600’s Member Orientation Gets a Makeover
31 Mar 2021Local 600’s member orientation has undergone an overhaul.
The Best Cinematography Books to Buy
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Amazon Union Vote Nears End, but the Battle may Just be Beginning
26 Mar 2021(CNN Business)One year to the day after workers first stepped inside a new Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, a milestone union vote at the facility is coming to an end. -
New Grass-Roots Networks Boosting Hollywood Diversity
25 Mar 2021Last summer, freelance cinematographer Sade Ndya was scouring social media to find projects and collaborators in Los Angeles when she discovered the mentoring program #StartWith8Hollywood. -
Program Helps Executives of Color Climb Hollywood’s Ladder
24 Mar 2021Executives of color have been landing high-profile jobs in the entertainment industry at an unprecedented rate amid the broad social reckoning with systemic racism. -
IATSE Marks One Year Out of Work Due to Pandemic
18 Mar 2021Entertainment industry workers who work behind the scenes and in front of the house at some of your favorite shows and concerts held a solidarity walk in downtown Portland March 11 to mark the one-year anniversary of when the industry went dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most haven’t worked a day since. -
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to California Union Law
18 Mar 2021WASHINGTON — The farmworkers movement led by Cesar E. Chavez celebrated a historic victory in 1975 when California became the first state to extend collective bargaining rights to those who toiled in the fields. -
Oscars During COVID: Producers Detail ‘Safe,’ ‘Intimate’ Ceremony
18 Mar 2021Reality is starting to hit for those who received Oscar nominations Monday. On Thursday, they received an email from the producers of the 93rd Academy Awards telecast — Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins — detailing their vision for "a safe, carefree evening" at "an intimate, in-person event at Union Station in Los Angeles, with additional show elements live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood." -
Still Photographers Share Their Creative Passions Away From Set
17 Mar 2021The pandemic might have closed down production, but artists never stop creating. Shelter-in-place simply meant being inventive and turning an artistic eye in other directions.
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Work/Life Balance Behind the Camera
17 Mar 2021At what point does a mother’s professional duties end and her role as a parent begin and vice versa? If you choose a life in camera with its notoriously unpredictable schedules and long hours
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Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto Awarded Vilcek Prize in Filmmaking
14 Mar 2021Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto is the recipient of the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Filmmaking, the Vilcek Foundation has announced. The award is part of the Vilcek Foundation Prizes, which are bestowed in a range of categories each year, in celebration of the outstanding contributions of immigrant trailblazers, within the arts and sciences. -
Black Lives Matter Backs Amazon Union Push in Alabama
12 Mar 2021NEW YORK -- Organizers trying to form the first union at an Amazon warehouse are getting support from another big name: Black Lives Matter. The group plans to hold an event Saturday near the warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, making it the latest high-profile supporter of the union push, which is the biggest in Amazon's nearly 30-year history.
