Jill Naumann
- Location Management
- Producer
- Production Manager
As a native of Los Angeles, Jill Naumann considers film making to be an
integral part of her cultural heritage. Her love for the Arts began at
an early age with her enrollment at the American Academy of Performing
Arts, studying amongst other well-known talents, Diane Lane and Helen
Hunt, under the instruction of Francis Lederer. Jill doesn't remember a
time when she wasn't studying production from all angles even while
running her own business. The focal point of her interest in production
converged with locations when an acquaintance brought a scouting crew
to her residence. Before they left, Jill had secured an interview for
employment, a moterhome rental contract, and offered two more location
possibilities to go with the deal. Even though her residence was not
chosen, Jill was. Thus a career was born, and she became Location
Manager for that very project - a pilot for a re-enactment of real-life
crime stories starring Marriette Hartley. Jill has just begun the
second decade of her service to the film industry within the location
arena. She credits her diverse and distinctive film experience to
location mentors Jerry Jaffe, Steve Dayan, and Michael Burmeister. The
1997 and 1998 COLA Award winning Location Managers, in the "Feature"
category, both thanked Jill for her contributions as their assistant.
And, in 2003, Jill was awarded Location Manager of the Year, in the
"Television" category. Jill is an involved participant in Women In
Film, DYI,and IFP. Additionally, she is a member of The Location
Managers Guild of America, and also FTAC, an organization committed to
maintaining Hollywood's current status as "Entertainment Capitol of the
World." She has been invited to speak at UCLA Extension courses, and
donates her time to organizing fundraising/charity events that benefit
children while promoting filmaking. On her downtime, Jill enjoys
multi-sport vacations, wilderness hiking, and any kind of road trip
that leads to scouting unknown territories. Future Goals: To spend a
summer raising orphan grizzly bears in Alaska.