Production Sound & Video

At the local level, I am encouraging all to join either the newly formed Steering Committee or the Women's Committee. There, I will encourage the committees to work together on an array of topics all concerning the questions above, in addition to many more. The Steering Committee's goal is to help guide the Local as it transitions organically to a stronger organization with more members entering our revolutionized technologies within our jurisdiction. The goal of this committee is to reshape our infrastructure to accommodate our growing membership and help meet the collective's needs more economically and efficiently. The Women's Committee is a suggestion of Trustee and now Chair, Jennifer Winslow, who has been active at bringing family and women's issues to the Board of Directors. The goal of this committee is to focus on the needs, issues, and concerns of the 165 women within our Local. I look at this conversation not as a women's issue, but as a family issue affecting both men and women. Coming together as a local to take care of our families only makes our work family stronger. We have many challenges to overcome in order to strike this balance. If you would like to be part of this conversation and participate in either the Steering Committee or the Women's Committee, please reach out to the Local. We would love to have you and will value your input. Be Strong. Stand Proud. Be Courageous. Jillian Arnold Springtime has sprung and we are seeing more productions resume as our members go back to work. The light at the end of this fetid tunnel has never been nearer. Hopefully, our members and their families are staying physically and mentally healthy as we fully transition into the new realities of our industry. In this edition of Production Sound & Video, Scott Marshall will give us a look at the AMPS and CAS Awards sound nominees. Co-editor Richard Lightstone sits down with mixer Jose Antonio Garcia to learn about the production of The Little Things and David Wyman takes us behind the scenes of the movie Greyhound. Simon Hayes discusses "The Modern Sound Crew" while Jay Patterson tells us about frequency coordination on the set. Co-editor James Delhauer talks about the new storage unit available from Pronology, built by Local 695 members for Local 695 members, and then has a conversation with some of the women pioneering new fields of broadcast engineering to discuss the unique challenges they face at work. We can all learn a thing or two from this edition. James Delhauer & Richard Lightstone FROM THE EDITORS

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