LMGI COMPASS
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Spring 2025
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• 2025 LMGI Board Elections
• London Calling: FOCUS 2024
• Berlin, Berlin!
• New York Garden Party
• Locations Behind the Oscars
• LMGI Members Shine at the
COLA's
• LMGI Oceania "Catch-Up" at
Hickson House
IN THE NEWS
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EDITORS' DESK
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LETTER FROM
THE PRESIDENT
John Rakich invites us to help
shape the Guild's future.
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CONTRIBUTORS
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ON THE COVER
SPRING 2 0 2 5
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IN THIS ISSUE
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VOLUME 13 / ISSUE 2
MARTINI SHOT
33° 82' 32" N / 116° 51' 06" W
"When I was a boy and I
would see scary things in
the news, my mother would
say to me, 'Look for the
helpers. You will always find
people who are helping.'"
–FRED ROGERS
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ANATOMY OF AN
AWARD-WINNING
COMMERCIAL
Toyota's "Present From the Past"
Photo
courtesy
of
Toyota
LA FIRES:
IN A CITY OF ANGELS
In the wake of the disastrous Los Angeles fires,
the location community rallies to help
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Photo
courtesy
of
Toyota
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FAM TOUR:
TUCSON
Exploring the magic of the
Sonoran Desert with Film
Tucson
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FAM TOUR:
EGYPT
Egypt revealed—both ancient
and new
Toyota commercial