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.As a location scout in Hollywood, he has recently scouted for The Hangover Part III, Hawaii Five-0, Burlesque, The Fighter, Castle and commercials for brands such as Apple, ExxonMobil, Ford, Hyundai, Mountain Dew, Nike, Pepsi, Verizon and others.Matsuoka was honored with a California on Location Award for Commercial Location Professional of the Year in 2010, a COLA nomination in 2013, and a nomination for the inaugural Location Managers Guild Award for Commercial Location Professional in 2014.He has also been responsible for producing many print editorials, advertising, commercials, the Roger Corman feature Supergator, served on the board of the Location Managers Guild of America, and on the Teamster 399 steering committee.
Member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy.
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Nominated for the 2014 Location Managers Guild Award for Commercial Professional of the Year.
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Nominee for the 2013 California On Location Award for Commercial Location Professional of the Year.
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Recipient of the 2010 California On Location Award for Commercial Location Professional of the Year.
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Served on the Board of Directors of the LMGA and the Teamster Location Manager Steering Committee.
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Attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.
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Introduced to Hollywood through the filming of Rescue Me (1992) at his high school.
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Produced commercials and photo shoots for Absolut, Armani, Courvoisier, Diesel, DKNY, Guess?, Mercedes, Pirelli, and Vogue with photographers Dah Len, Phillip Dixon, Arthur Elgort, Peter Lindbergh, Herb Ritts, and others before moving into features and television.
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