Can you guess which crews from iconic 90’s multi-cam shows are featured here? Drop your guesses in the comments. #100Daysto100Years @iatse.bsky.social

Can you guess which crews from iconic 90’s multi-cam shows are featured here? Drop your guesses in the comments. #100Daysto100Years @iatse.bsky.social
As part of Local 600’s #100Daysto100Years, we’re counting down to our centennial with memorable union moments and member spotlights from the past century. L.A. in the '90s was home to dozens of multi-cam productions shot by Local 659 members.
By the early '90s, Georgia was becoming home to more prominent projects, which capitalized on the distinct look of the region. Local 666 members work could be seen in films like “Cape Fear,” “My Cousin Vinny,” & “Fried Green Tomatoes,” featured here, which filmed in Juliette. #100Daysto100Years
As part of Local 600’s #100Daysto100Years, we’re counting down to our centennial with memorable union moments + member spotlights from the past century. In '73, Gov. Jimmy Carter created the GA Film Commission to market the state as a shooting location.
📷: Richard Felber
Featured here on the red carpet are (L-R) Roger Armstrong with Spike Lee (“Do the Right Thing”), Bob Frederick, Juliana Olinka, and Vivian Boyer (“Batman”), and Tammy Sandler and Susan Levin (“Ghostbusters II”). #100Daysto100Years #UnionMade @iatse.bsky.social
’89 was the first year that the total American box office surpassed $5 billion. To draw large crowds, you need even bigger premieres with splashy publicity, and that’s exactly what 818 members orchestrated. #100Daysto100Years #UnionMade @iatse.bsky.social
As part of Local 600’s #100Daysto100Years, we’re counting down to our centennial with memorable union moments + member spotlights from the past century. '89 was a big year at the box office. Much of that success can be attributed to Local 818 union studio publicists. #UnionMade @iatse.bsky.social
Led by 659 instructors, including President George Dibie, ASC, the trainees shot scripts of the sitcoms (including “Night Court” & “Cheers”) under studio conditions and turned out professional-quality half-hour shows in realistic shooting schedules. #100Daysto100Years @iatse.bsky.social
In the 80s, when video arrived on multi-cam sets and became more popular than shooting on film, Local 659 devised video trainings to make sure members were kept up to speed on the latest technology and practices. #100Daysto100Years @iatse.bsky.social
As part of Local 600’s #100Daysto100Years, we’re counting down to our centennial with memorable union moments and member spotlights from the past century. Today, we're going back to multi-cam trainings of the 80s...
Known for music videos + docs, Lachman blended these worlds for “…Susan,” showcasing the street style of Madonna and the city’s gritty aesthetic. Here, Lachman and his union team, Operator Francis Kelly, 1st AC Mitch Dubin & Key Grip Tommy Prate set up a car rig #100Daysto100Years @iatse.bsky.social
As part of Local 600’s #100Daysto100Years, we’re counting down to our centennial with memorable union moments + member spotlights. In the 80s, NY was the backdrop for many indies, including 85’s “Desperately Seeking Susan,” lensed by Ed Lachman, ASC.
📷: Andy Schwartz
Chuck Cohen, one of 5 DPs on the project, said “direct communication via headset and careful planning” made filming this gargantuan sporting event possible and enjoyable. Leading up to the Opening Ceremony, Michael Margulies, ASC, was one of 4K runners to carry the Olympic torch. #100Daysto100Years
Members Tony Rivetti, Marc Margulies, and Mike Chevalier started prep a year earlier, shooting test footage of events at the L.A. Coliseum and USC. During the games, members were split into three main teams covering swimming, track & field, and gymnastics. #100Daysto100Years @iatse.bsky.social
As part of Local 600’s #100Daysto100Years, we’re counting down to our centennial with memorable union moments and member spotlights from the past century. The '84 Summer Olympics in LA were captured by a large union camera crew for the documentary “16 Days of Glory.”
As part of Local 600’s #100Daysto100Years, we’re counting down to our centennial with memorable union moments and member spotlights from the past century. Today, we are spotlighting the opening of Chicago to major productions.
Here, Local 659 member Hector Figueroa uses the Steadicam on the film “The Car” (1977). Figueroa was one of the first to utilize the new technology, having worked with Brown on “Bound for Glory” in 1976. @iatse.bsky.social #UnionMade #UnionStrong #100Daysto100Years
As part of Local 600’s #100Daysto100Years, we’re counting down to our centennial with memorable union moments and member spotlights from the past century. In 1975, Local 659 member Garrett Brown introduced the world to the Steadicam.
📷: Bud Gray (Aug ’77 International Photographer)
...and Juliana Wang, cinematographer and 644’s first woman member. Not featured in the IATSE Bulletin, but a trailblazer in the 1970’s, is Brianne Murphy (bottom left), the first woman to be classified as a director of photography with 659. #100Daysto100Years #UnionMade @iatse.bsky.social
(Top left, clockwise) Holly Brewer, first woman still photographer of Local 644, Alicia Webber, 644 camerawoman on staff at NBC, Jessie Maple, 644 assistant camerawoman, Sue McGill, 666’s first newsreel "camera girl"... #100Daysto100Years #UnionStrong #UnionMade #1u @iatse.bsky.social