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SPRING 2015 The Official Magazine of the Location Managers Guild of America SPRING 2015 / IN THIS ISSUE VOLUME 3 / ISSUE 2 4 32 EDITORS’ DESK THE THIRD HALF Life after 6 locations LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT 8 CONTRIBUTORS 11 Mark Indig by Photo California. Southern IN THE NEWS At the AFCI Locations Trade Show 38 ACROSS THE POND Globe-trotting with location pro David Broder 20 IN MY CITY 46 Ready to rumble in MARTINI SHOT Motor City: tour with 41° 48' 26" N / 1° 53' 4" E 12 high-octane location LMGA AWARDS pro David Rumble Prsrt Std TM U.S. Postage Celebrating excellence on Paid Location Managers Guild of America Santa Ana, CA 8033 Sunset Blvd., Suite 107 Permit No. 450 location worldwide Los Angeles, CA 90046 42 SPRING 2015 The Official Magazine of the Location Managers Guild of America KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Advice on copyright and location photography LOVE PASADENA MORE REASON #365: PASADENA IS FILM-READY 3 DAY TURNAROUND• OVER 1,000 LOCATIONS• WITHIN “THE ZONE“ hoto: Jaime Pham 26 p 17 FILM ON THE COVER CAREER FOCUS INCENTIVES 2015 LMGA Awards shine. Veronique Vowell Is the bubble here to stay? © Photo by Craig Mathew LMGA COMPASS | Spring 2015 • 3 FROM THE “Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.” EDITORS’ —SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE “Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.” —plaUTUS DESK We are gratified by the success of our colleagues as exemplified by the 2015 LMGA Awards. Truly an expression of excellence on locations worldwide, location profession- als around the globe were thrilled to see acknowledgment of our craft. In this issue, we celebrate our SRO awards show at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. The gala included Alfre Woodard, Debbie Allen, Ted Lange and Oscar-nominated producer Caroline Baron, as well as members of the industry press corps. Attendees flew in from all over the USA, as well as South Africa, England, Jordan, Iceland and Germany. Multinational colleagues celebrated each other—our differences, similarities and contributions to the industry. We also explore omnipresent tax incentives and their impact on the location commu- nity. Chris Fuentes’ “Boom or Bust: A Hard Look at Film Incentives” and the Haber/ Balton companion piece “A Necessary Evil? Incentives, Take Two” present different views on the realities of attracting film revenue. In a conversation with LMGA Award-nominated location manager David Broder (The Imitation Game), writer Alexandra Zeevalkink returns with her series “Scouting Across the Pond.” UK native Broder takes us on a delightful tour of his three favorite locations. Continuing the celebration of our far-flung community, we look at life after location managing with Mark Indig’s “The Third Half.” Balancing Mark’s foray into photography (creativity) are the tales of LuAnne Cadd (humanitarian) and Cassandra Heredia (lo- gistics to the nth power). We hone a variety of talents in our demanding jobs. And finally, attorney Bert Krages offers sage advice about knowing and protecting your creative rights as photographers and artists. Our departments in each issue include “Career Focus,” “In My City,” “In the News” and “Martini Shot.” Articles and photography submissions by members are always encouraged. As we greet the return of spring, take a moment to savor the fact that we are fortu- nate indeed, as location professionals, to be a part of such a joyous, creative and vital community. Always a pleasure, never too busy, Marie, Stevie, Ken and Lori For rates and availability please call Angela at (805)579-8000 x4165 View over 250 pictures on our website at: 4 • LMGA COMPASS | Spring 2015 CONGRATULATIONS Location Managers Guild of America Nominees © 2015 AMC Network Entertainment LLC. All Rights Reserved OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD TELEVISION SERIES Tom Trigo Becky Beckstoffer TM LETTER C MPASS FROM THE Official Magazine of Location Professionals Promoting Excellence PRESIDENT on Location Worldwide Dear Members, rsr Editors During the after-party press interviews at the 2nd Annual LORI BALTON LMGA Awards Show, I was asked, “What does it mean to you, MARIE HEALY personally, to win the LMGA Award for Locations in a Con- STEVIE NElsON temporary Film?” I could not answer that question because KEN HABER there is little personally in the award. LMGA Officers Don’t get me wrong, I was appreciative and it was great fun NANCY