Location Manager $45 initial, $8 / hour

The Location Department is an often forgotten yet integral department in the creation of a motion picture. The Location Manager is responsible for the finding and securing locations to be used and coordinating the logistics involved for the production to successfully complete it’s necessary work. They are also the face of the production to the community worked in and responsible for ironing out all the issues that may arise in response to the productions’ impact on the community.

The Location Manager typically is also the primary Location Scout for a film however they do usually oversee several other scouts and assistant managers during the course of a show. They will commonly work very closely with the director and the production designer during preproduction to find and secure the creative vision expressed by them, and responsible for public relations in regards to the locations used and the safety of the crew during filming.

A Location Scout is responsible for the initial scouting of all the locations used in a film and translates the writer and director’s vision for the look of the scene into a viable and appropriate location. An experienced Location Scout will take into account all the logistics necessary for the production to adequately work.

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