Mac Gordon is on one of the Southeast’s most experienced Location Managers, having scouted and managed locations for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Solace, Ride Along (1& 2), MacGyver, Monk, Containment, Quantico, Necessary Roughness and X Files, among others.

Now, South Carolinians have a chance to learn from one of the best, as Mac leads a one-day seminar on LOCATION MANAGEMENT. The workshop will cover the ins-and-outs of running a Locations Department, focusing on the skills needed and professionalism required to become successful as a Locations Manager and Locations Assistant.

It will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10am-3pm at Building 970 on Trident Technical College’s North Charleston campus (7000 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC).

The seminar is FREE and open to the public, though space is limited. Register HERE. 

Check out the 2019 Indie Grants short films before they start their run on the international film festival circuit at a special work-in-progress screening at the Reedy Reels Film Festival, Nov. 3 at 5:30pm at the Gunter Theater in the Peace Center in Greenville. Come one, come all!

This exclusive preview screening is free and open to the public. Filmmakers and Indie Grants staff will be on hand for Q&A on the films and on the Indie Grants program.

Indie Grants fund and produce short films by South Carolina filmmakers, bringing in top-notch production professionals to help them make their movies. Recent collaborators include DP Russell Carpenter (Titanic, Avatar 2), actress Anna Camp (Perfect Harmony, Pitch Perfect), actor A.J. Bowen (You’re Next, The Sacrament), DP Peter Simonite (Tree of Life 2nd Unit, Song to Song) and writer Brad Land (Goat).

Check out indiegrants.org for more info. Next year’s funding cycle opens March 2020.