Saturday, July 10, 2010

Final Cut Pro Training a Huge Success in Chicago




NABET-CWA Local 41, in partnership with BURST and CWA/NETT Academy, brought the new mobile training lab to Chicago for two weeks of intensive hands-on training with Final Cut Pro7.

The Windy City was the second stop for the lab, which previously debuted this spring at NABET-CWA Local 411 in Minneapolis. The Final Cut Pro Lab is the second mobile lab utilized by NABET-CWA, and was funded by CWA's Strategic Industry Funds program. A similar mobile lab featuring Avid non-linear editing software has been used for training NABET-CWA members for the past few years, and is still in high demand.

In Chicago, BURST training specialist Jim Talluto converted the standard 3-day class into four separate 5-day modules customized to fit the various work schedules of Local 41 members. As a result, 32 members of Local 41 were exposed to this stimulating interactive instruction.

Member response was huge, with every seat in the classroom reserved for all sessions, and an overflow waiting list of several additional members. Feedback from the participants was exceptional and everyone walked away with enthusiasm and greatly improved editing skills.

Local 41 President Charlie Braico was delighted with the overwhelming membership response and extends his sincere gratitude to FCP Instructor Jim Talluto, Kevin Celata and his team at CWA/NETT Academy as well as Joe Salvaggio, BURST Coordinator for NABET-CWA.

The next stop for the Final Cut Pro lab is NABET-CWA Local 43, in Detroit, Michigan.

Is your Local interested in conducting Final Cut Pro or Avid training?

Contact NABET-CWA BURST Coordinator Joe Salvaggio at 212-757-3065 or by e-mail: jsalvaggio@nabetlocal11.org.


NABET-CWA Members at ABC in N.Y. and L.A. Are Big Winners at 37th Annual Daytime Emmys


Ten NABET-CWA members working on the ABC daytime dramas "All My Children" and "General Hospital" were recently awarded Emmys by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for outstanding achievement in their respective crafts.

At a ceremony held at the Westin Bonaventure in Downtown, Los Angeles on June 25, 2010, industry professionals were recognized by their peers for technical and artistic excellence in the performance of their jobs.


These professionals were nominated across approximately seventy categories in 2010, and included forty-five NABET-CWA members working at ABC and NBC on both coasts. NABET-CWA members are typically nominated in such impressive numbers annually for their work on daytime dramas, game shows, and talk shows.
The NABET-CWA members who won 2010 Daytime Emmys are:

Local 16 members SEAN CONKLIN and DANIEL KINSLEY for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES; "ALL MY CHILDREN"
ABC Local 57 member DAVID GONZALEZ for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES; "GENERAL HOSPITAL"

ABC Local 57 members JIM RALSTON-TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, AVERILL PERRY-TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, DALE CARLSON-ELECTRONIC CAMERA, CRAIG CAMOU-ELECTRONIC CAMERA, DEAN COSENELLA-ELECTRONIC CAMERA, DJ DIOMEDES-ELECTRONIC CAMERA, CHARLES BARRETT-VIDEO CONTROL for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES; "GENERAL HOSPITAL"-ABC

Congratulations to all of this year's nominees.

The Signal will also bring updates on NABET-CWA members receiving Emmys for primetime, late night, and sports programming after those ceremonies are held in August and September.

If you have any news on local Emmy awards or other industry honors bestowed upon NABET-CWA members, please send it to SIGNAL@cwa-union.org.

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