Jimmy Baldwin has been researching, scouting, negotiating, permitting, and managing locations for over a hundred commercial shoots annually for decades. From Super Bowl commercials to small still projects, he has seen it all.

His location library is a resource dedicated to cataloguing the many thousands of diverse and production-friendly locations that he has brought to the marketplace for years, many of them for the first time.

He is a cultivator of connections, nurturing relationships that span decades, and has built a network of fast, reliable, and beautifully captured resources. His combination of experience and sense of urgency allows him to jump into a project instantly, deliver quickly, and respond to the ever-evolving needs of production with both confidence and optimism.

Looking for a way in? Call him, lay it out, and let him work his nuanced negotiating skills and artistic magic. One recent client said it is the best scouting they have ever seen.

"Motion and stills production has trusted us with scouting, permitting, and managing locations for all levels of brand advertising since long before the pandemic’s challenges, and we have helped our partners produce in all conditions.

We provide inspiring, practical Location options for our many clients, such as Ralph Lauren, Harley Davidson, Waymo, Regeneron, Apple, Samsung, Vogue, Hummer, Lucky Brand, Merrell, Levi’s, Balsam Hill, Wells Fargo, Garmin, Camp Chef, Chopard, DirecTv, Merck, Tres Generaciones, Lancôme, Logitech, Land’s End, Hewlett Packard, Toyota, Corvette, Visit California, Saia Freight, Lyft, Intuitive Surgical, Dish Network, Intel, EKO Health, Hodinkee, Shaklee, Cadillac, J.Jill, Allure Magazine, McGee and Co., Tory Burch, Buick, Amazon, Old Navy, Lucid, Service Channel, The Sundance Catalog, Simon Malls, Milly, Cash App, Cytokinetics, Square, WalMart, Timberland, HydroFlask, Salesforce, CVS, Amour Verte, Bonterra, and Fabrazyme."

"Production has trusted us with scouting, permitting, and managing locations for major brand advertising since long before the pandemic’s challenges, and we’ve helped our partners produce in all conditions.

We provide inspiring, practical location options for many clients, recently such as Apple, Samsung, Hummer, Levi’s, Wells Fargo, Camp Chef, Chopard, DirecTv, Tres Generaciones, Lancôme, Logitech, Land’s End, HP, Toyota, Corvette, Visit California, Saia Freight, Lyft, Intuitive Surgical, Dish Network, Intel, Hodinkee, Shaklee, Cadillac, J.Jill, Allure Magazine, McGee and Co., Tory Burch, Buick, Amazon, Old Navy, Lucid, Service Channel, The Sundance Catalog, Milly, Cash App, Cytokinetics, Square, WalMart, Timberland, HydroFlask, Salesforce, CVS, Bonterra, and Fabrazyme.

You bring boards, we’ll bring the locations."

"Production has trusted us with scouting, permitting, and managing locations for major brand advertising since long before the pandemic’s challenges, and we’ve helped our partners produce in all conditions.

We provide inspiring, practical location options for many clients, recently such as Apple, Samsung, Hummer, Levi’s, Wells Fargo, Camp Chef, Chopard, DirecTv, Tres Generaciones, Lancome, Logitech, Land’s End, HP, Toyota, Corvette, Visit California, Saia Freight, Lyft, Intuitive Surgical, Dish Network, Intel, Hodinkee, Shaklee, Cadillac, J.Jill, Allure Magazine, McGee and Co., Tory Burch, Buick, Amazon, Old Navy, Lucid, Service Channel, The Sundance Catalog, Milly, Cash App, Cytokinetics, Square, WalMart, Timberland, HydroFlask, Salesforce, CVS, Bonterra, and Fabrazyme.

You bring boards, we’ll bring the locations."

Baldwin's scouting, management, negotiating, and field production skills are backed by a massive location library. From concept brainstorming right through to the wrap, Baldwin consistently delivers excellent photography, production-friendly locations, and clear, concise intel. Baldwin’s love of the business is deep, and the relationships they have created with both production and locations worlds are long-lasting. The creativity they show in pre-pro continues through production’s logistics phase, and wraps are closed with invitations to return again.

Automotive, healthcare, tech, banking - you name it, they are doing it constantly, while working with homeowners, property managers, and officials at every level of government to create a reliable and seamless flow of information. Award-winning, personable, and highly networked service is what one can expect from Baldwin, and they deliver.

"Excellent locations, great crew and resource referrals, fast creative service, and a deep sense of adventure make Baldwin our first call."

"We have been scouting, permitting, and managing locations for advertising throughout the pandemic’s challenges, helping our clients’ brands navigate the ever-changing landscape with inspiring, practical location options for many shoots.

Recent projects: Toyota 860B, J.Jill, 2022 Chevy line-up, Allure Magazine, Tuft & Needle, Men’s Wearhouse, Marzetti, Energizer, Salesforce, Lucid Motors, Wellcare, La Mer Eyecare, Royal Robbins, Turo Car Rentals, Facebook, Apple, Google, Call of Duty, Levitate Media, Polo, Sundance, Mercari, Hewlett Packard, jamstack.io, Bon Appetit, Instacart, FreshRealm, Athleta, Tory Burch, Robinhood, Genesys Software, Amazon, Veritas, Todd Snyder, Buick, Freestyle Libre, Parametric, Conde Nast / GQ, Logitech, Old Dominion, Harley Davidson, Gallo, Levi’s, Visa, Toyota, Kikkoman, Land’s End, Chevy, Hunter Douglas, Zenni, Lululemon, Amazon, Regeneron, Serena and Lily, Hummer, Cuyana, Cadillac, Purina, Abbott Labs, Cisco, T-Mobile, Samsung, Restoration Hardware, Clorox, State Farm, March of Dimes, OSMO, Verkada, Skinviva, Wish.com, and more."