HAECKER, President to feel special for a night, to know that my peers judged the LORI BALTON, 1st Vice President work as worthy of notice and for the confirmation that the location professionals on KEN HABER, 2nd Vice President Wild are in fact, location artisans. Receiving the award, felt like a ‘win’ for all location ERIC KLOSTERMAN, Treasurer professionals to me because it was the 2nd Annual LMGA Awards Show recognizing SINCLAIR ANDERSON, Secretary a profession that has been doing this previously unacknowledged work for decades. Winning this award, I have become more aware of the meaning of connectivity and LMGA Administrative Director responsibility to our community to acknowledge our artistry. MARC BLACkbIRD LMGA Board of Directors As president of the LMGA, I had the privilege of opening the show. I practiced my MIKE FANTASIA speech, enunciating words, pausing for applause or emphasis but one thing I did not KEVIN FUNSTON have to practice was representing the Guild with presence, confidence and legitimacy WELTON JONES as it was in the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, filled to capacity, JASON KAPLON that night. JJ LEVINE ALEX MORENO I sat in the audience and watched as commercial location manager David Doumeng STEVIE NElsON was as charming and funny an award’s show host as any professional entertainer. HEATHER ROss Location professional Kokayi Ampah’s body of work rivaled any distinguished pro- TONY SALOME ducer or director and location manager Klaus Darrelmann accepted his award for The REBECCA “PUCK” STAIR Grand Budapest Hotel with more gratitude for the confirmation from his peers than Sally Field’s memorable Oscar acceptance speech. Our Awards Show is new but the LMGA Chairman Emeritus talent and history of our members span decades. ORIN KENNEDY I encourage you to feel as good all year long as you did at the Awards Show by sup- Webmaster porting your Guild, all year long, with participation and membership. BETH TATE Thank you, The LMGA Compass is published quarterly by Nancy Haecker the Location Managers Guild of America. locationmanagers.org Comments, editorial and photo submissions can be sent to: [email protected] TM Publisher INGLEDODD MEDIA Advertising INGLEDODD MEDIA 310.207.4410 [email protected] www.IngleDoddMedia.com 6 • LMGA COMPASS | Spring 2015 Our focus is on Los Angeles, Hollywood, Mid-City Motion Picture & Television Fund and UCLA — Bob Hope Health Center 335 N. La Brea Avenue working together for better health Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 634-3850 MPTF focuses solely on the unique needs of the entertainment community. Los Angeles, West Los Angeles Westside Health Center Recently, the health centers became part of UCLA Health, and you can rest 1950 Sawtelle Boulevard #130 assured you’ll still fi nd them in the same convenient locations close to where Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 996-9355 you work and on the studio lot with the Health Wheels mobile clinic. 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She is lucky to work with some of the Chris Fuentes best location managers, designers and Chris Fuentes is a seventh- Alexandra Zeevalkink of Teamsters Local 399, the Alexandra Zeevalkink is the directors in the business. A founding generation Californian. Raised in a LMGA and Board member of publishing manager of KFTV. member, Board member and past president politically prominent family, Chris FilmL.A., she enjoys making With a background in online film of the LMGA, she is thrilled with the Guild’s has been active in local, state and filming in Los Angeles better for journalism, she has been working progress in garnering recognition for our national politics his entire life. crew and neighbors alike. When for the international production craft. Recipient of four COLA Awards, Lori Chris’ background in art/visual not scouting or managing, she website since the beginning counts Heat, Memoirs of a Geisha, Argo design led him to locations, first works in her garage on three- of 2013. KFTV (formerly and Inception among her credits. working for Frawley Becker on dimensional art pieces. Her Kemps) has over 50 years of Jerry Maguire (1995). The perfect credits include: Scandal, Cold experience providing news to marriage of art and politics, Case, Curb Your Enthusiasm and the international production location scouting and management Angels in the Outfield. community. Being able to has been Chris’ passion since. combine journalism with film has Chris has been elected twice to made Alex’s dream come true.