James Lin            Location Scout and Supervising Location Manager

750 Sunset Avenue                                                                               310.450.8835 home

Venice, California, 90291                    carscout@aol.com email          714.328.5531 cell

 

OBJECTIVE:              Location Scout and Manager

 

Winner of ON LOCATION ÒLocation team of the YearÓ 2007 for scouting on Transformers

Two-time finalist of ON LOCATION ÒLocation professional of the year – Print AwardÓ 1999 and 1998, as voted by the Film Liaisons in California, thru the California Film Commission.

                                                                                                                                                 

EXPERIENCE:                                                 Freelance Feature, Print, Commercials and Special Content

 

2015          Captain America Civil War                            Marvel Studios – feature, Anthony and Joe Russo, director; Patty Whitcher, Producer; Owen Paterson, Prod.

Designer, LeAnn Stonebreaker, UPM; James Lin, Supervising Location Manager

                 

2014          Brilliance                                                        Legendary Pictures – feature, Julius Onah, director; Eric McLeod, Producer; Dominic Watkins, Prod.

Designer, Eric Hedayat, Legendary Exec VP of Physical Prod; James Lin, Supervising Location Manager

 

2013          Hot Wheels                                                     Legendary Pictures – feature, Simon Crane, director; Sam Mercer, Producer; Stefan Dechant, Prod.

Designer, Joe Roth, Exec. Producer; James Lin, Supervising Location Manager

 

2013          Captain America Winter Soldier                    Marvel Studios – feature, Anthony and Joe Russo, director; Michael Grillo, Producer; Peter Wenham, Prod.

Designer, JoAnn Perritano, UPM; James Lin, Supervising Location Manager

 

2012          Google Glass IO 2012                                                      Google – Special Projects, Andy Armstrong, director; Debra James Line Producer; Sergey Brin, EP and Creative

Exec.; Lorin Platto, Google Special Events Director; James Lin Supervising Location Manager

 

2011          R.I.P.D.                                                           Universal Studios – feature, Robert Schwentke, director; Michael Fottrell, Producer; Alec Hammond, Prod.

Designer, Neal Moritz, Exec. Producer; James Lin, Supervising Location Manager

 

2010          Fast Furious 5                                                 Universal Studios – feature, Justin Lin, director; Michael Fottrell, Producer; Peter Wenham, Prod. Designer,

                                                                                          Neal Moritz, Exec. Producer; James Lin, Supervising Location Manager

 

2010          Captain America                                             Marvel Studios – feature, Joe Johnston, director; Stratton Leopold, Producer; Rick Heinricks, Prod. Designer,

                                                                                          James Lin, Location Scout

 

2009          Spider-Man 4                                                  Columbia Pictures – feature, Sam Raimi, director; Dennis Gassner and J. Michael Riva, Prod. Designer, Todd

Hallowell, Exec Producer, Kathy McGill, UPM, James Lin, Location Scout

 

2009          Bioshock                                                         Universal Studios – feature, Gore Verbinski, director; Eric McLeod, Producer; Rick Heinricks, Prod. Designer,

                                                                                          Mark Indig, UPM; James Lin, Supervising Location Manager

 

2008          Twilight                                                           Summit Entertainment – feature, Catherine Hardwicke, director; W. Godfrey, Producer; Dan Bishop, Prod.

Designer; C. Cannold, UPM; James Lin, Supervising Location Manager

 

2007          Chronicles of Narnia 3                                                     Disney / Walden Media – feature, Michael Apted, director; Charles Newirth, Producer; Jans Roelfs,

Prod. Designer; Stephen Harding, UPM, James Lin, Location Scout

 

2006          Rush Hour 3                                                    New Line Cinema – feature, Brett Ratner, director; Andy Z. Davis, Producer; Ed Verreaux, Prod. Designer; JoAnn

Perritano, UPM, James Lin, Supervising Location Manager

 

