On Wednesday, July 26, Stills Photographers, Unit Publicists and EPK Operators in the Atlanta-area attended a coffee meetup at Local 600’s Atlanta office. Members were able to see the new Local 600 office, and meet their Local staff. After this general meet and greet, the Atlanta office hosted a Camera Assistant Panel with 1st AC […]
Two 2-day Ped Operator Trainings were recently held in Los Angeles at Camera Support on July 24 & 25 and 26 & 27. Members should check the Event Calendar o icg600.com and the weekly newsletter for updates on future trainings across the country.
The National Training Committee facilitated a live stream of the in-person Digital Utility Training that took place at Atlanta Panavision on July 15 and 16, 2023. The training covered the skills and best practices for coiling cable, powering equipment, prepping for the prep, and more. Thanks to the participants, staff, and instructors who made this […]
Two years ago, when the senseless and preventable death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust exposed the disturbing lack of safety monitoring and enforcement procedures for television and film production crews, Local 600 doubled down on its campaign to ensure its members would never again be placed at such unacceptable risk. That […]
Photo by Local 600 Still Photographer Scott Everett White When speaking with Kali Harrison, three core refrains surface again and again: the value of communication, the need for empathy, and the importance of service. These qualities, Harrison insists, are the key ingredients to creating and sustaining a successful career as a labor union Business Representative. […]
Hundreds of attendees stopped by Local 600’s booth at this past weekend’s FilmScape Chicago 2023. Local 600 members hosted and participated in several classes, panels (including one on Hulu’s “The Bear”), networking events, and the Camera Olympics. Our thanks to the staff and member volunteers who helped make Local 600’s presence at FilmScape possible. See […]
The National Training Committee facilitated a live stream of the in-person Film Loader Training at our NYC offices on June 11. The training covered the skills and best practices for carrying out job duties such as loading film magazines, navigating a film inventory form, and setting up a dark room. Our thanks to all the […]
Fifty years after Jessie Maple became the first black woman to join Local 600 we see her living legacy. 600 Black Women is a collective of the 97 black women and gender non-conforming members of the IATSE Local 600. Each year the group comes together for a weekend of workshops, trainings, lectures, demonstrations, and networking […]
The International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE, Local 600) and Art Directors Guild (IATSE, Local 800) united for an unprecedented joint Virtual Scouting Workshop in April that underscored their collective commitment to train members on the next-generation technologies reshaping their respective crafts and underlined their shared union values of solidarity and fraternity. The Workshop, a joint effort […]
On her cellphone, inside her car, taking a break from walking the picket line in the midday Georgia heat with her union brothers and sisters (with literal bells on her shoes to make good trouble), IATSE Local 600 Central Region Business Representative Heather Burgett-Svanevik is the personification of union solidarity, grit, and savvy. Her mission […]