LMGI COMPASS
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Winter 2025
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• Congrats to Erika
Howard, the Guild's new
Communications and
Operations Director
• In Memoriam-We honor our
friends and colleagues who
have passed.
IN THE NEWS
The Official Magazine of the Location Managers Guild International
WINTER 2025
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EDITORS' DESK
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LETTER FROM
THE PRESIDENT
John Rakich looks back at
the Guild's achievements of
2024 and encourages us to
move forward with the same
passion.
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CONTRIBUTORS
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ON THE COVER
True Detective
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IN THIS ISSUE
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VOLUME 13 / ISSUE 1
MARTINI SHOT
52° 04' 48" N / 04° 18' 36" E
"What good is the warmth of
summer, without the cold of
winter to give it sweetness."
–JOHN STEINBECK
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INTO THE DARKNESS
Truenorth leads cast and crew into
Iceland's frozen landscape in HBO's
True Detective: Night Country.
Photo
courtesy
of
HBO
COLD
WEATHER
The unique challenges of
filming in extreme weather
conditions.
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Photo
courtesy
of
HBO
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FAM TOUR:
MALLORCA
JJ Levine takes us on a sun-
drenched tour of magical
Mallorca.
FAM TOUR:
JAPAN
West meets East on a tour
of Japan's southern island
of Kyushu.
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FAM TOUR:
PALM SPRINGS
High Desert Days: LMGI
members explore prime
Greater Palm Springs area
locations.
