Meaning & use
location scout
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Meaning
nouncountable
A person whose job is to find and check places suitable for filming scenes for a movie or TV show.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a location scout' or 'two location scouts'.
Patterns
- work as a location scout
- hire a location scout
The location scout found a quiet beach for the final scene.
She works as a location scout for a major film studio.
A good location scout knows how to get permission to film in private buildings.
Word forms
| plural | location scouts |
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Common combinations
- work as a location scout
- He worked as a location scout before becoming a director.
- hire a location scout
- The production company hired a location scout to find a castle.
- location scout for a film
- They needed a location scout for a film set in the 1920s.
- send a location scout
- The director sent a location scout to the mountains.
Synonyms and how they differ
- scout
- A scout can find many things (talent, players), while a location scout specifically looks for places to film.
Word family
Commonly confused: location scout or location manager?
location scout vs location manager
A location manager handles logistics and permissions on set, while a location scout mainly finds and checks possible places.
Practice
What does a location scout do?
Choose one answer.
A location scout's main job is to find and check places suitable for filming, so option 1 is correct. The other options describe other film crew roles.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “location scout”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.