Russ Nordstead's camera dolly classes in October are now full
More classes will start early next year ~ '09
BUT,
There is the Industry
"R" Rigging Safety Class ....
ends in November
so "get 'er done!"
&
The
L80 Rigging Training Class ~ Part 1
Hands On, Basic Rigging ~ Starts
October 5th, after the General Membership Meeting
Call Kent and sign up at 818 - 526 - 0701
The next L80 Family Picnic is on
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Contact the Local for tickets
Passings of Note ( link here )
July 2008 ~ Unemployment Payment Period Extended ( link here )
As there is likely not to be
any new strike news until after the SAG elections in mid-September
The current collection of SAG Strike
News ( is
now here )
Ok, so there is some news: Michigan recently offered a rebate of as much as 42% on production spending [hello to the California legislature -- Dems, Repubs ... is anybody home ... we're dying here !!] and 20th Century Fox is shooting a sequel to "Night at the Museum" in Vancouver, Canada, as well as "X-Men Origins" in New Zealand. ( read the sad and some happy news here )
And, one more newsy item: The two actors guilds and the commercial producers extended their contract through next March ... woohoo. ( read the news here )
Notes from the business side of Show Business: Producer Pacts ( read more here )