As of 2023 

Jamie Vesay                                 

  Location Scout   ~  Location Manager  ~  Producer

JamieVesay.com                         NebraskaLocation.com

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Location Scout, Location Manager, Fixer for Motion Pictures & Commercial Photography

1992 – Present    Self-Employed                                       Omaha, Nebraska USA (based)

• Provide location support to commercial filmmaking, photography, and creatives.
• Collaborate with directors, photographers, and designers.
• Scout and photograph potential shooting locations.
• Present photos with location data via online folders and galleries.
• Secure permits, insurance certificates, negotiate fees and contracts.
• Prep locations, provide production support during shoot.

Producer of commercials, photo shoots, video projects.

• Involved with all production decisions as a hands-on partner to the Director and crew. Wrangle budget, logistics, schedule, script, clients, creative, vendors, talent.

COMMERCIALS (partial list, positions vary) Have worked on 800+ spots over the years.

• Nebraska Tourism for 2022 – Location Scout, Manager across Nebraska.
• Farmers Mutual of Nebraska – The Followers – Supervising Producer
• Bank of America – Commencement. Nebraska. Remote during COVID. Location Manager.
• Lincoln – Chart Your Course contest campaign – Omaha, Edem – Location Manager
• Calvin Klein, Eternity “Jordan Burroughs” – Location Manager
• Verizon – 5G Built Right, Omaha – Location Scout, Manager.
• Kewpie – mayonnaise – Location Scout; Iowa Loess Hills
• Nebraska Tourism – “Tanking” – Location Scout
• Volvo / CNN – shooting live 360 VR — during the eclipse.
• Lyrica – (background plates only) for visual FX – Location Manager: Nebraska
• Home Instead – Senior care services – Location Manager; Omaha.
• Nebraska Medicine “2 Years Cancer Free” – Location Manager; Omaha.
• Union Pacific, Carrying our Nation’s Pride – Location Scout / Co-Manager
• Union Pacific, Our Salute– Location Scout / Co-Manager
• Jennie-O Turkey, Make-The-Switch– Location Manager, Iowa.
• E-Z-GO, 2Five – Street Legal golf cart – Producer.
• Prilosec OTC, “Lab” featuring Larry the Cable Guy – Lincoln.
• TD Ameritrade, “Reps / Call center” – Location Manager.
• Visa, “Currency of Progress” Lincoln, NE – Location Manager
• CNBC, “I am CNBC” spot – Location Scout
• S. Army Reserve – recruitment spot w/ local Reservist
• Minn Kota trolling motors – multiple spots; Minnesotaand Florida – Producer
• Sue Bee Honey, featuring Kyle Pettyshot in North Carolina – Producer
• Lottery, Powerball – numerous spots – as Producer, Location Manager
• Blue Cross Blue Shield, shot in Des Moines IA – First Assistant Director
• True Temper golf shafts, national spot shot in Phoenix, AZ – Producer

MOVIES (Locations or Production)*

• Lover, Stalker, Killer – Netflix True-Crime Doc. Supervising Location Manager
• The Family Plan – Location Manager; Omaha. Road Unit.
• Downsizing – Location Manager; Omaha
• American Honey – Location Scout, Omaha
• Nebraska– Key Assistant Location Manager
• Up in the Air– Assistant Location Manager; Omaha
• About Schmidt – Locations Assistant (day-player)
• Omaha the Movie – Production Coordinator

* — Special Effects credits further below.

MUSIC VIDEOS

• Lady Gaga –“You and I”
• Nickelback – “If Today was Your Last Day”(stage performance only)
• Reba McEntire – Live concert
• Mannheim Steamroller – Christmas concert

PHOTO SHOOTS (partial)

• Accuquilt – Producer – Omaha.
• LinkedIn – “Jobs” photo library shoot – in Omaha area.
• Cartier – at Omaha Zoo.
• Hayneedle – multiple projects scouting and producing – in Omaha.
• MU Health – Yes campaign– in Kansas City.
• Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) – in Richmond, VA
• Cushman – industrial utility vehicles – in Georgia & South Carolina.
• E-Z-GO – street legal golf cart – in Augusta, Georgia
• Leupold Observation – catalog, website content – in Oregon
• Bank of the West – New Employees – in Omaha
• Werner Enterprises – 18 wheelers traveling in trucking environments.
• Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking, Hunt Transportation – more trucking.
• Vogue – Local philanthropist; Omaha.
• Woolrich – Fall clothing catalog – in Arkansas

Special Effects Crew

1989 -1992  Self-Employed

• Collaborated on the physical special effects for motion pictures. Rain, snow, fire, smoke, prop making… practical FX (before digital).

MOVIES (working in Special Effects)

• Wilder Napalm – Special Effects Technician, Florida
• Strays – Special Effects Coordinator, Los Angeles
• For The Boys – Special Effects, Los Angeles
• Bad Love – Special Effects Coordinator, Los Angeles
• Avalon – Special Effects Assistant – Baltimore, MD

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Key Assistant Location Manager for the feature film Nebraska.
• Producer: Insurance co.’s “100 Yr.-old Policy Holders” national campaign.
• 1st Assistant Director: Stories of Us – Bullying in Grade Schools
• Associate Producer, Boys Town reenactment videos for fund-raising.
• Location Manager, Lewis and Clark reenactment film for Illinois museum.
• Production Coordinator, shoot for Ice Capades on NBC.
• Special Effects Coordinator for killer B cat movie “Strays.”
• My first movie ever – Avalon.

 

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