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Ben HOWELL

Location Manager · Location Scout & Specialist · Unit Manager

📞 0421 045 390

📍 Perth Western Australia & Melbourne Victoria (available nationwide)

🇦🇺 Australian

📧 benhowell1@gmail.com

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Ben Howell is an experienced Location Manager, Unit Manager and Location Scout with a strong background across Australian and international feature films and television production.

His career in locations has progressed across Location Assistant, Location Scout, Assistant Location Manager, Key Assistant Location Manager and On-Set Location Manager roles, giving him extensive practical experience across the full locations process — from scouting and preparation through to on-set operations and wrap.

Ben has worked across major feature films and scripted television productions including The Husbands, The Airport Chaplain, Breakers, The Imposter, Better Man, Shantaram, La Brea, The Newsreader, Scrublands, Safe Home, Five Bedrooms, Neighbours and Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears. His recent work has also expanded into Unit Management, strengthening his understanding of the wider operational and logistical requirements of production.

He has worked on productions for some of the biggest names in the global screen industry, including Netflix, Lionsgate, Skydance, Sony, Fremantle, NBCUniversal, Paramount+, Apple TV+ and Stan Originals — collaborating with experienced producers, directors, location teams and production departments across high-profile international and Australian productions.

Experienced in complex, fast-moving production environments, Ben brings a practical, solutions-focused approach and an understanding of what is required to get a production on the ground and keep it moving.

KEY SKILLS

• Location Management
• Location Scouting
• On-Set Location Management
• Unit Management
• Assistant Location Management
• Location Logistics & Operations
• Location Preparation & Wrap
• Production Logistics
• Unit & Crew Movement
• Location Access & Coordination
• Stakeholder & Location Relationships
• Crew & Department Coordination
• On-Set Problem Solving
• Studio & Location Production
• Large-Scale Feature Film & Television Production
• International Production Environments

VALUE TO PRODUCTION

Ben brings productions a combination of strong locations experience, operational knowledge and an understanding of the wider logistics required to deliver complex film and television productions.

Having worked through multiple levels of the Locations Department, he understands the process from the ground up - scouting and assessing locations, preparing them for production, coordinating access and logistics, supporting crew and departments, managing on-set requirements and responding quickly when circumstances change.

His move into Unit Management adds another valuable dimension. Ben understands how location decisions connect with unit operations, crew movement, access, scheduling and the practical requirements of keeping a production moving efficiently. His recent work on The Husbands includes both Unit Manager and Assistant Unit Manager credits.

For productions filming in Western Australia, Ben offers an experienced Australian crew professional who can work confidently with production teams, crew, location owners and stakeholders. Having worked within productions for major international studios, streamers and production companies, he is familiar with the standards, pace and expectations of large-scale screen production — particularly valuable for interstate and international productions coming into Western Australia.

SELECTED CREDITS

Currently working on:

• Dog Park Season 2 (2026) ABC - Melbourne - CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION

Television Series

• The Husbands (2025) Apple TV+/ A24 · Unit Manager / Assistant Unit Manager
• The Airport Chaplain (2026) SBS/Wooden Horse ·On Set Location Manager
• Breakers (2026) Netflix/Clerkenwell/BBC · Additional On Set Locations Manager
• Two Birds (2026) ITV/Stan/AC Chapter One · Transportation Coordinator
• Imposter (2025) Network10/Channel 5 UK/Fremantle · Assistant Location Manager
• Granite (2025) 60Forty Films/Werner Films · Swing Driver
• All Her Fault (2024) Paramount+/NBC/Universal · Swing Driver
• Neighbours (2024) Fremantle Media · Location Manager
• The Twelve S3 (2024) Easy Tiger/Warner Bros · Swing Gang (Locations)
• Swift Street (2024) Magpie Pictures · Additional On Set Location Manager
• Scrublands (2023) Stan Originals · On Set Location Manager
• Five Bedrooms S4 (2022) Hoodlum Productions · On Set Location Manager
• The Newsreader S2 & S3 (2022–2024) Werner Productions/ABC · Additional On Set Location Manager
• Safe Home (2022) SBS/Kindling Pictures · On Set Location Manager
• Savage River (2022) ABC/Aquarius Films · On Set Location Manager
• Shantaram (2021) Apple TV/Paramount+ · On Set Location Manager
• La Brea S1 (2021) NBC Universal · On Set Location Manager
• Jack Irish S3 (2020) Easy Tiger/ABC · On Set Location Manager
• Five Bedrooms S2 (2019) Hoodlum Productions · Additional On Set Location Manager
• Clickbait (2019–2021) Matchbox/NBC/Netflix · On Set Location Manager
• Miss Fisher Modern Murder Mysteries (2018) Every Cloud Productions · On Set Location Manager

Feature Films

• Leviticus (2025) – Causeway – Additional On Set Location Manager
• Play Dead (2025) – US Feature | Nantstudios – Unit Assistant
• Mr. Irrelevant (2025) – US Feature | Skydance – Unit Assistant
• Whale Shark Jack (2025) – Cottesloe Films / Southern Lights Films / Stan – Unit Assistant
• Saccharine (2024) – Carver Films – Unit Assistant
• War Machine (2024) – Lionsgate / Netflix / Huge Films – Unit Assistant
• The Rising (2024) – US Feature | Sony Pictures – Swing Driver
• Pasa Faho (2024) – Arena Media – Location Manager
• Better Man (2022) – Sina Studios / Rocket Science – On Set Location Manager
• Moja Vesna (2021) – Sweet Shop & Green – Location Manager
• The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2018) – Clock Sound Productions – On Set Location Manager
• Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears (2018) – Every Cloud Productions – On Set Location Manager

TV Productions/TVCs

• AFL Grand Final TVC (2024) – AFL House – Location Manager
• Britax TVC (2023) – Rawkus Content Agency – Location Manager / Scout

Other Work

• Australian National Academy of Music – Art Video (2023) – Grip/Electrics
• Multiple logistics & driver support roles across national and international productions

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• MEAA Member (3022627)
• Australian Location Managers Guild – Full Member

REFERENCES

References available upon request from:

• Stephen Brett – Location Supervisor
• James Romeril – Location Manager
• Lisa Embleton – Line Producer
• Liz Sarsfield – Location Manager
• John Greene – Location Manager
• Andy Pante – 1st Assistant Director
• Scooter Welbourn – 1st Assistant Director
• Toni Rain – 1st Assistant Director