Trainings During Pandemic a Hit with Members
Featured image by Darren Michaels Craft trainings are one of the most popular services offered by Local 600. But the COVID-19 pandemic created a potentially crippling challenge to the union’s […]
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A Day in the Life of Dale Robinette
With the “stay at home” order in place, Ashland, OR-based Local 600 Unit Still Photographer Dale Robinette (ICG Magazine, Set 2 One-Sheet) spent his summer building a bathhouse for the […]
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Stills Stand Tall for Fundraiser
Featured image, “Cadillac Mecca,” by Melinda Sue Gordon When the talented still photographers of Local 600 put their heads together, great things happen. Case in point: “Still Standing,” an online […]
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10 Questions with Martin Rosas
Before the global pandemic arrived, West Coast-based 2nd AC Martin Rosas was working on everything from The Ellen Degeneres Show to Jada P. Smith’s Red Table Talk. And he was […]
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Why Local 600 Members Vote
There are as many different reasons to vote in the 2020 election as there are Local 600 members. With labor unions under attack, the local has made it a top […]
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A Day in the Life with Eddy Chen
Life during quarantine, for Eddy Chen, his wife Winnie, and their two dogs, was quiet – for a few months. The family sequestered in their Westside L.A. apartment, cooked, exercised, […]
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Back to the Classroom
Featured photo by Bonnie Osborne Returning for a fifth year of teaching Production 2 at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Camera Operator Dianne Farrington feels the absence of students especially […]
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10 Questions with Suren Karapetyan
Featured image by Niko Tavernise A graduate of The School of Visual Arts in New York City, 2nd AC Suren Karapetyan (in transition to becoming a 1st AC) came to […]
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Add ESG Filters to Your Essentials Package
As cinematographers, we all have our favorite filters. Regardless of the type, the filters we rely on generally take away something undesirable like glare or sharpness while other filters enhance […]
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A Day in the Life of Eli Joshua Adé
When Atlanta-based Local 600 Unit Still Photographer Eli Joshua Adé was made aware of Georgia’s “stay at home” notice, he was just finishing the pilot of HBO’s futuristic dramatic series, […]
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A Date with Emmy
The world of television will have its usual date with the Emmys this year – but the awards ceremony will be socially distanced and held virtually over the course of […]
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10 Questions with Tim Nagasawa
As a DIT for major projects like Ray Donovan, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Spider-Man 3, Tim Nagasawa’s job takes him around the world. But he counts […]
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