Trainings During Pandemic a Hit with Members

21 Oct 2020
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 Training Committee when in-person gatherings of more than 10 people were deemed unsafe. Instructors and students meeting face-to-face had always been such an important component to the training.
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Celebrities Join Forces to Boost Early Voting

16 Oct 2020
Mark Ruffalo, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Common and the teens who became activists in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting are among the stars, activists and organizations joining forces for a virtual rally and on-the-ground mobilization to boost early voting, particularly among young voters and people of color.
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Lubezki: ‘The Next Great Cinematographer’ Will Shoot on iPhone 12

14 Oct 2020
One of the biggest announcements to emerge from this week’s Apple Event was the introduction of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, the latter of which the company is billing as “the first and only device that enables you to capture, edit, watch, and share Dolby Vision video.” Per Apple, the iPhone 12 Pro is the first camera to record in 4K HDR Dolby Vision up to 60 frames per second.
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How Top Cinematographers Are Working With New Safety Protocols

09 Oct 2020
After 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.