Step behind the camera with our exclusive interviews. We chat with indie producers, visionary directors, accomplished location scouts, studio execs, and regional film commissions, uncovering the personal journeys, emerging trends and future-forward opportunities shaping destination filmmaking across North America.
Step behind the camera with our exclusive interviews. We chat with indie producers, visionary directors, accomplished location scouts, studio execs, and regional film commissions, uncovering the personal journeys, emerging trends and future-forward opportunities shaping destination filmmaking across North America.
With a big city feel from the tall buildings and nightlife, Atlantic City offers so many possibilities for a wide array of genres and plotlines. The Steel Pier and boardwalk give off a summertime aesthetic that can bring you back in time or keep you in modern times. The natural surroundings of sandy beaches, ocean waves and greenery will give you a well-rounded area to work with for your production.
With a big city feel from the tall buildings and nightlife, Atlantic City offers so many possibilities for a wide array of genres and plotlines. The Steel Pier and boardwalk give off a summertime aesthetic that can bring you back in time or keep you in modern times. The natural surroundings of sandy beaches, ocean waves and greenery will give you a well-rounded area to work with for your production.
“Shutting down streets and blowing things up, that’s my specialty,” says Ilt Jones. Now retired, Jones was a pivotal key in the making of movies such as Inception, Iron Man 3, Kong: Skull Island, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Transformers, and so many more household names.
“Being a location manager means throwing a 300-person wedding in a different location every day for 90 days…and everyone is a Bridezilla.”
New Zealand native Jaclyn Philpott made a bold move, traveling halfway around the globe to lead the L.A.-based Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) early in 2023. Read about her strategy for infusing new opportunities for members and growing this nearly 50-year-old institution.
Evan Chan embraces both the creative and the practical in his location scout role Even before Evan Chan finished his film studies at Capilano University (formerly Capilano College), he was already working in the film industry. Not surprising for someone who had spent...
With over two decades of experience in the industry, Location Manager Desiree Young discusses the joys, challenges and changes of her job By Tinder Kiely Desiree Young broke into the film industry working as a location scout for the beloved show Smallville, while...
Established in 2022 to amplify the Rockford, IL region’s filmmaking community, 815HORTS celebrates the fine art of short film cinematography.
With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Meredith Hodder discusses changes and trends in the location scouting business By Tinder Kiely Meredith Hodder’s inception into the location scouting business began with the first season of Survivor, when she took a...
With more than 550 one-of-a-kind historic buildings under its jurisdiction, the U.S. Government is a location scout’s dream.
WITH SOME 30 YEARS OF INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE, LEAH SOKOLOWSKY, LOCATION MANAGERS GUILD INTERNATIONAL MEMBER, DISCUSSES HER CREATIVE PROCESS AND THE EVER-CHANGING ROLE OF A LOCATION SCOUT Back when Leah Sokolowsky was growing up, her advertising creative director father...