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1 6 I D G A M O N T H L Y MEMBERSHIP REPORT EASTERN REGION ADDITIONS Kseniya Crespo, 2AD Quinn K. Dooley, 2AD Tony Evanovich, 2AD Meaghan K. Finnegan, PA Olivia L. Garcia, PA Scott Goodin, SM Ted Grader, UPM Edwin B. Mahoney III, AD Megan E. Morrison, 2AD Van B. Nguyen, 2AD Ilyssa Peltz, 2AD Angel I. Rivera, 2AD Edmundo H. Rodriguez, 1AD Rick Rosset, 2AD Nicholas B. Salotti, AD Lizzy Sherry, 2AD Alyssa L. Sthay, 2AD Judy Stokes, AD Tyrell W. Taylor, 2AD View more excerpts and Thewlis and McGill's full interviews at www.dga.org The DGA's Visual History Program website contains hundreds of hours of videotaped interviews with directors and director's team members discussing their careers and reflections on all aspects of the creative process in film, television and other media. These interviews are indexed for quick retrieval of segments pertaining to specific topics of interest within a particular interview or across the entire collection. View more excerpts and interviews in the Visual History Collection via the link on the homepage of www.dga.org. Recent Visual History Additions UPM Mary Rae Thewlis discusses her 25-plus year career as a unit production manager, including her work on Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Americans; as well as her extensive Guild involvement. Thewlis on working with Directors: "I'll say, 'Make a list of what you want. Make a wish list and we'll do trade- offs. You know, I mean you probably won't get everything on the list, but if you tell me having a crane is more important than, you know, flying in an Actor, whatever..." I know some UPMs pride themselves on being tough and hardline, and I can hold the line, and I know that's supposed to be what we do in this business, but often that to me translates as, "No, I'm saying no. I said no." No is never the appropriate first answer in my opinion. No comes way down the road if you have to say it. It's like, "Let me think about it. Maybe. Let's talk about it. Let's look at alternatives." Mary Rae Thewlis interviewed by Kathleen McGill UPM Kathleen McGill discusses her 25-year career, highlighting her collaboration with director Ron Howard on features A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, Frost/Nixon and Angels & Demons; as well as her work in episodic television; and her extensive Guild service. McGill on Guild service: "The Eastern AD/UPM Council is so collaborative and such a community. I never thought I'd find as much time for it and it's not easy. But I'm always so glad showing up. Every month there's something I wasn't thinking about that's critical to somebody and important therefore. And you get a much broader view of what it is you're doing and what your job is about. I think if you're just going to work every day you don't see the industry you're working in and the community ... I think that knowing that and appreciating it just makes life richer. It's, for me, has just made it much, much more important than just a job." Kathleen McGill interviewed by Mary Rae Thewlis Mitchell W. Ackerman, UPM Robert Conrad, DIR William G. Curran, DIR Jack Garfein, DIR Lila Garrett, DIR Edward W. Land, AD Jesse Miller, AD Tony J. Miller, AD Ivan Passer, DIR Victor T. Patterson, DIR Patrick Regan, DIR IN MEMORIAM Correction: In the March 2020 issue of DGA Monthly, Ken Wu should have been listed as the Second Second AD for Gavin O'Connor's The Way Back. PRIMARY CATEGORY CHANGES Alcira Y. Boxill to AD James Burton to UPM Becky J. Chin to 1AD Nunzio Fazio to 1AD David Klohn to 1AD Chemen A. Ochoa to 1AD Tim Schmidt to 1AD

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