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60 Sound Awards 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Safety First: Introducing the XO-Boom . . . .20 Maintaining Peak Performance . . . . . . . . .24 An Interview with Halter Technical—Featuring Doc Justice . . . . . . . . 25 Another Day, Another Dahmer . . . . . . . . .28 Obi-Wan Kenobi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 This Is Not Your Father's Jury Duty . . . . . .41 It Takes a Union—Behind the Video Avatar: The Way of Water . . . . . . . . . . . .46 The Way of the Day Player . . . . . . . . . . .52 The Disruption of Technology at NAB . . . .60 From the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 From the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Our Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 From the Business Representative . . . . . . . 8 News & Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ric Rambles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 FEATURES TABLE OF CONTENTS Summer 2023 | Volume 15 Issue 3 DEPARTMENTS 52 28 DISCLAIMER: I.A.T.S.E. LOCAL 695 and IngleDodd Media have used their best efforts in collecting and preparing material for inclusion in the Production Sound & Video magazine but cannot warrant that the information herein is complete or accurate, and do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in the Production Sound & Video magazine, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. Further, any responsibility is disclaimed for changes, additions, omissions, etc., including, but not limited to, any statewide area code changes, or any changes not reported in writing bearing an authorized signature and not received by IngleDodd Media on or before the announced closing date. Furthermore, I.A.T.S.E. LOCAL 695 is not responsible for soliciting, selecting or printing the advertising contained herein. IngleDodd Media accepts advertis- ers' statement at face value, including those made in the advertising relative to qualifications, expertise and certifications of advertisers, or concerning the availability or intended usage of equipment which may be advertised for sale or rental. Neither IngleDodd Media nor I.A.T.S.E. LOCAL 695 have any respon- sibility for advertisers' statements, and have not investigated or evaluated the authenticity, accuracy or completeness of the information provided by any person or firm listed in the Production Sound & Video magazine. Readers should verify claims made in the advertising herein contained, and are requested to report to the Publisher any discrepancies which become known to the Reader. Cover: (clockwise) Dan Kelly, Jennifer Zhang, and Blas Kisic on the set of Jury Duty. Director James Cameron, Video Engineer Dan Moore, and Production Mixer Julian Howarth on Avatar: The Way of Water. Johnpaul Golaski, Doc Justice, and Lindsay Barrow at the NAB Trade Show. Cole, Ben Yisel, Dan Moore (photobombing), Julian, Chris, Yohannes, and Scott on the set of Obi-Wan Kenobi.