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THE BULLETIN HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA Chartered Local 728 studio electrical lighting technicians Vol. 18; No. 5 May 15, 1939 the only set lighting iatse local in the world 2008 Location LocationLocation Keeping pace on the set of the HBO hit series ‘Entourage’ Top (L-R): CLT Skip McCraw, ACLT Bob Good, Lighting Console Operator Dave Darwin, and ELT’s Abby Antweil, Scott Romsos, JT Gurzi and Benny Alvarado. Right (L-R): Rigging Best Boy Shaun McClelland, Mike Haynes, Rigging Gaffer Paul Zecchini and Brandon Herzon. Also Inside Keeping you informed Sum, Sum, Summertime PRESIDENT’S REPORT TREASURER-CALL STEWARD’S MESSAGE Page 2 Page 6 Wiring Fixtures is OUR work Competitive industry means options BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE’S COLUMN SAFETY & TRAINING DIRECTOR’S COLUMN Page 3 Page 7 I.A.T.S.E. Local 728 Keeping you Hollywood, California President informed by Dennis K. Grow Dennis K. Grow, Vice President President Greg A. Langham Business Rep-Secretary ust a few things: J There’s nothing new to report on our Patric J. Abaravich building. We will be submitting our The Back Lot Locals picnic will be Sept. Treasurer-Call Steward renovation plans to the City of Burbank 28. It may not be at Calamigos Ranch this R. Bruce Prochal for Public Review. When we do, the plans year. We will let you know as soon as we will be available for you to see at the Local know. Ticket prices will be the same. Bring Executive Board office. After we pass the review, we’ll pull your family. It’s always lot of fun. Gary Andersen permits to start the work. Maybe next Since our Membership has increased to Branch Brunson issue, I can give you a timeline. almost 2400, our Convention Delegates Michael Everett It was great to see so many of you at will grow from 20 to 23. Nominations for Larry K. Freeman CineGear this year. A lot of members of Delegates will be made at the Sept. Michael Gips other locals and non-members as well Membership meeting. Represent your Roger L. Lattin stopped by our booth to chat. Except for Local as a Delegate. It is a chance for you Steven R. Mathis being so unbearably hot, it was a good show to see how our Union works at the Dick McConihay with most of the vendors highlighting new International level. Jerry Posner products. Thanks to Roger Lattin for In a letter I received from President David Watson putting our booth together. Short, he writes “United Way has been the LDI will be in Las Vegas at the end of human services partner of unions through Karen Weilacher Oct this year. Local 728 will have a booth the AFL-CIO Community Services Robert A. Wood, Jr. again. Like last time, we need members to network for more than 60 years. I invite help us. If you are willing to come to Las members of IATSE to consider a Sergeant-At-Arms Vegas and work in the booth, we will give contribution in support of the good work Raymond J. Poblick you a room. We will post an application of the United Way and the AFL-CIO Parliamentarians next month. Community Services network it helps Alan M. Rowe There will be a Labor Day Solidarity fund.” Raymond J. Poblick Parade, Rally and Picnic, September 1 in Remember to send in your Local 728 Safety & Training Long Beach. We help sponsor this event Directory form! Alan M. Rowe, Director every year and we will be there with our Fraternally, banner. So come out and walk with us. Shop Stewards For more info, call the Local. CBS - John L. Murray Fox - Pascal M. Guillemard Paramount - Frank Valdez Sony - John Jacobs Universal - John Trujillo Warner Bros. - Gary M. Andersen CLC Delegates Patric J. Abaravich Mike Everett Dennis k. Grow Iain O’Higgins Office Staff Sandra O’Connor Sean Harkess Julianna Bessey The Bulletin Publisher Local 728 representatives who attended the District 2 Convention in San Jose recently Margie Stites included (Back Row, L-R): Dennis K. Grow, O’Shana Walker, Cordell Boyd, R. Bruce Pacific Media Group Prochal, Michael Everett, Jim Franz, Roger Lattin, and Patric J. Abaravich; (Front Editor Row): Larry Freeman, Ken Roerden, Cricket Peters, Iain O’Higgins and Alan M. Rowe. Dennis K. Grow PAGE 2 Union Spotlight Wiring of fixtures First Notice Gregory Dupree, Jesus is OUR work Iniguez, Jose Martinez, Jaime Reyes, Chris Nabers, Carlos Rodriguez and John R. Rogers. by Patric J. Abaravich, Business Representative - Secretary Second Notice Jose Aguirre, Raul Alvarez, Carlos Apodaca, Francisco o you get to work one day and the dispute between locals 728 and 44 was J. Bulgarelli, Manuel producers say that you are over budget presented to