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M A Y 2 0 1 8 I 1 9 More detailed descriptions, additional photos and podcasts are posted online at www.dga.org. DGA Events Roundup 2 3 photos by Elisa Haber 1 Music to My Eyes: A Directing for Professionals Seminar On March 17, the Special Projects Committee presented the latest installment in its Directing for Professionals series. Members gathered in the Los Angeles boardroom for Music to My Eyes: Bridging Story with Sound and Scores, a seminar that explored the collaboration between Directors, Composers, Music Supervisors and Sound Editors on fi lm and television projects. In a conversation moderated by Directing for Professionals Subcommittee Chair Arthur Allan Seidelman and illustrated by video clips, Director Aline Brosh McKenna and Composer Tom Polce (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Director Kenny Ortega and Music Supervisor Steven Vincent (High School Musical), Director Dan Trachtenberg and Supervising Sound Editor Robert Stambler (10 Cloverfi eld Lane), and Seidelman and Composer Lee Holdridge (Puerto Vallarta Squeeze) discussed the power and usage of music and sound as storytelling tools. The seminar included an open forum where the attendees could ask the panelists questions. Photos: 1. (l-r ) Steven Vincent, Robert Stambler, Kenny Ortega, Dan Trachtenberg, Lee Holdridge, Arthur Allan Seidelman (moderator), Tom Polce and Aline Brosh McKenna. 2-3. DGA members learn how Directors and music and sound professionals collaborate to tell the story and ask the panelists questions. See video highlights from this event at www.dga.org. Western AD/UPM Council Hosts 2018 Edition of Production Planning Workshop In March, DGA AD/UPM members received valuable information during the four-day training workshop, The Big Picture: Production Planning for Features and Television. Held in the Guild's Los Angeles headquarters Atrium, the immersive course was designed to enhance and develop the management skills of working Assistant Directors and Unit Production Managers. This was the third annual workshop hosted by the Western AD/UPM Council Education Committee and taught by UPMs Marie Cantin and Brian Frankish, with 2nd AD Redelia Shaw joining as co- instructor and more input from guest speakers. The instructors led the attendees through the ins and outs of the process via demonstrations, hands-on computer work and group exercises. Utilizing a sample script, the participants worked in teams to create a Production Plan that included critical assumptions, a shooting schedule and a budget that took into account related topics such as tax incentives, union agreements and risk management. The goal of the course was to help the participants acquire a strong foundation in the production planning skills they need to further advance their professional careers. photo by Elisa Haber Photo: 2018 The Big Picture: Production Planning for Features and Television attendees pose for a photo with instructors Marie Cantin, Brian Frankish and Redelia Shaw. ADTPNY & Eastern AD/UPM Council Host SAG-AFTRA Contracts Breakfast in Atlanta, GA Nearly 50 DGA members attended a SAG-AFTRA Contracts breakfast in Atlanta, Georgia. Hosted by the DGA Assistant Director Training Program (ADTPNY) and the Eastern AD/UPM Council, on March 24, the attendees gathered at Georgia State University's Student Center West to learn more about the contracts covering the employment of principals and minors under the SAG-AFTRA Codifi ed Basic Agreement. Following a welcome from ADTPNY Administrator Sandra Forman, DGA Senior Field Rep Bart Daudelin introduced SAG-AFTRA's Theatrical Contracts Director Stephanie Perry, Television & New Media Contracts Director Steve Meicke, National Director of Field Services Jim Damis and National Director of Stunts and Safety Cedric Jackson. The executives then led the attendees in an in-depth discussion about the rules and regulations that apply to the employment of actors. The session ended with the panelists answering questions submitted by the participants. Photo: DGA members in Atlanta learn more about SAG-AFTRA Contracts from SAG-AFTRA's Cedric Jackson, Jim Damis, Steve Meicke and Stephanie Perry. photo courtesy ADTPNY