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SOCIETY OF CAMERA OPERATORS . WINTER 2020 MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN THE IRISHMAN BAD BOYS FOR LIFE SOC.ORG · WINTER 2020SOC.ORG · VOL. 29, NO.1 STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS FEATURES 4 16 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN "Same Place, Different Time" 6 an interview with Craig Haagensen, NEWS & NOTES SOC by Kate McCallum SOC Member David Fredrick 22 Teaches Workshop at AFI, SOC Underwater Camera Operating STAR WARS: THE RISE OF 16 Workshop SKYWALKER 8 "The Force Will Be With You… Always" ESTABLISHING SHOT an interview with Colin Anderson, SOC an interview with Dave Levisohn, by David Daut SOC by Kate McCallum 28 38 THE IRISHMAN THE 2020 SOC LIFETIME "I Heard You Paint Houses" an interview with P. Scott Sakamoto, ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SOC by Kate McCallum by David Daut 32 42 BAD BOYS FOR LIFE TECH TALK "They’re Back!" "SOC Technical Achievement by Christopher T.J. McGuire, SOC Award 2020: Sony’s VENICE Rialto Extension System" 22 ON THE COVER: BTS; EDWARD NORTON- Lionel Essrog, © 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment 44 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo by Glen Wilson INSIGHT Meet the Members 45 SOC ROSTER 48 SOCIAL SOC 28 32 CAMERA OPERATOR · WINTER 2020 1 Society of Camera Operators OFFICERS Dale Myrand, Benjamin Spek, CONTRIBUTORS Niko Tavernise Dave Thompson, Dan Turrett, Glen Wilson Gary Adock Rob Vuona Board of Governors Colin Anderson, SOC Charities Brian Taylor TRIVIA George Billinger, SOC Membership Drive Lisa Stacilauskas Source imdb.com President George Billinger Peter Cavaciuti, SOC, ACO, Historical Mike Frediani 1st Vice President Mitch Dubin GBCT, ASSOC. 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Blackmagic Video Assist 7" 12G HDR ................ $995 CAMERA LearnOPERATOR more· WINTER 2020 at www.blackmagicdesign.com 3 Letter from the President Dear SOC Members and Camera Operator Readers: Congratulations to the nominees and honorees of this year’s memorable SOC Lifetime Achieve- ment Awards that took place on Saturday, January 18th at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. It was a great honor to present Jamie Lee Curtis with this year’s SOC President’s Award, Na- talie Portman with the SOC Governors Award, and Steven Poster, ASC the SOC Distinguished Service Award for his years of tireless service as President of the ICG: International Cine- matographers Guild. These awards have the legacy of being presented to individuals who demonstrate dedication, consistent and enlightened service, and leadership in the film and media industries. It is with great pleasure that the SOC presented Colin Anderson, SOC with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Camera Operating. Anderson is known for his work on Star Trek: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Velvet Buzzsaw (2019), Phantom Threads (2017), and Star Trek: Episode IV: The Force Awakens (2015) to name just a few. He was the recipient of the 2011 SOC Camera Operator of the Year – Feature Film Award for his work on The Town. The SOC also awarded Dave Levisohn, SOC the SOC Camera Operator Award for Live & Non-Script- ed. Some of Dave’s credits include; All in the Family, Grease Live, America’s Got Talent, and several prominent awards show such as The Academy Awards, The Grammy Awards, The Golden Globe Awards, and The Screen Actors Guild Awards to name a few. David has also been nominated 54 times and has won 19 EMMY Awards for Outstanding Technical Direc- tion, Camerawork, and Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie or Special. The Camera Operator of the Year – Feature Film went to Geoff Hayley, SOC for his work on Joker, and The Camera Operator of the Year – Television went to Jim McConkey, SOC for his work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Congratulations! I’d also like to offer a special thank you to our Awards producer, Kristin Petrovich, our vol- unteers, and to everyone who once again helped make the awards such a success. Thank you! This coming year, the Board of Directors will continue to increase our membership and focus our efforts on elevating the position of the camera operator. The SOC believes that through education and working with our fellow industry professionals, we can strengthen and elevate the craft of the camera operator in the entertainment industry. Our continued efforts and passion to advance the art and craft of the camera operator is the result of your dedication, effort and participation, and we thank you—our members and corporate sponsors —for your support! Here’s to continued success in 2020! Sincerely, George Billinger, SOC Society of Camera Operators, President 4 SOCIETY OF CAMERA OPERATORS · SOC.ORG CAMERA OPERATOR · WINTER 2020 5 News & Notes SOC MEMBER DAVID FREDERICK TEACHES WORKSHOP AT AFI Both groups worked with Pete Romano, ASC, were limited in size This past fall, the American Film Institute graduate level first year to ten, and had to be scuba certified. They each had an opportunity to Cinematography Class invited past SOC President David Frederick shoot an underwater shoot and were able to keep the content.