Unity Series Part III: Editors

Putting All The Pieces Together. By Pauline Rogers.

It’s fitting that our third unity series installment hones in on IATSE editors, given that our April issue’s theme is new technology. Other than camera, few departments have undergone a more dramatic technological upheaval than postproduction. Or as L.A.-based Local 700 member Julie Rogers (Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Kit Kittredge) points out, “The splicer has gone the way of the buggy whip,” replaced by computers, monitors and sophisticated, albeit at times mysterious, software that has engulfed the editor’s room. New tech to be sure, but has the actual craft and role of editorial also changed? Read more

August 2011

Solution to August 2011 crossword puzzle by Myles Mellor

Mississippi Queen

Traversing racial and historical divisions on the Deep South location of The Help, shot by Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, BSC. By Margot Carmichael Lester. All Photos by Dale Robinette.

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ICG August 2011

THE PRODUCT GUIDE

CAPTURE
Fast Forward
by Pauline Rogers

SUPPORT
Mission Possible
by Pauline Rogers

LIGHTING
Green Day
by Pauline Rogers

STILLS + DSLR
All Hands on the Hybrid Deck
by Jon Silberg

WORKFLOW
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff in the Booming Workflow Market
by Carolyn Giardina

DISPLAY
Seeing is Believing
by David Geffner

POST
by Carolyn Giardina

President’s Letter – August 2011

All Grown Up

Last month I talked about how important it was for Guild camera crews to be literate; to be able to describe, in a concise and cogent manner, how, why and exactly what it is we do in this industry. As workflows and technology grow ever more complex, knowing how best to communicate with directors, producers, editors and other creative stakeholders on a production becomes, if anything, a survival skill. Read more