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LMGI COMPASS
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Winter 2025
CONTRIBUTORS
Chris Evans
Chris Evans has been a
film and TV journalist and
editor for 25 years, covering
locations and production,
most recently as location
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!
JJ Levine/LMGI
LA-based location manager
JJ Levine was raised on indie
films, art and love. A free
spirit at heart, she held many
unusual positions prior to
finding herself in locations,
including polo groom, scrap
gold buyer, development
executive for Columbia
Television and TNT, high-tech
project manager, freelance
writer, and brand/public
relations guru promoting
tourism and luxury wines.
Whether it's for a feature
film, a television series or
commercial, Levine immerses
herself in story, character
and culture in order to bring
authenticity to each project.
She loves photography and
enjoys meeting a wide variety
of people through location
work.
When she isn't working, you
can find her in her art studio
or at the dog park or beach
with her canine companions.
Michael Wesley/LMGI
LA-based LM Michael Wesley
has been working in locations
for close to 30 years. He
started his career with the
Arizona Film Commission
developing an old school
database of statewide
locations and assisting
scouting for productions
filming locally such as
Jerry
Maguire and What Planet Are
You From?
He has been a member of
the LMGI for more than two
decades and is currently
serving on the Board of
Directors. Wesley has taught
a masterclass in location
scouting and managing in
cooperation with Cine Paseio
and the Cultural Foundation of
Curitiba in Brazil.
Some of Wesley's credits
include Transformers 2, 3 &
4, Inception, The Dark Knight
Rises, Booksmart and The
Terminal List. The world of
location scouting for movies
is his lifetime passion. He is
always exploring and having
access to privileged places and
finding new and interesting
settings to tell a story is a
dream come true.
Shaun O'Banion
Shaun O'Banion is a
Gotham Award-winning
producer currently living
and working in Prague,
Czech Republic. He
has written articles for
MovieMaker Magazine,
Filmmaker Magazine and
is a regular contributor on
Stage32.com
