DGA Monthly

2 4 I D G A M O N T H L Y Director Elma Garcia looks back on her career in commercials, sharing the visual identity of her work and her process when producing commercial concepts for clients such as Jack Daniels, Farxiga, Volvo and more. Garcia's advice to up-and-coming Commercials Directors: "I think that the most important thing is to have a point of view. My point of view is this Americana thread, the underdog thread, the human spirit thread. That's what makes me different than a lot of other Directors. Being next to a four-by-fi ve camera with my head next to a lens, I'm very comfortable having eye contact with that Actor or with that real person. It's a really safe space for me and for the talent. When I worked with DPs it was a triangle of energy. It was, Robert Richardson or Conrad Hall or Haskell Wexler, me, and the Actor. And when I became a Cinematographer it was direct. It was like down the camera, down the lens, right? If you have a point of view there's no stopping you. And you can do anything you want." View more excerpts and interviews in the Visual History Collection via the link on the homepage of www.dga.org. Recent Visual History Addition Elma Garcia interviewed by Ian Woolf 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 refl ections on all aspects of the creative process in fi lm, television and other media. These interviews are indexed for quick retrieval of segments pertaining to specifi c topics of interest within a particular interview or across the entire collection. The myPHP online benefits portal puts everything you need for managing your pension and health benefits at your fingertips. Visit www.dgaplans.org/myPHP to create your account today. Manage your DGA pension and health benefits online Register at: www.dgaplans.org/myPHP To register for myPHP, have your Plan ID number ready, and go to www.dgaplans.org/myPHP. Click Register to begin the registra on process. For registra on support, call (323) 866-2200, Ext. 409, or email myphp-support@dgaplans.org. A myPHP online benefits portal account lets you: • Check your es mated pension benefits • Check your Health Plan eligibility status • Verify your pension and health contribu ons • Get Plans' mail delivered electronically • Upload documents directly to the Plans Office with the online benefits portal Register at: www.dgaplans.org/myPHP To register for myPHP, have your Plan ID number ready, and go to www.dgaplans.org/myPHP. Click Register to begin the registra on process. For registra on support, call (323) 866-2200, Ext. 409, or email myphp-support@dgaplans.org. A myPHP online benefits portal account lets you: • Check your es mated pension benefits • Check your Health Plan eligibility status • Verify your pension and health contribu ons • Get Plans' mail delivered electronically • Upload documents directly to the Plans Office Register at: www.dgaplans.org/myPHP To register for myPHP, have your Plan ID number ready, and go to www.dgaplans.org/myPHP. Click Register to begin the registra on process. For registra on support, call (323) 866-2200, Ext. 409, or email myphp-support@dgaplans.org. A myPHP online benefits portal account lets you: • Check your es mated pension benefits • Check your Health Plan eligibility status • Verify your pension and health contribu ons • Get Plans' mail delivered electronically • Upload documents directly to the Plans Office Register at: www.dgaplans.org/myPHP To register for myPHP, have your Plan ID number ready, and go to www.dgaplans.org/myPHP. Click Register to begin the registra on process. For registra on support, call (323) 866-2200, Ext. 409, or email myphp-support@dgaplans.org. A myPHP online benefits portal account lets you: • Check your es mated pension benefits • Check your Health Plan eligibility status • Verify your pension and health contribu ons • Get Plans' mail delivered electronically • Upload documents directly to the Plans Office

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