Are you ever curious on what filmmakers and producers do to film at certain locations? 

On this episode, Tanya talks to Kyle Hinshaw, Atlanta based locations manager for film and TV like Baby Driver, Walking Dead and Bad Boys for Life. Kyle walks us through the process of scouting and getting a location ready for a production crew. He also shares what the past few months have been like for him and how COVID has changed the way of production and technology. 

Kyle shares details on what it’s like to work for different films and TV productions, dealing with state and federal governments, and getting clearance to film in different locations. Listen to his advice on what sets good professional location managers apart from the rest, and what you should do if you want to work in the film industry.  

Show Links:
David Geroge Podcast
Jill Maxcy Interview 
https://locationmanagers.org 

Key points:

1:29 — Introduction

2:10 —  Kyle’s backgrounds

7:27 —  What is a location manager

10:15—  How demand for location managers has grown

11:20 — Amateur vs Professional Location Managers

13:32 — Winning the Outstanding  Location in a contemporary film for Baby Driver 

15:23 — Getting clearance for locations

17:41 — His impressions on movies as location manager

19:50 —  Working TV vs Films

22:20 — Covid impact for his industry 

26:50 — Most drastic changes he’s seen after covid

27:30 — Thoughts on current changes in technology

30:05 — Scouting multiple regions/countries

32:42 — Difference between production designer locations & pre-existing ones. 

36:00 — Making a location viable for production

37:05 — Budgeting for location as an indie filmmaker

39:18 — Getting state and government agreements/permits

40:49 — Making production aware of locations

42:54 — Commonly overlooked items in location management

43:19 — Future production roles 

46:30 — Advice for filmmakers

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