Kent Matsuoka is an American born independent producer and location manager of Japanese ( nisei) descent. Born in Sacramento, California, he studied film and photography at the California Institute of the Arts. [1]
As a location scout in Hollywood, he has scouted for Burlesque, Castle, Changling, The Fighter, The Hangover Part III, Hawaii Five-0, The Last Ship and commercials for brands such as Apple, ExxonMobil, Ford, Hyundai, Mountain Dew, Nike, Pepsi, Verizon and others. [1]
Matsuoka was honored with a California on Location Award (COLA) for Commercial Location Professional of the Year in 2010, [2] a COLA nomination in 2013, and a nomination for the inaugural Location Managers Guild Award for Commercial Location Professional in 2014. [3]
He has also been responsible for producing many print editorials, advertising, commercials, the Roger Corman feature Supergator, [4] served on the board of the Location Managers Guild of America, and on the Teamster 399 steering committee. [1]
- Mindhunter (2015) location scout
- Doll & Em (2015) Los Angeles location manager
- Revolution (2014) 2nd unit location manager
- The Hangover Part III (2013) key assistant location manager
- Hawaii Five-0 (2011) key assistant location manager
- Burlesque (2010) key assistant location manager
- A Single Man (2010) location scout
- Castle (2009) location scout
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) location scout
- State of Play (2009) location scout
- He's Just Not That into You (2009) location scout
- Role Models (2008) location scout: additional photography
- Dirty Sexy Money (2008) location scout
- Changeling (2008) assistant location manager
- Supergator (2007) associate producer
- Death Proof (2007) assistant location manager
- The Number 23 (2007) assistant location manager
- The Holiday (2006) assistant location manager
- Alias (2005) water safety
- CSI: Miami (2005) water safety
- ^ a b c Internet Movie Database (2019-09-13). "Kent Matsuoka". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ Abrams, Rachel (2010-10-24). "California on Location Awards fetes pros". Variety.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (2014-02-27). "'American Hustle,' 'Her,' 'Nebraska' Among Noms for Debut Location Managers Awards". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Fujimoto, Dennis (2009-06-16). "Monster shot in Wailua". The Garden Island.
Kent Matsuoka is an American born independent producer and location manager of Japanese ( nisei) descent. Born in Sacramento, California, he studied film and photography at the California Institute of the Arts. [1]
As a location scout in Hollywood, he has scouted for Burlesque, Castle, Changling, The Fighter, The Hangover Part III, Hawaii Five-0, The Last Ship and commercials for brands such as Apple, ExxonMobil, Ford, Hyundai, Mountain Dew, Nike, Pepsi, Verizon and others. [1]
Matsuoka was honored with a California on Location Award (COLA) for Commercial Location Professional of the Year in 2010, [2] a COLA nomination in 2013, and a nomination for the inaugural Location Managers Guild Award for Commercial Location Professional in 2014. [3]
He has also been responsible for producing many print editorials, advertising, commercials, the Roger Corman feature Supergator, [4] served on the board of the Location Managers Guild of America, and on the Teamster 399 steering committee. [1]
- Mindhunter (2015) location scout
- Doll & Em (2015) Los Angeles location manager
- Revolution (2014) 2nd unit location manager
- The Hangover Part III (2013) key assistant location manager
- Hawaii Five-0 (2011) key assistant location manager
- Burlesque (2010) key assistant location manager
- A Single Man (2010) location scout
- Castle (2009) location scout
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) location scout
- State of Play (2009) location scout
- He's Just Not That into You (2009) location scout
- Role Models (2008) location scout: additional photography
- Dirty Sexy Money (2008) location scout
- Changeling (2008) assistant location manager
- Supergator (2007) associate producer
- Death Proof (2007) assistant location manager
- The Number 23 (2007) assistant location manager
- The Holiday (2006) assistant location manager
- Alias (2005) water safety
- CSI: Miami (2005) water safety
- ^ a b c Internet Movie Database (2019-09-13). "Kent Matsuoka". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ Abrams, Rachel (2010-10-24). "California on Location Awards fetes pros". Variety.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (2014-02-27). "'American Hustle,' 'Her,' 'Nebraska' Among Noms for Debut Location Managers Awards". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Fujimoto, Dennis (2009-06-16). "Monster shot in Wailua". The Garden Island.