In Memoriam
Jean-Marie Lavalou Jean-Marie Lavalou, the Frenchman who co-created the Louma Crane, the first remote-controlled camera system used in the motion picture industry, died on July 15 in Paris. It was during his national service in the French Navy film department that...Michael Bravin, Canon Fellow
Michael Bravin, Canon FellowMichael is a Canon Fellow based at Canon Burbank, Canon’s customer experience and training center. Michael has over 35 years of experience in broadcast, motion picture and television production, beginning as a producer/director, then later...SOC Awards Celebration 2022
Watch the Society of Camera Operators Awards Celebration, held March 5, 2022. The nominees of the Camera Operator of the Year, Film & Television were celebrated and the winners were announced. The Governors Award was accepted by Danny DeVito and the recipients of...2021 Camera Operator of the Year Awards & Celebration
The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) just announced the recipients for Camera Operator of the Year in Film is Geoffrey Haley, SOC and in the Television category: Jim McConkey, SOC. The award recipients were celebrated among industry peers and colleagues during the...
Fall Camera Operator
In the Fall Issue, camera operators Chris Moseley and Chris Herr talk about their work on Obi-Wan Kenobi and about bringing a new, more modern look to this story about familiar characters. They talk extensively about Industrial Light & Magic’s StageCraft technology and the LED Volume at its heart, which can conjure up fantastical worlds rendered on set in real time, and the new challenges and opportunities for camera operators that come along with it.
