location scouts & location managers tv film video photo events – those people involved in the research, finding, clearing – or getting permission and negotiating fees for use of property, public and private, for the purposes of being a remote stage or setting for filming, video, photography or as a venue for a public or private event or gathering. Location Managers supervise location scouts and other locations department crew members. Many location scouts and managers maintain location libraries of locations to use for filming. Film location scouts and location managers usually work to the specifications set forth by the director, producer and production designer.