Also called: Location Assistant
Hunts for the perfect real places to match a script: a creepy farmhouse, a 1960s diner, a desert road.
A location scout drives hundreds of miles photographing barns, alleys, and living rooms, then pitches the best options to the director. They knock on strangers' doors and explain why they'd like to film there.
Approximate; often paid per day or per project.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No degree needed; photography skills and a huge mental map of a region help.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Photography, Film Production, Architecture.
Growing about average. Tied to on-location production volume.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI and photo databases do more early searching, cutting scout days; finding hidden spots and talking owners into it stays human.
Classes: Photography, Geography, History, Speech.
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