Following the recent votes by VFX workers at Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel to unionize with IATSE, a call for collective bargaining received enthusiastic applause during an intimate Visual Effects Society Honors ceremony and reception Friday at Los Angeles’ Skirball Cultural Center.
Referencing the SAG-AFTRA strike and recently ended WGA strike, honoree Bob Coleman, a veteran VFX artist agent and exec, said “a lot of damage has been done, but progress has been made for those two guilds. But the artists in this room and artists all around the world have not fared so well without collective bargaining. And without collective bargaining, there will be no progress for them.” He added, “I believe this is one of the greatest inequities in our industry, and I hope this inequity can be righted.”
Each October, the organization holds a gathering to recognize leaders in its close-knit community. This year, Tim McGovern,...
Referencing the SAG-AFTRA strike and recently ended WGA strike, honoree Bob Coleman, a veteran VFX artist agent and exec, said “a lot of damage has been done, but progress has been made for those two guilds. But the artists in this room and artists all around the world have not fared so well without collective bargaining. And without collective bargaining, there will be no progress for them.” He added, “I believe this is one of the greatest inequities in our industry, and I hope this inequity can be righted.”
Each October, the organization holds a gathering to recognize leaders in its close-knit community. This year, Tim McGovern,...
- 10/14/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Over the past two years, the pandemic has transformed the entertainment industry, forcing studios to rethink the way productions are planned. Smaller crews, budget constraints and Covid restrictions propelled virtual production to the forefront of the industry, allowing a crew to go back in time or into the future and travel anywhere on a project without ever leaving the studio. Virtual sets that replace traditional green screens can use 2D playback of photographic footage on LED walls, or 3D tracking that moves with the camera so the image changes like it would on a real set.
For instance, Ilm’s cutting-edge StageCraft LED wall technology, which surrounds the actors with realistic scenes, was used for roughly half the scenes in “ The Mandalorian.” Disney also brought a StageCraft array with 700 LED panels to its new Infinity virtual production stage in Burbank, allowing Hilary Duff to stroll across a virtual Brooklyn Bridge...
For instance, Ilm’s cutting-edge StageCraft LED wall technology, which surrounds the actors with realistic scenes, was used for roughly half the scenes in “ The Mandalorian.” Disney also brought a StageCraft array with 700 LED panels to its new Infinity virtual production stage in Burbank, allowing Hilary Duff to stroll across a virtual Brooklyn Bridge...
- 4/20/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Trailblazing director Betty Thomas will receive the DGA’s prestigious Robert B. Aldrich Award for her “extraordinary service to the guild and its members” at the 73rd Annual DGA Awards.
Veteran Upm Brian E. Frankish and longtime CBS operations’ associate director Joyce Thomas will receive special awards for their service to the guild and the industry. The awards show will be held on April 10, but the DGA isn’t saying yet whether it will be virtual or not.
All three recipients have long histories of service to the guild. Betty Thomas serves as the DGA’s secretary-treasurer – the guild’s second-highest elected officer.
“Betty means so much to our guild,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme. “No matter how busy she’s been throughout her remarkable, ceiling-shattering directing career, she’s always placed service to her fellow members among her highest priorities, fighting for their creative and economic rights. And from the very beginning,...
Veteran Upm Brian E. Frankish and longtime CBS operations’ associate director Joyce Thomas will receive special awards for their service to the guild and the industry. The awards show will be held on April 10, but the DGA isn’t saying yet whether it will be virtual or not.
All three recipients have long histories of service to the guild. Betty Thomas serves as the DGA’s secretary-treasurer – the guild’s second-highest elected officer.
“Betty means so much to our guild,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme. “No matter how busy she’s been throughout her remarkable, ceiling-shattering directing career, she’s always placed service to her fellow members among her highest priorities, fighting for their creative and economic rights. And from the very beginning,...
- 2/25/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Most of those who have earned the honor of Ves Fellow in the past decade have been recognized by the Visual Effects Society for on-screen innovation. But this year’s honoree, Susan Zwerman, is equally distinguished by her off-screen accomplishments. Zwerman is the studio executive producer for Exceptional Minds, a visual effects and animation school for young adults on the autism spectrum and a studio that employs those artists on projects ranging from “Game of Thrones” to Marvel Studios blockbusters.
“I encourage many young adults on the spectrum to go into visual effects and animation,” says Zwerman, an industry veteran of more than 40 years. “It’s a nice challenge, and I feel they live up to it.”
The org will recognize Zwerman, Neil Corbould and Harrison Ellenshaw as this year’s Ves Fellows — a title granted for exceptional achievements and sustained contributions to the art, science or business of visual effects — in a ceremony Oct.
