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Chris Tufty, President
Steve Fracol, 1st VP
Dave Frederick, 2nd VPMike Scott, 3rd VP
Dan Turrett, Treasurer
Dan Gold, Secretary
Mark August, Sgt.-at-Arms
Board Members At Large
Bonnie Blake
Dan Coplan
Rich Davis
Mitch Dubin
David Emmerichs
Eric Fletcher
Michael Frediani
Buddy Fries
Bob Gorelick
Chris Haarhoff
Alec Jarnagin
Doug Knapp
Kenji Luster
Denis Moran
Georgia Packard
Heather Page
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SOC Welcomes These New Members
Active Members
Andrew McDonald
Michael Flueck
Kevin Andrews
Parris Mayhew
Yavir Ramawtar
Scott Dropkin
David Shawl
Steven French
Chad Zellmer
Peter Abraham
Jeff Muhlstock
Bill Woodbridge
Hlaire Brosio
Timothy Walker
Duane Mieliwocki
Harvey Glen
Dawn Henry
Mark Jung Johann
Ryan O'Donnell
Dale Myrand
Bill McClelland
Associate Members
Chad Zellmer
William Demeritt III
Brian Freesh
Alex White
Ian Takahashi
Tammy Fouts-Sandoval Gordon Lonsdale
Nicole Fuchs
Robert Guthrie
Justin Liang
Lawrence Ribeiro
Dale Vance, Jr.
Needham Smith III Brett Juskalian Jeremy Sulton Twojay Dhillon Natasha Narkiewicz Paul Garreth Cox Santiago Yniguez
Jamie Alac
Thomas Valko
Student Members
Timothy James Dolan James Nagel
Yngve Moberg
Adam Ducharme
Crystal Kelley
Roana Alyssa Wullinger
Laura DiFiglio
Amanda Winner
Jessida Putkaew
Nick Centera
Terrence Burke
Reginald Massingale
Timothy Kang
Davin Stanley
Tiye Rose-Hood
Kristen Fieldhouse
Amy Linsamouth
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Greetings!
We have two new members of the Board of Governors to welcome this summer. They are Rich Davis and Eric Fletcher. Soon they will be looking for volunteers to help them with committees, workshops, events and the daily business of the SOC. Please join them and the rest of the SOC Board of Governors and volunteers. Step up and be part of this worthwhile organization. Come to an SOC workshop, special event, or screening.
To volunteer at an SOC event please send an email to
Be sure to attend our next General Membership Meeting to be held at the home of the SOC's official charity, the Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
on August 26th at 10am.
Details on the meeting will be announced in an upcoming email Blast.
Want to learn more about our charity? Visit the SOC website at soc.org and click on the "Charity" tab. Dan Gold, SOC
Newsletter editor, SOC Recording Secretary |
JL Fisher Barbeque
Annual Mixer Sponsored by Fisher, SOC, ICG, and ASC
On May 19th the SOC participated in another wonderful BBQ/mixer at JL Fisher. Members got to try out the latest equipment from many different suppliers on display in the parking lot. The SOC collaborated with Local 80 on a lively panel discussion including SOC camera operators and Local 80 dolly grips moderated by Bonnie Blake, SOC. The SOC Booth welcomed members and visitors and raised over $800 through the sale of raffle tickets for the Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
And when the raffle was over Jimmy Fisher wrote a check
for an additional contribution of $1,000 to the Vision Center!
 | Engineer David Cornelius explains his Alpha Stabilized remote head (a product of Geo Film Group) to the SOC Technical Standards Committee Chair, Dave Emmerichs, SOC at the ever popular 2012 JL Fisher, SOC, ICG and ASC annual mixer and BBQ. Notice the remote control thumb zoom control on the tilt wheel which enables the operator to control the zoom while operating the stabilized remote head. That gets a "thumb's up" from Dave!
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Camera Operator of the Year Recipients (l-r) Steve Campanelli, SOC - Feature Film "J Edgar" and Andrew Mitchell, SOC - Television "Glee" receive their engraved Cammy statuettes and embroidered SOC jackets. The wool/leather Letterman jackets are sponsored by Stan McClain of Filmtools. The presentation took place after they took part in an SOC/Local 80 panel discussion on Camera Operators and Dolly Grip collaboration at the 2012 JL Fisher/SOC annual Bar-B-Que
Photo by Dave Frederick. SOC |
 | Jimmy Hammond, Jennifer Braddock, Rochelle Brown, Bran Greenspan and Nicky Fuchs volunteer at the SOC booth.
