From the Pandemic, Reason for Thanks
In the small and tightly knit community of Kagel Canyon, neighbors look out for each other. So in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, amidst so much fear and […]
Read MoreBack to Prom and Beyond
While most of us would admit there haven’t been a lot of silver linings during the Coronavirus pandemic, Camera Assistant Penny Sprague has found a few. Among them: the opportunity to take […]
Read MoreBuilding a Bridge for Young Filmmakers
Bridges aren’t built in a single day or even by a single person. In order to make a significant impact, or to cross a yawning divide, you need a creative […]
Read MoreA Proud Islander Helps GOTV
As the Local 600 Young Workers ramped up a hugely successful summer voter registration campaign, the team deployed multiple volunteers to ensure that not a single member was left behind. […]
Read MoreA Day in the Life of Mark Hill
For Atlanta, GA-based Local 600 Unit Still Photographer Mark Hill, the last six months have felt, in his words, “like one very long day, punctuated by wonderful family meals, yardwork, […]
Read MoreTrainings 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 […]
Read MoreA 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 […]
Read MoreStills 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 […]
Read More10 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 […]
Read MoreWhy 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 […]
Read MoreA 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, […]
Read MoreBack 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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