“I encourage many young adults on the spectrum to go into visual effects and animation,” says Zwerman, an industry veteran of more than 40 years. “It’s a nice challenge, and I feel they live up to it.”
The org will recognize Zwerman, Neil Corbould and Harrison Ellenshaw as this year’s Ves Fellows — a title granted for exceptional achievements and sustained contributions to the art, science or business of visual effects — in a ceremony Oct.
- 10/2/2019
- by Thomas J. McLean
- Variety Film + TV
The Directors Guild Awards has been an extremely reliable predictor of the Oscar winner for best director over the years. It won't be this year, though.
Ben Affleck, who isn't nominated for a directing Oscar for "Argo," won the DGA Award for feature films Saturday night (Feb. 2). He beat out fellow nominees Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty"), Tom Hooper ("Les Miserables"), Ang Lee ("Life of Pi") and Steven Spielberg ("Lincoln").
Affleck's Oscar snub is looking ever more curious as he's now won the DGA Award, a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice Award for his direction of "Argo."
Related: Oscar snubs and surprises
All the DGA Award winners:
Feature film: Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Documentary: Malik Bendjelloul, "Searching for Sugar Man"
TV movie/miniseries: Jay Roach, "Game Change"
Drama series: Rian Johnson, "Breaking Bad" - "Fifty-One"
Comedy series: Lena Dunham, "Girls" - "Pilot"
Musical variety: Glenn Weiss, "66th Annual Tony Awards"
Reality programs: Brian Smith,...
Ben Affleck, who isn't nominated for a directing Oscar for "Argo," won the DGA Award for feature films Saturday night (Feb. 2). He beat out fellow nominees Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty"), Tom Hooper ("Les Miserables"), Ang Lee ("Life of Pi") and Steven Spielberg ("Lincoln").
Affleck's Oscar snub is looking ever more curious as he's now won the DGA Award, a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice Award for his direction of "Argo."
Related: Oscar snubs and surprises
All the DGA Award winners:
Feature film: Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Documentary: Malik Bendjelloul, "Searching for Sugar Man"
TV movie/miniseries: Jay Roach, "Game Change"
Drama series: Rian Johnson, "Breaking Bad" - "Fifty-One"
Comedy series: Lena Dunham, "Girls" - "Pilot"
Musical variety: Glenn Weiss, "66th Annual Tony Awards"
Reality programs: Brian Smith,...
- 2/3/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Directors Guild announces the recipients of four achivement awards, set to be handed out at their 65th annual awards dinner on February 2. These honorees are in addition to the previously announced recipient of the Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award for Motion Picture Direction, Milos Forman. Director Michael Apted will receive the DGA’s Robert B. Aldrich Award, recognizing his service to the DGA and its membership; Eric Shapiro will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in News Direction; Susan Zwerman will receive the Frank Capra Achievement Award, recognizing her career as a Unit Production Manager and Assistant Direcotor and service to the Guild; and Dency Nelson will receive the Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award, recognizing his career as a Stage Manager and service to the Guild. Of Apted, Guild president Taylor Hackford states, “The service and dedication of our members is our Guild’s greatest strength, and no one embodies these.
- 12/5/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Michael Apted, Eric Shapiro, Susan Zwerman and Dency Nelson have been selected to receive four special DGA Awards at the Directors Guild of American’s awards dinner on Feb. 2. Apted will be honored with the DGA’s 2013 Robert B. Aldrich Award, for extraordinary service to the DGA and to its membership. Shapiro will receive the DGA’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award in News Direction. Zwerman will be given the 2013 Frank Capra Achievement Award, which is given to an assistant director or unit production manager in recognition of career achievement in the industry and service to the DGA. The 2013 Franklin
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- 12/5/2012
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Apted, Eric Shapiro, Susan Zwerman and Dency Nelson will be honored with awards for career achievement and service to the DGA at the 65th Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. "The service and dedication of our members is our Guild's greatest strength, and no one embodies these qualities more than Michael Apted," DGA president Taylor Hackford said while announcing the awards Wednesday. "Michael has packed more Guild service into the 15 years since he was first elected to the Western Directors Council than most can do in...
- 12/5/2012
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Jeffrey A. Okun has been elected chair of the Visual Effects Society for a one-year term by the group's new board and will succeed outgoing chair Carl Rosendahl. Other newly elected board leaders are first vice chair Ray Feeney, second vice chair Tim McGovern, treasure Ray Scalice and secretary Pam Hogarth. New members elected to the board include Mat Beck, Jerome Chen, Jonathan Erland, Warren Franklin, Hogarth, Gene Kozicki, John Knoll, Marshall Krasser, Tim McGovern, Loni Peristere, Tim Sarnoff, Ray Scalise, Mark Stetson, Richard Winn Taylor II and Susan Zwerman.
- 1/21/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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