''We scouted permitted, and managed locations for advertising through the pandemic’s challenges, with inspiring, practical location options for many shoots, such as:

Harley Davidson, Gallo, Facebook, Levi’s, Visa, Toyota, Kikkoman, Land’s End, Chevy, Hunter Douglas, Apple, Zenni, Tory Burch, Lululemon, Amazon, Google, Regeneron, Serena and Lily, Logitech, Hummer, Facebook, Cuyana, Cadillac, Purina, Men’s Wearhouse, Abbott Labs, Cisco, T-Mobile, Samsung, Restoration Hardware, Clorox, State Farm, March of Dimes, J.Jill, OSMO, Verkada, Skinviva, Wish.com, and more.''

"We scout, permit, and manage locations for advertising. We have worked through the past year’s challenges to deliver inspiring and practical location options for our creative teams, all year long.  

2020 clients also include Ralph Lauren, Jeep, Salesforce, Apple, Red Bull, Eddie Bauer, Abbott Labs, Johnson and Johnson, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, One Medical Healthcare, Walmart, Wells Fargo, Service Now, AirBnB, CVS, Norton, Samsung, T-Mobile, Men’s Wearhouse, ARM, Zenni, Cisco, Google, Shift, Gallo, Facebook, Allbirds, The NFL, HydroFlask, Level Locks, Old Navy, New Day, One Marina, SunPower, Land’s End, Fitbit, J.Jill, Benjamin Moore, GLU, Google, Tailored Brands, Audi, Cole Haan, Vasque, Homecourt Advantage, Masterclass, Kretschmar Foods, Amazon, Motortrend, Shape Magazine, Logitech, and Chase Bank, among others.  

2021 clients-to-date include Google, Chevy, March of Dimes, State Farm, Purina, Facebook, Coinbase, Clorox, Levi’s, Dockers,  Abott Labs, Cisco, Tailored Brands, Cadillac, Nike, Logitech, Gallo, Serena and Lily, Toby Burch, T-Mobile, Cuyana, and more.

Always proud to support our production family with creative solutions to keep them working!

Travelling, from Northern California.

Jimmy Baldwin"

"We scout, permit, and manage locations for advertising.  We have worked through 2020’s challenges to deliver inspiring and practical location options for our creative teams, all year long.

Pandemic-era clients since March 2020: Jeep, Salesforce, Apple, Red Bull, Eddie Bauer, Abbott Labs, Johnson and Johnson, Louis Vuitton, One Medical Healthcare, Walmart, Wells Fargo, Service Now, AirBnB, CVS, Norton, Samsung, T-Mobile, Men’s Wearhouse, ARM, Zenni, Cisco, Google, Shift, Gallo, Facebook, Allbirds, NFL, HydroFlask, Level Locks, Old Navy, and New Day.

Q1 2020 clients also include Ralph Lauren, One Marina, SunPower, Land’s End, Fitbit, J.Jill, Benjamin Moore, GLU, Google, Gucci, Tailored Brands, Audi, Cole Haan, Vasque, Homecourt Advantage, Masterclass, Kretschmar Foods, Amazon, Motortrend, Shape Magazine, Logitech, and Chase Bank. 

Always proud to support our production family with creative solutions to keep them working!"

Baldwin Production Services is a full service custom location scouting and library service based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"Our concept to completion services begin with custom file pulls, follow up research and field scouting, permitting, and on-site location management. 

We work primarily in commercials, stills, and advertising events, from huge Super Bowl projects to small product and lifestyle branding shoots. 

We scout everything, and maintain a huge library of private and public properties, from yurts to palaces, cities to desert. We travel anywhere, for as long as needed, with a sense of urgency fuelled by coffee, adrenaline, and the thrill of production."

“My dad was a director-cameraman in New York, my uncle a career editor at CBS news for 30 years for Walter Cronkite and Charles Kurrault, and the women in my life are powerful. I was fortunate to have a strong education, and I came alone to California with a camera, darkroom experience, and a backpack. 

I started as a printer in a huge commercial graphics shop, printing 8 x 10-foot advertising photographs. I joined freelance production in my early 20s as a PA and location assistant with great mentors, and after several years in huge features and commercials, I was drawn deeply into the rapidly evolving print industry. My storytelling and production methodology translated well from motion into stills, as catalogues exploded and lifestyle became a thing. 

The State of California and some major clients recognised my early work collecting and cataloguing locations, and quickly BPS became the largest and most diverse location library in Northern California. I continue to scout every day, building the location files at night. 

I have always loved the rush and urgency of our work, the quirky asks, the deadlines. Every project is unique and sudden, and new challenges are exciting and satisfying, particularly because we can meet them quickly based on our experience and wide-ranging contacts. I love to shoot, solve puzzles, and make introductions. I love to explore, and meet people. My clients are my friends.”

"Creative collaboration drives every project. Matching creative teams with great locations, we start with the largest location library in Northern California, and partner with production throughout research, planning, scouting, permitting, and shooting. From the bid through the wrap, we are ready with private and public properties anywhere you’d like to go.

We help create shoots for cars, healthcare, technology, fashion, lifestyle, experiential advertising, installations, product drops, interviews, and media events. Meet our network, come see our world, and let’s make something cool together. Then let’s do it again!"