This edition of Production Sound & Video comes in the midst of the Southern California wildfires.
As of this writing, more than forty thousand acres of Los Angeles County have burned and one hundred thousand residents have been displaced. At this time, news is still changing daily. We will be back in our Summer edition with more comprehensive coverage of this event and what it means for the entertainment community. But for now, our hearts go out to all of those who have been impacted by this disaster. If you have the means, please consider volunteering for or donating to relief efforts. The spirit of Los Angeles is a powerful thing and, as a community, we will work through this difficult time.
In this jam-packed issue, we have the long-awaited next installment of “Ric Rambles.” Steven Morrow takes us behind the scenes of his fifth collaboration with Director Jason Reitman on the film Saturday Night. Tod A Maitland and Terence McCormack Maitland bring us stories from the set of the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown.
Ryan Pedersen brings us “Union Membership: Our Responsibilities,” a look at the relationship we as members have with our unions. Local 695 Education & Training Director Casey Weiss discusses the six-figure BRIC Grant Local 695 received to train members in virtual production in 2024. Co-editor James Delhauer takes an in-depth look at the relationship between Teradek + Frame.io and how 695 video engineers can use it to accelerate workflows.
In Solidarity,
James Delhauer & Richard Lightstone
Production Sound & Video Co-editors