the then International Cisneros, Tyrone Mark S Coleman, Halsey Corbin, on man days and they cut out your dimmer President Di Tolla. President Di Tolla David Cupp, D. Alfredo N. board operator. What the heck … that appointed a committee consisting of Diaz, Kanzler Frazier, person sits there most of the day and gets International vice presidents Michael Craig R. Kazor, Joshua paid for it so we will replace that position Procia, Frank Hobbs and J.E. Johnson. Hutchings, Vince R. with the crafts service person (who no Once the committee met with the affected Imbriale, Miguel Landeros, Jr., Juan R. Lopez, James J. one knows where they are most of the locals, a meeting with the AMPTP was Magallonez, Cesar A. time anyway). This way, when a cue is arranged. Although there were early Navidad, Stephen Ohab, M. coming up, they can scoot the person over discussions about cross utilization, it was Ashley Reid, Wilian A. to the board. Let’s get two jobs done at agreed that cross utilization did not mean Romagoza, Derek A. the price of one. Now I know I would total interchange without regard to a Local Snatoro, Raul E. Soto, Eric Stoliker. be one of the first calls made from the Union’s jurisdiction. set. The final determination of the com- New Members Well somehow fixtures is one of our mittee was that the wiring of fixtures – Congratulations to the fol- covered positions that seems to get swept which are to be rendered practical for lowing new members: Michael under the rug by a few of our crews. productions – has historically been, and Sikie who was sworn in on July 1, 2008; and members Carlos B. Production tells us we can’t have the extra shall remain, the jurisdiction of Local 728. Aranda, Timothy Baggett, person and that set decorators will handle Furthermore once the fixtures are wired Michael Beckman, Benjamin it themselves. Some of us say OK, I need and electrically connected, the fixtures are Dynice, Brian J. Glassman, Jean- the manpower on the set anyway. It never to be in the jurisdiction of Local 728 until Baptiste LeConte, Gary seems to be a problem for set decorators they are disconnected. Sandoval, Darran Webb and Donald Winters who were all to get the extra guy to do fixtures, and it OK what does this really mean? Wiring sworn in on July 19, 2008. isn’t even their job. of fixtures is our work and letting those Most shows now have a high demand jobs be done by another Local doesn’t help for fixtures and once wired, for the most our members who are looking for work. MEETING NOTICE part get patched into the dimmer board. If it is about the lack of budget to place I am not trying to point out anyone; I someone on the job, please call me. I would just want us all to know what is going on be more than happy to remind the Attention and some of the implications. producers about whose covered work they all Members First off, let me start with some history. are assigning. Back in July of 1989, a jurisdictional The next General membership An International shining star Meeting will be held at Local 728 is extremely proud to announce 9:00 A.M. (sharp) on that Louisa Levy, the daughter of Jeffrey Levy Saturday, and Heather Roseborough, is an IATSE 38th Sept. 13, 2008 Annual Scholarship Award winner. The At IATSE Local 44, highly prestigious $7,000, four-year award, was bestowed to only two graduating seniors 12021 Riverside Dr., of IA members. The award winners were North Hollywood announced recently by the trustees of the Richard F. Walsh/Alfred W. Di Tolla/Harold P. PLEASE BRING YOUR Spivak Foundation. Louisa is also a recipient UNION CARD! of the Local 728 Scholarship Award and was featured in last month’s Bulletin. PAGE 3 LocationLocationLocation Keeping pace on the HBO hit comedy series ‘Entourage’ t is easy to see why the HBO hit out and try to stick to that, but we’re up by Gaffer Paul Zecchini. “We tend Icomedy series Entourage has had also very flexible and always have to shoot very quickly, and I can’t say a reputation for notorious long hours: contingency plans in place,” he noted. enough about my crew and how much The show has only one standing set; The crew – ACLT Bob Good, I appreciate them.” they’re on stage, on average, one out Lighting Console Operator Dave Zecchini admits that he doesn’t have of every 10 days; and many times Darwin and lighting technicians Abby a huge crew because – for one reason there are three or four company moves Antweil, Scott Romsos, JT Gurzi and – they only have one truck. Yet, just a day. Benny Alvarado – McCraw quickly recently, the riggers were at five Entourage is now in production on adds, are among the best in the locations in one day.