Image Recognition
A film’s locations are among the most essential creative building blocks of film, and the scouts who find them are artists deserving of recognition by the Academy. First, a little clarity: The label “location scout” is often the secondary title of a location manager. Location manager Leann Emmert began scouting for the Oscar-nominated The Fabelmans by viewing photos and home movies from Steven Spielberg’s childhood. “It was basically all there — bones and all — because of her,” Carter says about the locations Emmert found for The Fabelmans. Now seems the opportune time to remedy this oversight regarding the location aspect of filmmaking and recognize outstanding achievement in location scouting.