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LMGI COMPASS
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Spring 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!
Jill Naumann
Los Angeles native Jill
Naumann considers
filmmaking to be an integral
part of her cultural heritage.
Training on the streets of
LA during the '90s filming
boom, Naumann worked
with directors such as Ron
Howard, Mick Jackson and
William Friedkin. In 2003,
she received a COLA Award
for Location Professional
of the Year—Television for
44 Minutes: The North
Hollywood Shoot-Out. In
2013, she was honored
with a second COLA for
the Best Reality Series Top
Hooker. Her photography
has been showcased in
AFCI's Locations magazine
and many California county
brochures distributed by
tourism Boards. In her
downtime, she enjoys using
multi-sport vacations to
scout California's small
towns, and donates her time
on the festival circuit to
promote filming.
Lisa Scope
Sydney-based location
manager Lisa Scope has been
a part of the entertainment
industry for over 25 years. Lisa
discovered a love for location
scouting and management
and transitioned into the craft
starting out on TVCs and then,
film and television.
She has scouted and managed
some of Australia's most
beloved dramas, including
the award-winning Love Child,
Packed to the Rafters, Love My
Way and Rescue: Special Ops,
as well as lending her expertise
to a range of international
productions, including The Fall
Guy, Thor: Love and Thunder,
Peter Rabbit 2, I Am Woman
and The Daughter.
Lisa's experience working with
local government agencies
led to roles in the New South
Wales (NSW) Film and TV
Office—Create NSW—working
to increase Australia's location
profile in the international
arena and help improve
professional practices. Lisa
currently serves on the LMGI
Board of Directors as its
Secretary and is the Regional
Director of the LMGI's newly
formed branch, Oceania.
We welcome
contributions
to the
LMGI
Compass.
Please send
submissions to
compass@
locationmanagers.org
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.
