NPR Tags Along with Hollywood Location Scouts

In the spirit of shining the spotlight on some of the professional film ranks that will be nowhere near the Oscar red carpet this Sunday, NPR Morning Edition reporter Susan Stamberg today shared a breezy look at what it’s like to work as a location scout on a big Hollywood movie.

Much of her report focuses on the Cameron Crowe adaptation We Bought a Zoo starring Matt Damon. It evidently helps to have Damon walking around your location, because one Los Feliz resident irked at a two-day street closure says she was soon calmed down by the repeated sight of the affable Hollywood star.

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