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Are you kidding? Working with you was a total pleasure. What was particularly great about it was the way you took direction, figured out the tone and palette of the piece and immediately zeroed in on the right sort of places. You also found spots that told their stories. No one does that. And you were so much fun on top of all of that!!! Scott Frank

Writer • Director

There are those that might accuse me of using Joanne for locations in and around South Florida and the Caribbean just because she can get you into Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant, but I want you all to know it goes far beyond that! In the several occasions that I have used this special woman, it has been an illuminating experience. Her work ethic is impeccable, her knowledge of many areas of the world is far reaching and she is incredibly organized. It made my productions worry free and that ranks, in my books, as one of the most important things. She is a joy to be around and has a wonderful sense of humor, plus she knew where and how to find my Stoli on the rocks at the end of the day! At the chance of being over zealous, I have to say that I cannot recommend Joanne more enthusiastically for those who appreciate the rare ability to take on responsibility and deliver the goods. Larry Dale Gordon

Photographer

Thank you again for your diligence and attention to detail!
You have done a great job representing all of us up here.
These shots are of great importance – and I fell we’re in good hands. John Melfi

Producer

Joanne Gelberg-Justiz is a terrific scout! With practically no lead time, I needed to find one very tricky master location for a huge car job that involved 5 distinctly separate looking, contemporary sub-locations for individual camera positions that were not viewable from one another. And of course the cars had to be driving in and out of each camera position without being seen by each other. Joanne knew the perfect location for this and not only did she take us there quickly, she finessed a very complicated negotiation with the property owners whose trust she gained immediately. Joanne is extremely knowledgeable, very professional and fantastically thorough. She is also a gem of a human being. I would hire her again in an instant. Jim Shippee

Producer

Joanne is like a diamond hunter always looking for new location gems. Her existing catalog shines and reflects her knowledge of Miami, energy and enthusiasm for the game! Tim Noyes

Producer

I’ve had the pleasure of shooting all over the world and have worked with tons of Location Scouts. Most scouts are decent. Very few are great! Joanne Gelberg-Justiz is GREAT! Martell Rose

Producer

If not a pleasure – no, FUN to work with, then Joanne is nothing. Not only has she been really great at her job, but really great at making it seem as though it’s not a job. And for me, because of the long days (and nights) of a typical Lexus shoot, those qualities are most appreciated and valued. She rocks! Joe D’Anna

Producer

Joanne makes coming to Miami more like a ‘vacation’ than a ‘location’. Her knowledge and never ending list of contacts in the Southern Florida area always made our productions ‘seemingly effortless’. She is a wonderful resource. John Babor

Producer

It was a pleasure to work with Joanne and she exceeded our expectation in finding 19 complicated locations in a short period of time. Luis Valderrama

Freelance Producer

Joanne is one most buttoned up and connected location managers I’ve ever worked with. She holds the keys to the city of Miami as well as the rest of South Florida. She’s essential crew and indispensable, plus she can get you a table at Joe’s Stone Crab anytime. David Zickl

Producer

Beautiful Miami locations were right at the heart of BURN NOTICE, and finding just the right place, time after time, was a tall order. Joanne was a big part of what made that possible. Her knowledge of the city and resources in the community were an invaluable resource. Matt Nix

Creator • Writer • Producer • Director • Showrunner

The most amazing aspect of Joanne’s locations skill set (above and beyond her prerequisite insights in architecture, people management and budgetary issues) is her ability to anticipate the directors blocking challenges. The camera sight lines, and physical geography (as it relates to the actors movements ) are all carefully anticipated during her analysis of the script. Joanne does her homework so thoughtfully that I’ve become spoiled. Her insights into directorial and camera issues put Joanne in a class of her own.
 
I look forward to working with her on all of my future projects. Stephen D. Surjik

Writer • Producer • Director

Working with Joanne was an incredible experience. It’s rare to find this quality of talent in a scouting eye and ability. Even better, beyond capturing locations, it’s a privilege to work with an individual who demonstrates excellent character and professionalism in every element of her work.
 
From the start, Joanne’s years of experience and deep library of locations were invaluable to our production. When scouting, not only can she find anything, but she understands photography, and effortless captured and conveyed the real potential of all her locations. Her work ethic is unparalleled, up early and out late, cliche as it is, she gets it done! We were fortunate to have her with us from scouting through shooting, and undoubtedly, she is a joy and fantastic addition to any team/crew.
 
