
film and TV journalist and
editor for 25 years, covering
locations and production,
most recently as locations
editor of
Screen International
and KFTV. He has lived and
worked in many countries,
including Chile, where he was
editor of the Santiago Times.
His experience there was
tempered somewhat, though,
by being chased to the office
each day by rabid dogs!
Evans enjoys interviewing
a variety of people in the
screen sector, from gaffers
and location scouts to
A-list directors and actors.
He can take his hand to
everything from snappy news
stories to big reports on key
trending subjects, like virtual
production and sustainability.
He's also easy to spot on
location at two meters tall!
Diane Friedman/LMGI
Diane grew up in New York
and, with a background
in art and photography,
began her career in San
Francisco working in cable
and broadcast television. As
a Los Angeles-based Local
399 location manager and
scout for almost 30 years,
she is proud to be a founding
Board member of the Guild.
For the past several years,
she has been the Co-chair of
the LMGI Awards Committee
for Television and is a co-
editor on the
LMGI Compass
magazine. She treasures all
the friendships and working
relationships she has had over
the years and values every
opportunity to promote the
work we do.
Paul Messana/LMGI
Paul first became interested
in location scouting while
he was an undergrad at
Pitzer College. He worked
summer positions and took
independent courses that
supplemented learning
about the field, including
working on a thesis
documentary project
about location scouting
in the Faroe Islands. Upon
graduation, Paul worked
under Joan Aguado at
the South Pasadena Film
Office of his hometown
and through that position,
he was introduced to
location managers and
more opportunities in the
field. He has since been
working as a key assistant
location manager and scout
on
This Is Us, Loot & High
Potential. His love for Los
Angeles and creative eye
inspired him to work on
bigger projects and he can't
wait for what is next.
Your story ideas, articles
and photography belong
on these pages and on our
website.
Articles focus on aspects
of location management
and scouting.
Photographs for the
"Martini Shot" are
exemplary location shots,
with an evocative, artistic
component that take it up
a notch … a hero shot in a
VERTICAL orientation.
Please send
submissions to
compass
@locationmanagers.org
We welcome
contributions
to the
LMGI Compass.
