2023 New Mexico Film Expo
29 Aug 2023
On Sunday, August 27, Local 600 participated at the 2023 New Mexico Film Expo in Albuquerque, NM.
2023 NYC "We are Family" Picnic
29 Aug 2023
Local 600 members, families, and four legged members of the family, got together in Prospect Park, Brooklyn for a day of food, games, raffles, ice cream, face art, and more on Sunday, August 27.
VFX Workers At Walt Disney Pictures Seek Unionization With IATSE
28 Aug 2023
Visual effects workers at Walt Disney Pictures are seeking to unionize with IATSE, which says that a supermajority of the 18 in-house VFX crewmembers employed there have signed cards with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to be represented by the union. Walt Disney Pictures is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios.
A Wave of Solidarity
23 Aug 2023
The economic and psychological impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have simultaneously rocked and rallied Local 600 brothers and sisters.
WGA Slams Studios’ Latest Offer & Meeting As Attempt To Make Guild “Cave”
23 Aug 2023
Just hours after the studios and streamers made public their latest “comprehensive package” towards a deal with the striking WGA, the guild has responded – and its seems the AMPTP and top CEOs may have strategically overplayed their hand.
Interview with "Barbie" Director of Photography Rodrigo Prieto
18 Aug 2023
‘Barbie’ Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto Explains the Rules That Conjured the ‘Artificial Reality’ of Barbie Land
‘The Shining,’ the Steadicam, and the Man Who Changed Filmmaking (for the Better)
17 Aug 2023
Garrett Brown, Stanley Kubrick, and the decade when Steadicam forever altered the language of camera movement.
2023 New Mexico Family Picnic
09 Aug 2023
60 members, along with their family and friends, attended the New Mexico Family Picnic at North Domingo Baca Park in Albuquerque, NM on August 5, 2023.
Atlanta Office Summer Events
02 Aug 2023
On Wednesday, July 26, Stills Photographers, Unit Publicists and EPK Operators in the Atlanta-area attended a coffee meetup at Local 600's Atlanta office.
Ped Operator Training in Los Angeles
02 Aug 2023
Two 2-day Ped Operator Trainings were recently held in Los Angeles at Camera Support on July 24 & 25 and 26 & 27.
Digital Utility Training in Atlanta
24 Jul 2023
The National Training Committee facilitated a live stream of the in-person Digital Utility Training that took place at Atlanta Panavision on July 15 and 16, 2023.
IATSE’s Battle to Protect Members Pays Off With Passage of Landmark Set Safety Law
19 Jul 2023
Two years ago, when the senseless and preventable death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust exposed the disturbing lack of safety monitoring and enforcement procedures fo