About P.J. Connolly, Location Scout & Manager
P.J. Connolly developed a solid understanding of production through his experience as a technician, grip, best boy grip, key grip, and electrician on set. Prior to working in the film industry, he held various jobs — such as Special Olympics Winter Games Director for Arizona — that involved coordinating people and activities. As an outdoor educator, Connolly took students on river, cross-country skiing, and backpacking trips throughout the Southwest. Later during the summers, he worked as a Grand Canyon river guide. Connolly founded Locations Southwest, Inc., in 1990.
P.J. Connolly has spent over 20 years working as a Southwest location scout and manager. These are just a few of the projects he has worked on.
- Lone Ranger, Utah Location Scout for Disney Gore Verbinski Director
- John Carter, Location Scout / Manager – Utah, Arizona, Navajo Nation Disney / Pixar Andrew Stanton
- My Mother’s Curse, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (DW Studios Productions)
- Due Date, Grand Canyon Location Scout (Warner Brothers/ Todd Phillips)
- A Thousand Words, Grand Canyon Location Scout / Manager (Dreamworks)
- Into The Wild, Southwest Rivers Location Scout (Paramount / Director Sean Penn)
- Dinotopia, Arizona Location Scout/ Manager (BBC)
- Planet of the Apes, Assistant Locations Department – Lake Powell (Twentieth Century Fox / Director Tim Burton)
- The Canyon, Arizona Location Scout/ Manager (Director Richard Harrah)
- Waiting to Exhale, Monument Valley Location Scout / Manager (Director Forrest Whittaker)
- Wild America, Second Unit Location Scout / Manager (Director William Deer)
- Waking up in Reno, Assistant Grand Canyon Location Scout (Director Jordon Brady)
- Nurse Betty, Assistant Grand Canyon Location Scout / Manager (Director Neil LaButte)
- Dead Man, Arizona Location Scout (Director Jim Jarmisch)
- Natural Born Killers, Assistant Location Scout / Manager – Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico (Director Oliver Stone)
- Forest Gump, Assistant Location Manager – Running Crusade, Flagstaff, and Route 66 (Director Robert Zemeckis)
- Lightning Jack, Company Grip (Director Simon Wincer)
- Postcards (360º format), Location Scout / Manager – Grand Canyon Whitewater (Korean Worlds Fair)
- Benefit of the Doubt, Company Grip (Director Jonathan Heap)
- The Dark Wind, Location Scout (Earl Morris)
- Pontiac Moon, Location Scout – Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico (Director Peter Medak)
- Nike “Find Your Greatness” Location Scout / Manager Arizona Park Pictures
- BMW Motorcycles, Location Scout / Manager The Production Lab
- Marlboro, Location Scout / Native
- Lipitor, Location Scout / Manager (Order LLC Steve Ross)
- NFL Films Location Scout / Manager Anonymous Content
- Honda, Location Scout / Manager (Aero Films)
- Bushnell Arc 1000, Location Scout / Manager/ (RCA Films/ Bob Celecia)
- Oakland A’s , Location Scout / Manager (Hub Strategy & Communication)
- TV Land / Toyota, Location Scout / Manager (Miguel Cumba, TV Land)
- Capital One, Location Scout (Tool of North America)
- Viagra, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (Partizan Entertainment / Harvey Horton)
- Rodney Yee Yoga Video, Lake Powell Location Scout / Manager/ Marine Coordinator (Gaiam Media)
- Wells Fargo, Location Scout (Epoch LA)
- Disney Sedona Tours, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (Believe Media)
- Conoco Phillips Sedona, Arizona – Flagstaff and Sedona Location Scout / Manager (Directorz / Jeff Bednarz)
- Conoco Phillips Lake Powell, Lake Powell Location Scout / Manager / Marine Coordinator (Directorz / Jeff Bednarz)
- Panasonic, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (Liquid Air)
- MRSA with Grant Hill PSA, Arizona Location Scout (HP Media)
- Muscular Dystrophy PSA, Arizona Location Scout (True Story Films)
- Rolex, Best Boy Grip (Believe Media)
- Ford location Scout/ Manager Farm League/ Woodshed Films
- Discovery Channel / Peacock Productions / DSW Entertainment, Nik Wallenda, 2-hour live show “Grand Canyon Walk”
- My Big Red Neck Vacation Season 3 Location Scout/ Manager, Pink Sneakers Productions
Nova, Location Scout / Manager (Spine Films) - Parks and Recreation, Location Scout / Manager
- American Idol, Location Scout / Manager