(photo by Dr. Thomas Lee) |
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 | | The AFI Steadicamapalooza SOC members teaching crew. Left to right, front row: Bob Gorelick, SOC; Twojay Dhillon, Rochelle Brown, standing, left to right, Scott Dropkin, Pedro Guimaraes, SOC; Rick Griffith, Alex White, Dave Grove, SOC; Dave Frederick , SOC(lead Instructor), Steve Fracol, SOC and Eric Fletcher, SOC. Not pictured: Bob Primes, ASC was the host lecturer. (photo by Dave Frederick, SOC) |
Steadicampalooza
At AFI
by Jennifer Braddock
Dave Frederick, SOC and a group of generous SOC operators and volunteers spent a busy day at AFI recently. With the help of AFI instructor Bob Primes, ASC the group gave cinematography students a good idea of what it is like to wear a Steadicam rig and move the camera through space. Each student had an opportunity to don the Steadicam and work at length with an experienced Steadicam operator. Through some basic exercises the AFI students were able to appreciate the level of skill that is required to successfully execute an effective Steadicam shot. Steve Fracol, SOC explained how important education is to the Society of Camera Operators and invited the class to join the SOC as Student Members. Many thanks to the SOC operators and volunteers that made this day possible. Dave Frederick, SOC Steve Fracol, SOC Bob Gorelick, SOC Pedro Guimaeres, SOC David Allen Grove, SOC Eric Fletcher, SOC Scott Drapin, SOC Ric Griffith Twojay Dhillon Ari Brown Rochelle Brown  | Bob Gorelick, SOC coaching
(photo by Jennifer Braddock) |
 | Steve Fracol, SOC guides a student
(photo by Jennifer Braddock) |
Thanks to Tiffen and Dan Ikeda for supplying the class with Steadcam rigs. |
We'll Miss You
Jennifer Braddock
Off To Louisiana
"I first met Jennifer while I was directing my short film "Slick" in 2008. She was a consistently professional crew member every day of my shoot. She was so good as my film loader that I knew our images were in great and capable hands. Later when she became a member of the SOC she quickly became one of only a few super-capable volunteers who we could count on whenever needed. She will be missed here in Los Angeles, but I wish her luck in her ventures on sets in Louisiana."
Michael Frediani, SOC
President 2011-12/1995-96
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Auburn Workshop
Mike Frediani Lead The Training
photos by Elson Ros
A sold-out camera operating workshop was presented by the SOC in Auburn, CA on June 23rd. Organized by our Northern California Active Members Al Gonzales, Hugh Litfin and Bret Allen the attending students received a full day of hands-on training utilizing a Panaflex G-II, Sony F35, Panahead, OConnor fluid head and the GearNex light weight geared head provided by Cinetoys. Held at Playground Studios and with assistance from CFAA (Capitol Film Arts Alliance) our event was deemed a smashing success.
Michael Frediani, SOC lead the training, putting the students through their paces with various camera setups that at first had them wondering if they could ever master the semi-complex shots--however with patience and guidance each attendee came away truly appreciating the job of the camera operator, and felt a sense of confidence and accomplishment at the conclusion of the day. Special thanks to Al for his organizing skills and Hugh for setting up the schedule and leading the panel (see photo) in an informative discussion of what we do on the set during our lunch break. None of this would have worked as smoothly as it did without the help of Rochelle Brown and Rachel Hudson our two prolific SOC volunteers, who prepped all of the equipment, drove it to Northern California and set up for the event! We plan to do similar events in other locales.
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SOC Dues Invoices Coming
Our Dues Are Due
Annual Dues Invoices went out in the mail on July 1st. Please be sure to pay your dues in a timely manner. That will allow the SOC to continue its charitable support of the Vision Center and promote the role of the camera operator throughout the film community.
