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John is currently the President of the Location Managers Guild International.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='color: rgba(35, 35, 35, 1); font-family: \"Open Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, \"Lucida Grande\", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='color: rgba(35, 35, 35, 1); font-family: \"Open Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, \"Lucida Grande\", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400'\u003eIn this certification course, you’ll learn the overall fundamentals of Location Scouting for a film or TV series. 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Location scouting involves finding locations, taking suitable photos to present to key creatives, researching, managing a database of potential locations, and working with property owners, managers, and neighbors as well as municipalities and government agencies, to find the best location options for the production team. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='color: rgba(35, 35, 35, 1); font-family: \"Open Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, \"Lucida Grande\", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe course will cover:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style='color: rgba(35, 35, 35, 1); font-family: \"Open Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, \"Lucida Grande\", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400'\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Basics Of Location Scouting\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a Film Location?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Film on location?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is Location Scouting?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho do Location Scouts scout for?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scouting Process\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding Scripts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocation Breakdowns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScouting Techniques\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypes of Scouting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtocol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotography Of Locations\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamera Settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShooting Techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style='color: rgba(35, 35, 35, 1); font-family: \"Open Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, \"Lucida Grande\", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400'\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Individual Certification?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='color: rgba(35, 35, 35, 1); font-family: \"Open Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, \"Lucida Grande\", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400'\u003eIndividual Certification is a single course centered around one subject. Upon the completion of this course you will be Stage 32 Certified in this area of production. (To be Master Certified in a particular area of expertise, please see the Master Certification section of the platform.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='color: rgba(35, 35, 35, 1); font-family: \"Open Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, \"Lucida Grande\", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400'\u003eAfter viewing the course you will be given a test of your knowledge and understanding of the subject matter. You have the ability to pause your course and go back to review sections as you are learning. You will be given three attempts to take the test. 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