- NHK Live TV show from “The Bottom of the Grand Canyon”
- BBC Rich Hall’s “Inventing Indians” Open Mike Productions
- French Television “A Week Without Women” Location Scout / Manager KSA Productions
- Louis Vuitton, Muhammad Ali, Location Scout / Manager for Anne Leibovitz Photography
- Tommy Hilfiger Location Scout/ Manager, NorthSix Productions
- Honda, Location Scout/ Manager for Robert Kerian Photography
- Kaspersky, Location Scout & Producer for Jonas Karlsson Photography
- Ram Trucks, Producer, Location Scout & Manager for Andy Mahr Images Monument Valley
- Hampton Inn, Location Scout for Eric Alamis Photography
- Nike Livestrong Location Scout Bobby Kopp Productions
- Honda Location Scout/ Manager Jeff Ludes Photography
- Urban Outfiittters, Location Scout/ Manager First Shot Productions
- VW Location Scout, First Shot Productions
- Shell Location Scout / Manager Chris Clor Images'
- Chick-Fil-A Location Scout for Andy Mahr Images
- GMC 2011 Books, Location Scout / Manager for Konoske Photography
- Macy’s Location Scout/ Manager First Shot Productions
- GMC Trucks 2010 Book, Location Scout/ Manager Konoske Photography / Daniel Productions)
- Chick-Fil-A Colorado River Locations Scout (Andy Mahr Images)
- VW Location Scout first Shot Productions
- Tag Heuer Location Scout Oula Productions
- Ralph Lauren Location Support & Equipment Rentals Moxie Productions
- Adidas Location Scout ,Quadphoto
- J Crew, Location Scout / Manager (J Crew / Tara Rehak)
- Glamour Amangiri Resort, Location Scout (Glamour / New York)
- Chico’s Summer 2010, Line Producer (Chico’s FAS, Inc., Debbie Kirksciun)
- Women’s Health Location Scout, Sarah Rozem Women’s Health
- Disney Institute, Location Scout (David Zickel)
- Vogue Russia, Location Scout / Manager (Vogue)
- Subaru Impreza, Location Scout (Jeff Ludes Photography)
- Ford Expedition Lake Powell, Producer (Caspar & Co of the UK)
- Harley Davidson Catalog, Location Consultant / Manager (Gravy Productions / John Noonan)
- Ann Taylor the Loft, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (HG Producers)
- Nike, Death Valley Scout (Marge Casey & Associates)
- Harper’s, Location Scout (Joy Asbury Productions)
- Lucentis, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (Crew You Productions)
- Land Rover Discovery, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (Caspar & Co of the UK)
- American Tourister, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (Zepher Photo Productions)
- Oviso Tempe Arizona, Arizona Location Scout (Stephen Wilkes Photography)
- Brides Magazine May /June 09, Arizona Location Scout / Manager / Assistant Producer (PYM Productions)
- Gant Catalog, Arizona Location Scout / Manager/ Assistant Producer (Gant of Europe)
- Bloomingdales, Arizona Location Scout / Manager/ Assistant Producer (First in Service Productions)
- Elle Magazine of Germany, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (Eamonn McCabe Photography)
- Chico’s Sedona, Arizona Location Scout / Manager / Assistant Producer (Route 7 Productions)
- Jockey International, Location Scout (Jockey / James Bishop)
- Harper’s, Location Scout (Joy Asbury Productions)
- Elle Magazine Germany, Production Coordinator (McCabe Photography)
- Ford, Producer (Caspar & Co of the UK)
- IBM, Location Scout / Manager (Joy Asbury Production)
- Grand Canyon Adventure, Location Scout / Manager (MacGillivray Freeman Films)
- Top Speed, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (MacGillivray Freeman Films)]
- The Sacred Planet, Southwest Location Scout /Production Manager (Walt Disney Pictures / Director John Long)
- Celine Dion, Las Vegas Location Scout (Motive Films)
- Kayne West, Grand Canyon West Location Scout/ Manager
- Radney Foster, Arizona Location Scout / Manager
- Kenny Loggins, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (Leap of Faith)
- The Judds, Best Boy Grip (5 Guys)
- Billy Ray Cyrus, Arizona Location Scout / Manager (Nashville CMT)
- Fleetwood Mac, Video / Lighting (Blue Moon)
- Michael Bolton Lake Powell & Antelope Canyon Location Scout / Manager
- John Tesh “One World Tour” PBS Special Flagstaff, Monument Valley Location Scout / Manager
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A Day in the Life: Reel fun work: Arizona Daily Sun article about P.J. Connolly and Locations Southwest —July 2, 2013