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SOC Underwater Workshop
August 18-19
SOC Underwater Camera Operator Workshop Sponsored by HydroFlex and Tank One Studios August 18 & 19, 2012 Tank One Studios 2549 N. Palm Dr. Signal Hill, CA 90755  $150 for SOC Active Member Camera Operators $65 for SOC Associate Member Camera Assistants $350 for NON-SOC Camera Operators $200 for NON-SOC Camera Assistants Please feel free to stop by the workshop, there is no admission fee for watching the participants in the tank. Lunch will be provided to workshop participants. Divers must provide air tanks. Hollywood Divers offers a 50% discount to workshop participants. For more information please contact Mark August events@soc.org Camera Operators and Camera Assistants MUST be scuba certified to participate.   
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 | SOC Board Members Dan Turrett, Mark August, Mike Frediani, and Bonnie Blake at the Las Vegas Convention Center for NAB.
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Working The Floor At NAB
SOC Board Signs Corporate Sponsors
In April the SOC was represented at the NAB Show in Las Vegas by SOC Board of Governors members Dan Turrett, Mark August, Mike Frediani, and Bonnie Blake. They participated in a panel discussion on the state of the industry's past, present and future.
The rest of their time was spent working the floor of the convention center, educating the attendees about the Society of Camera Operators and promoting relationships with potential corporate members. Corporate sponsorship is crucial to the survival and success of the SOC. With the support of our corporate members we are able to hold workshops, screenings, general membership breakfast meetings, events to raise charitable donations to the Vision Center and the SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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Savanna College
SOC AT Clairmont Camera
The SOC meets the students from Savanna College of Art and Design at Clairmont CAmera and holds a roundtable discussion of the duties of Camera Operators and what the real life set experience is like. There was a mentored hands on experience that followed the discussion. The event was organized by SCAD Film Professor Michael Hoffstein and SOC's Dave Frederick. SOC member participants: Dave Frederick, Andy Sidney, Bonnie Blake, Kenji Luster, Denis Moran, Rochelle Brown, Doug Knapp, James Puli and Yousef Linjawi. SCAD students participating included Geran Daniels, Brody Carmichael,
Ben Eades, Scott Miller, Travis Ratcliff, Austin Kite and Victoria De Luna.
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Thanks To Rochelle Brown
SOC Associate Member
SOC Associate member and Camera Operator of the Year Award Committee Chair, as well as volunteer on many of the SOC committees, Rochelle Brown proudly shows off the trophy of appreciation given to her by President Mike Frediani as he encapsulated his term completion. Noting that "Rochelle has always gone well beyond expectation in fulfilling her duties for the SOC" Frediani presented this recognition at his last meeting as President in April 2012.
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2013 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Call for Nominations
Call For Nominations
The 2013 SOC Awards are just around the corner and now it is time to put on your thinking cap and recognize the individuals who have displayed an exemplary twenty (20) or more years at their craft and have impressed you to bring forth their name to be considered for the SOC Awards ballot. The nominated individuals will then be vetted by the Awards Committee and then brought back to the Active voting membership of the SOC for the final vote. The recipient of this honor will be awarded the Cammy trophy at the SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards to be held sometime in February 2013. The number one consideration in considering a nomination is that they have been working at their craft for a minimum of 20 years. They shall also be considered as a true expert and a master of their craft worthy of this recognition. The categories are: 1. Camera Operator - motion picture film or digital and television camera operation. 2. Camera Technician - a 1st Camera Assistant for 20 years in motion pictures or television 3. Still Photographer - A Motion Picture or Television Unit photographer employed for the promotion of motion pictures or television. 4. Mobile Camera Platform Operator - a person who moves the camera and operator. Can be on Dolly, Crane, Jib arm, Helicopter, Aircraft, Boat, Motorcycle, Insert car. (Steadicam operator would be considered as "Camera Operator" in the first listed category.) The awards committee will also appreciate any recommendations for consideration of merit in the Technical Achievement Award. This can be a company with a specific product, an inventor or designer of a particular innovation that has contributed to the science, art and craft of Camera Operation. Please send your nominations to SOCawards2013@Gmail.com Please do not delay and you may send as many as you see fit to nominate. Dave Frederick, SOC 2013 SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards Executive Producer and Chair Vice President and Co Chair of Corporate Liaison Committee |
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