2006          School for Scoundrels                                                      Dimension Films – feature, Todd Phillips, director; Dan Goldberg, Producer; Weinstein Bros, Exec. Producer;

                                                                                          Prod. Designer, Nelson Coates; JoAnn Perritano, UPM/Co-Producer; James Lin, Location Manager

 

2005          Lady in the Water                                           Warner Bros. – feature, M. Night Shyamalan, director; Sam Mercer, Exec. Producer,

                                                                                          Prod. Designer, Martin Childs; Sharon Mann, UPM; James Lin, Location Manager

 

2004          XXX 2 State of the Union                               Revolution Studios – feature, Lee Tamahori, director; Arne Schmidt, Exec. Producer,

Prod. Designer, Gavin Bocquet; Debra James, UPM; James Lin, Location Manager       

 

2004          Into the Blue                                                   MGM – feature, John Stockwell, director; Louis Friedman, Exec. Producer;

Prod. Designer, Maia Javan; Debra James, UPM; James Lin, Location Manager

 

2003          LadyKillers                                                     Disney – feature, Ethan and Joel Coen, writer director producer; John Cameron,

Exec. Producer; Prod. Designer, Dennis Gasner; Bob Graff, UPM; James Lin, Location Manager

 

2003          Flyby                                                               Warner Bros.-feature, Brett Ratner, director; Jon Peterson, exec. producer;

Andrew Z. Davis, Exec. Producer; Prod. Designer, Arthur Max; Location Mgr. James Lin

 

2002          S.W.A.T.                                                          Sony – feature, Clark Johnson, director; Line Producer, Louis DÕEsposito; Prod. Designer

Mayne Berk;  Location Manager, Mark B. Johnson; Location Scout, James Lin

 

2002          Torque                                                            Universal – feature, Joseph Kahn, director; Neal Mortiz, exec producer; Location

Manager, Patrick Mignano; Location Scout, James Lin

 

2002          Red Dragon                                                    Universal - feature, Brett Ratner, director; Andy Z. Davis, exec. producer; Prod. Designer

Kristi Zea; Supervising Location Manager, Bill Bowling; Location Manager (Baltimore & L.A.), James Lin

 

2001          Rush Hour 2                                                    New Line Cinema – feature, Brett Ratner, director; Andy Z. Davis, exec. producer;

Prod. Designer, Terry Marsh; Location Mgr. Mark B. Johnson; Key Asst Location Mgr, James Lin

 

1999          The Insider                                                     Touchstone – feature, Michael Mann, director; Pieter Jan Brugge, producer; Prod.

Designer, Brian Morris; Location Manager, Bill Bowling; Assistant Loc. Mgr, James Lin

 

1998          Phoenix                                                           Touchstone – feature, Danny Cannon, director; Tracie Graham Rice, producer

                                                                                          Location Manager, Patrick Mignano; Assistant Location Manager, James Lin

 

1997          Starship Troopers                                           Sony – feature, Paul Verhoeven, director; Jon Davidson, producer; Alan Marshall,

producer; Prod. Designer, Allan Cameron; Location Manager Bill Bowling; Assistant Location Manager, James Lin

 

 

 

2015          Bullit                                                                Coke Superbowl 2016 Commercial

 

2014          Smuggler Films                                               Verizon Fios, Dave Berstein Producer

 

1990-2004                   Vic Huber Photography                                 Automotive print photography, Vic Huber, photographer; James Lin, Line Producer

 

10/98         Microsoft                                                        @ radical.media – Commercial, Anthony Hoffman, director

 

11/97         Delta Airlines                                                 Propaganda Films - Commercial, Dominic Sena, director

 

EDUCATION:                                                                University California at Berkeley, B.A. in Landscape Architecture with a minor in Architecture 1994.

 

PERSONAL:                                                                   Great communicator, good with people, high tolerance for people who have needs, great photographer, extensive knowledge of landscape architecture and architecture, avid traveler, bilingual in Taiwanese, and much more.