Kent Matsuoka

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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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Internet Movie Database (2019-09-13). "Kent Matsuoka". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. Abrams, Rachel (2010-10-24). "California on Location Awards fetes pros". Variety.
  3. Giardina, Carolyn (2014-02-27). "'American Hustle,' 'Her,' 'Nebraska' Among Noms for Debut Location Managers Awards". Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Fujimoto, Dennis (2009-06-16). "Monster shot in Wailua". The Garden Island.