On Saturday, November 19 the Los Angeles Young Workers Group hosted their first annual Great American Camera Challenge at The Camera Division in North Hollywood. They had a field day filled with camera-themed games, food, and family fun. Attendees had the opportunity to win prizes if they ranked among the best in class at games […]
Featured image by Local 600 Still Photographer Tobin Yelland. At industry trade shows and conventions, amidst the discussions of craft, gear and innovation, Local 600 has begun to formally promote a topic which the guild maintains is no less important to the future of filmmaking than any technology coming down the pike. Safety. At CineGear […]
The Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) is well-known as a resource for industry members in their time of need. And once a year, at an always well-attended, family-friendly event, industry workers get a chance to show their appreciation. A Day at the Ranch, a family picnic and fundraiser for the MPTF held Sunday, November […]
Photos by Local 600 Still Photographer Lisa Rose Some came for the food, to try their fortune in drag queen bingo, to flaunt their trivia skills or in hopes of getting lucky at the gaming tables or at one of the raffles. But prizes or no prizes, the hundreds of IATSE members who packed the […]
On Sunday, October 2, 2022, Local 600 members, friends, and family gathered for the We Are Sarah Jones Field Day hosted by Local 479 in Bessie Branham Park, Atlanta. This annual event honors Local 600 member Sarah Jones, who tragically lost her life on a film set in 2014. The event kicked off with remarks […]
Local 600 hosted both a booth and two panels at Cine Gear Atlanta on October 7 & 8 at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, GA. Our thanks to all the panelists and event attendees. Building a Culture of On-Set Safety Panelists: Michael Chambliss, Local 600 Business Representative Kevin Amick, Local 479 Education and Training Director Nailing […]
Even though they aren’t new to the union, several of the publicists who were elected to the Local 600 National Executive Board (NEB) in 2022 may be new to the membership. Although publicists traditionally avoid the spotlight and work to bring attention to the individual project they are working on, Local 600’s publicists have stories […]
On a recent Friday afternoon in September, Local 600 Business Rep Micah Landau, along with another Local 600 staffer and four reps from other East Coast IATSE locals paid an unannounced visit to the set of the TV show Raising Kanan. The locals had alerted the production that a recent location, an old, non-operational asphalt […]
This past weekend, Local 600 got together at both the ASC Clubhouse and the Television Academy to celebrate this year’s ten Emerging Cinematographer Awards honorees: Andrew Aiello Green Cobra Austin Scott Ahlborg Lotus Jac Cheairs KENOBI: A Star Wars Fan Film Morgan Gardiner Molly Robber Gregor Tavenner Pleasant Canyon Jason Chau Sting Michael Tedford The […]
They gathered, they tailgated, they ate, drank and cheered on their hometown teams, all while sporting customized Local 600 scarves. If socializing and solidarity were the…er… “goals” of this first-time multi-region social event planned by the Local 600 Active Engagement Committee, then the Soccer Solidarity Social event was every inch a success. Over the weekend […]