# What is the difference between a location scout and a technical scout (tech recce), when does each happen, and who attends?

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- updated: 2026-10-24T00:46:04.326Z
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Public sources describe two stages. The location scout (usually the location scout or manager alone, with photographs and notes) finds and screens sites against the script; the technical scout (UK: tech recce) is a later visit by department heads to a shortlisted site. The California Film Commission (April 2024 revision) names the tech-scout attendees as director, first AD, unit production manager and production designer or art director plus other necessary personnel; ScreenSkills (2023) says the location manager arranges designers and directors to recce and assembles a tech recce pack and schedule with the first AD; a practitioner article puts the tech scout about a week before shooting. Attendee lists differ by source and production size; none of these sources is a standard.

Public sources describe two stages. The location scout (usually the location scout or manager alone, with photographs and notes) finds and screens sites against the script; the technical scout (UK: tech recce) is a later visit by department heads to a shortlisted site. The California Film Commission (April 2024 revision) names the tech-scout attendees as director, first AD, unit production manager and production designer or art director plus other necessary personnel; ScreenSkills (2023) says the location manager arranges designers and directors to recce and assembles a tech recce pack and schedule with the first AD; a practitioner article puts the tech scout about a week before shooting. Attendee lists differ by source and production size; none of these sources is a standard.

Curator qualifications: Attendee-list difference correctly framed (CFC owner-facing example vs practitioner list). The stage distinction is well supported.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://cdn.film.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Your-Property-In-A-Starring-Role-1.pdf",
      "note": "tech scout passage"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.screenskills.com/media/7597/final-jd-location-manager-030523.pdf",
      "note": "tech scout passage"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.screenskills.com/media/7596/final-jd-assistant-location-manager-280323.pdf",
      "note": "tech scout passage"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://20questionsfilm.com/the-storyteller-series-tech-scouting/",
      "note": "tech scout passage"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://ozozmen.com/blog/old/location-tech-scout-checklist/",
      "note": "tech scout passage"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Public sources describe two stages. The location scout (usually the location scout or manager alone, with photographs and notes) finds and screens sites against the script; the technical scout (UK: tech recce) is a later visit by department heads to a shortlisted site. The California Film Commission (April 2024 revision) names the tech-scout attendees as director, first AD, unit production manager and production designer or art director plus other necessary personnel; ScreenSkills (2023) says the location manager arranges designers and directors to recce and assembles a tech recce pack and schedule with the first AD; a practitioner article puts the tech scout about a week before shooting. Attendee lists differ by source and production size; none of these sources is a standard. · locator: tech scout passage · source: https://cdn.film.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Your-Property-In-A-Starring-Role-1.pdf

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