If I could clone Joanne across the world, and take her on every production, I would! Cristin Shea

Executive Producer • Found Productions

Joanne did a fantastic job on a difficult location. Her notes and photos were extremely descriptive, her location selections were right on target, and she was attentive throughout production. Highly recommended! Jessica Yu

Director

Joanne made my life easy when everything on production was changing. She worked with us without moaning and helped secure a location at the right price. She has bailed me out on more than one occasion. William Green

Freelance Producer

Joanne has the two things that make her the perfect location scout: she’s a really good photographer and she is great with people. We had a really wonderful shoot with Joanne, she not only found us excellent locations, she was also able to get permission and permit them on a really short time frame. Florida has a lot of different looks, Joanne showed us places that were undiscovered, accessible and within our budget. It was a pleasure working with her and we’ll be back. Tim Bieber

Mr. Big Film • Venice, CA

It was great working with Location South on Baby Boy. We had a couple of days to put all the locations together, and they made it happen for us. Jake Nava

Director

Joanne is a pleasure to work with! She is efficient, competent and extremely “buttoned up”. I only wish she were in LA instead of Miami! If you want to relax while working, go to Miami, Joanne will do all the work. Jill Bennett

Producer

If someone knows Miami, that’s Joanne. She knows how to understand a Director’s view, she has an eye for the right angle on every possible location. Joe Solis

Director

Joanne is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to shoot in South Florida. She knows everybody and more importantly, every place! She has helped us find perfect locations for several shoots. Jeff Staadt

Joanne and rest of the locations team on BURN NOTICE were an incredible pleasure to work with. It goes without saying that they found us hundreds of fabulous locations over the life of the show. Just as importantly, Joanne was even-keeled in adversity and resourceful when under constraint. I couldn’t recommend her more highly. Craig Siebels

Writer • Producer • Director

On RIDE ALONG 2, Joanne was a joy to work with and able to handle all of the last minute changes and problems that come with filming a big car chase on the strip in Fort Lauderdale. She has a great working relationship with the community and the Police Dept. and I always felt comfortable that if I needed to change something at the last minute, she would pull out all the stops to make it happen. We had characters shooting guns out of racing cars and multiple staged car crashes right on the strip without any problems with the community and Joanne was directly responsible for our success. Thank you Joanne! Jack Gill

2nd Unit Director

Just wanted to tell you that you were one of the best parts of my Florida experience. Thank you again for all of your hard work and positive attitude in the face of our challenging situations. You had a great mix of professionalism, diligence and grace under pressure and represented L+C well.
 
Hope we get a chance to work together again soon. Rayna Saslove

Producer • Leroy + Clarkson

Working in Miami with Joanne was a very nice experience: One the one hand she is super professional and made a lot of things possible with her good knowledge and contacts in miami on the other hand she is a very nice and warm person almost felt like we were a big family on set. We were very happy with the locations she came up with and the whole production went very smoothly, thank you! David Breun

Photographer

Joanne is one of the best location professionals we have worked with anywhere in the country. She’s is well connected in the community and is really amazing at coming up with creative solutions to problems. Her location scouting was shot beautifully, her site was easy to use and her management skills during the job were excellent. I wish she lived in LA, NY and Chicago. Kate Zimmer

Executive Producer

As Head of Production of FM Rocks: Whenever a shoot is supposed to happen in Miami, my first call goes out to Joanne.
 
As a freelance producer: Having worked with location scouts all over the world I wish there was a Joanne everywhere I go. Joanne is one of the most resourceful and professional Location scouts and managers out there, if she is available don’t even think twice, book her! Joanne has mastered shoots that even I didn’t think were possible to achieve, she is always there, two or three steps ahead of everyone and makes a location shoot a lot of fun and almost too easy…Joanne rocks!!! Just when you thought there is no way you can find all these locations, you won’t be able to shoot all the hours you need, your director is close to a melt down and it’s the night before you are supposed to tech scout; Joanne will come up with great choices and she will make it happen for you. No matter if it’s the biggest rapper and his posse, a high maintenance artist, a commercial or whatever you may have up your sleeve, Joanne will handle it all with a big smile and the right dose of humor. Have fun. Anke Thommen

Head of Production

I’ve worked with Joanne on a number of shoots in the Miami area and she has always come through for me (no small task). Whether it is help finding locations, permitting or as simple as hotel and restaurant recommendations, I can count on her. She is a pleasure to work with under pressure or when all is going perfectly. I look forward to working with her again and she is an indispensable resource for all my Florida shoots, estimating through production. I totally rely on her with confidence. If you need help with production, then I highly recommend Joanne. Rick Rusing

Photographer

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