LAURI PITKUS LO2
Locations on Two
Location Managers and Scouts often discuss the excitement of being collaborators in the creative process but we sometimes pass over the many unique and surprising ways that we use in our quest to find the perfect location for a film or television project. In this episode, Locations Veteran Lauri Pitkus discusses several such examples including one incident in which Craig's List played a critical role while scouting for "Orange Is The New Black." Lauri is also known for her work on "The Undoing,"
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GEOFF SMITHER LO2
Locations on Two
There are times when a location scout needs to find more than just a house, a building or a road for filming. Once in awhile, we are asked to find an entire town that is willing to jump on board and join the show. Such was the case when Geoff Smither was tasked to find "Schitt's Creek."
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Harriet Lawrence v2
Locations on Two
Explore the journey from fine art photographer to location manager on the first episode of the new season of "Locations on Two" when we chat with UK based Harriet Lawrence. Not only do we discuss her career in the industry, we also learn about her efforts to train "Ninja Cinderellas." Welcome back to Locations on Two!
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Harriet Lawrence-LO2
Locations on Two
Explore the journey from fine art photographer to location manager on the first episode of the new season of "Locations on Two" when we chat with UK based Harriet Lawrence. Not only do we discuss her career in the industry, we also learn about her efforts to train "Ninja Cinderellas." Welcome back to Locations on Two!
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KYLE HINSHAW - LO2
Locations on Two
"It is pretty special when you walk out onto the lunar surface and see the Lunar Module and the American flag but realize that you are really in the suburbs." Kyle Hinshaw has controlled interstate highways for "Baby Driver," found NASA and the surface of the moon in Georgia for "First Man" and collaborated with industry icons to create the dark world for "Prisoners."
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Becky Brake
Locations on Two
"During Star Trek, One physicist said to the other physicist 'We have a problem.' The other physicist thought about it for a second and proceeded to give instructions which might as well have been in another language, because they were speaking the language of physics." Among many other topics, Becky Brake discusses the many languages that a Location Manager can utilize in their role as the ambassador of the production company
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Todd Christensen - LO2
Locations on Two
"Hey, there is some blood on the sidewalk in front of the club. Do you know what happened?" Todd Christensen is an award-winning location manager and producer whose credits include "Sicario," "Sicario: Day of the Soldado," "Only The Brave" and "Ballad Of Buster Scruggs." Find out if this is a question that he asked while working on a production or in his previous life as a property manager of a Sicilian social club ...
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DODD VICKERS - Location Scout/Location Manager
Locations on Two
I was honored to be asked to continue the discussion of film making as it relates to locations with legendary Academy Award winning cinematographer Roger Deakins on his podcast. "Team Deakins" again looks into the complexities of locations in the scheme of production. We talk with Dodd Vickers who shares with us how to find locations... MORE
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Markus Bensch
Locations on Two
"On that Terrence Malick film, he wouldn't allow chairs. The actors had no chairs and no trailers." Through experience gained in his early days as a production assistant and location scout and on to later roles as a location manager and now as a production executive for Studio Babelsberg, it is fair to say that Markus Bensch knows his way around the industry. Now a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Markus ...
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Molly Allen ~ LO2
Locations on Two
"What do you mean we lost the Navy? Go get it back!" Easy enough, right? This is just one of the scenarios that has marked the career of Location turned Producer Molly Allen. With more than three decades of production experience, Molly has been challenged creatively and logistically in ways that few people can imagine, all in the name of quality entertainment. Welcome to the back channel where the real work gets done on set, "Locations on Two!"
info_outlineThe acclaimed HBO series Westworld is described as a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past. There is certainly no better example of a reimagined future than that of a piano playing medical student who completely changes direction in order to discover a career in film production. This is the story that we will hear on this episode when we are joined by someone has truly lived without limits, Mandi Dillin. Welcome to the back channel where the real work gets done on set, Locations on Two!