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10 Social Media & Events Committee Local 695 Field Representative Joe Aredas reports that he has logged close to sixty set visits so far this year, visit- ing studio lots, commercials and locations taken off the FilmL.A. database, meeting with sound and video crews at work. Joe has been partnering up with other locals, so don't be surprised to see him with other union representa- tives on his visits. Field Representative Joe Aredas can be reached at (818) 985-9204 or joea@local695.com The Social Media & Events (SM&E) Committee has been busy with three great events! The 3rd Annual LA Sound Mixers Winter Lunch & Mixer was held at the Bunker Hill Bar & Grill in downtown Los Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association On March 29, due to a 4-4 tie vote, the US Supreme Court ruled that it would not overturn the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejection of Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. The case would have overturned an earlier ruling that required public sector unions from charging a "fair use" fee for negotiating wages and working conditions, and would have the effect of severely weakening all unions by making the payment of dues optional. Local 695 Set Visits SAVE THE DATE! The next General Membership Meeting is scheduled for 10 AM on Saturday, July 16, at the Local 80 stage, 2520 W. Olive Avenue in Burbank. Mark Ulano Receives Lifetime Achievement Award The School of Visual Arts (SVA) honored Local 695 President Mark Ulano on May 10, with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its 27th Dusty Film & Animation Festival. Mark's award was presented by Chris Newman at the SVA Theater on 23rd Street in Manhattan. NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Presented by Local 695 Video Engineers Jillian Arnold and Tom Vanasse, these training sessions began with a discussion about the Video Engineer's place in today's rapidly evolving production environment. Needless to say, with video now the medium of choice on nearly all film and television production, there was much to discuss. Topics included off-camera recording, standard play- back and 24-frame playback, green-screen composit- ing, motion capture, transcoding, backup, distribution and more. Tom stressed that a complete understanding of digi- tal acquisition demands operational expertise on all the major external data recorders, including those from Codex, Odyssey, Sound Devices, AJA, Atmos Systems, Cinedeck, Pronology, Grass Valley, Turbos, EVS, Blackmagic and Nexto. The data path is critical, too, and Jillian explored the strengths and weaknesses in a wide variety of connectiv- ity options, such as Cat5/Cat6, SAS, fiber, Thunderbolt, Expresscard34, and ultimately, IP and the cloud. A lot of additional ground was covered in both train- ing sessions, including storage, archiving, software, file structure, verification and industry best practices. And there were a lot of opportunities for members to share their experiences doing this work in the field and to trade suggestions and advice. "Present & Future Digital Workflows for Video Engineers" TWO VIDEO CLASSES LAST MONTH AND MORE TO COME Instructors Jillian Arnold and Tom Vanasse Demand for both of these classes was high and we still weren't able to accommodate everyone but for those who missed out this time, watch for announcements of more classes soon.