Teamsters, Basic Crafts Reach Tentative Deal With Studios Just Before July 31 Contract Expiration
28 Jul 2024It was getting a little too close to the deadline for comfort, but theTeamstersand the studios have a deal. After a long final sprint of talks that had more than a few executives andlaborleaders on edge,Teamsters Local 399announced just before midnight Saturday that the Hollywood Basic Crafts and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached an agreement.
First Entertainment Sustainability Certification for Workers Launches from USGBC-CA
18 Jul 2024The entertainment industry is about to receive a first-of-its-kind environmental certification for professionals. The U.S.
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Unscripted Mixer in Los Angeles
10 Jul 2024Unscripted workers from Locals 600, 695, 700, 705, 706, and 892 met up in L.A. this week for a networking event filled with food, great conversation, and (inflatable) axe throwing.
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Freelance Casting Assistants Move Forward With NLRB Election To Gain Representation From Teamsters
09 Jul 2024Following a virtual meeting Monday night with nearly 100 casting assistants, the group is officially moving forward with a NationalLaborRelations Board election. The unionannounced the intent to representthem in April. -
The Bikeriders’ Director of Photography Puts Audiences on Their Own Ride
08 Jul 2024An exclusive Q&A with cinematographer Adam Stone. -
Girls State Cinematographer Laura Hudock on Listening to People You Disagree With
08 Jul 2024"The main skill set of documentary cinematography is gaining the trust of your subject," saysGirls Statecinematographer Laura Hudock. "And I feel like so much of it is just how you present yourself as a person. Some of it is the energy that you bring into the room— your kindness, your professionalism." -
Interview with "The Acolyte" Director of Photography Chris Teague
06 Jul 2024Speaking to Awards Radar on Zoom, cinematographerChris Teague, who worked on the show's first, second, fourth, and fifth episodes, said that "it's a very difficult balance to try to find something that feels fresh but also like it's a part of this very big, well-established universe. We started from the root of what most interested us in theStar Warsworld. -
2024 Local 600 Family Cookout in Atlanta
17 Jun 2024This past weekend, Local 600 members in Atlanta gathered in Westside Park for the 7th Annual Local 600 Family Cookout.
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Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles 2024
11 Jun 2024Local 600 hosted a panel and a booth at this year's Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles held on the Warner Bros. lot.
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Divergent
10 Jun 2024For the Apple TV+ series "Dark Matter," Directors of Photography John Lindley, ASC, and Jeffrey Greeley plumb infinite options offered by the roads not taken. -
Digital Utility Training in Los Angeles
05 Jun 2024Last weekend, the Local 600 National Training Committee held a Digital Utility Training at Panavision in Hollywood.
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#IASolidarity Events Across the Country
04 Jun 2024The Local 600 offices in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles each hosted #IASolidarity events on Friday, May 31, which all members of the IATSE were welcome to attend.
