How Top Cinematographers Are Working With New Safety Protocols
09 Oct 2020After March’s coronavirus pandemic shutdown, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Greig Fraser did some commercial work in the U.S. before returning to the U.K. to resume production on Warner Bros.’ The Batman. During one of these commercial shoots, a crewmember tested positive for COVID-19. “When he tested positive, we shut down,” Fraser says, noting that everyone on set immediately began to quarantine.-
Unions Predict Great Awakening During a Biden Presidency
09 Oct 2020Labor leaders are eyeing a Joe Biden victory in November as the start of a union revival, one with the potential to undo decades of policies that have diminished union influence, undermined the right to organize and exacerbated income inequality. 
Why Local 600 Members Vote
07 Oct 2020There 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 priority to mobilize the membership.
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A Day in the Life with Eddy Chen
02 Oct 2020Life 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.
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‘No Time to Die’ Release Pushed Back to 2021
02 Oct 2020“No Time to Die,” the latest James Bond installment, will be postponed until next year, the filmmakers announced Friday. -
Harvey Weinstein Faces 6 New Sex Assault Counts in Los Angeles
02 Oct 2020Harvey Weinstein faces six new sex assault counts, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Friday. -
Reopening NY Production Bright Spot In Strapped City
02 Oct 2020New York City could have 40 or more productions underway by year end, bringing it decisively back to pre-COVID-19 levels as an industry ramp-up that started in September gathers steam into the fall. -
Baton Rouge TV, film production resumes
01 Oct 2020Leaders of Baton Rouge’s beleaguered entertainment industry are hoping for a resumption of activity, now that Hollywood’s major studios and key industry unions have finalized an agreement that will clear the way for TV and film production in the U.S. to resume. -
Back to the Classroom
30 Sep 2020Returning 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 strong.
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10 Questions with Suren Karapetyan
25 Sep 2020A graduate of The School of Visual Arts in New York City, 2nd AC Suren Karapetyan (in transition to becoming a 1st AC) came to the U.S.
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Return to Work Agreement Reached
25 Sep 2020The Directors Guild of America (“DGA”), on the one hand, and certain Companies represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (“AMPTP”) thatare signatoryto the 2020 Basic Agreement and 2020 Freelance Live and Television TapeAgreement and Netflix Productions LLC, on the other hand; -
Return-To-Work Protocols Had to Accommodate Union Contracts
24 Sep 2020For those wondering why it took so long for labor and management to come to terms on return-to-work protocols – more than three months after their initial guidelines were adopted in June – the answer is simple
