Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story for 20th Century Studios and FX’s crime drama Snowfall claimed top honors at the Society Of Camera Operators Awards held virtually on Saturday night, with Mitch Dubin, Soc, and “B” Camera John “Buzz” Moyer, Soc taking home the award for Camera Operator of the Year in Film for their work on the former title, and Manolo Rojas, Soc, and “B” Camera Pauline Edwards, Soc claiming Camera Operator of the Year in Television for their work on the eighth episode of the latter’s fourth season.
Dubin and Moyer prevailed over competition that included Gilles Corbeil, Soc (Nightmare Alley); Matthew Moriarty, Soc (A Quiet Place Part II); David Thompson, Soc, with “B” Camera Ian Seabrook, Soc (Finch); and Mike Heathcote, Soc (The Many Saints of Newark). Rojas and Edwards, meanwhile, won out over teams including Mick Froehlich, Soc, with Remi Tournois, Soc...
Dubin and Moyer prevailed over competition that included Gilles Corbeil, Soc (Nightmare Alley); Matthew Moriarty, Soc (A Quiet Place Part II); David Thompson, Soc, with “B” Camera Ian Seabrook, Soc (Finch); and Mike Heathcote, Soc (The Many Saints of Newark). Rojas and Edwards, meanwhile, won out over teams including Mick Froehlich, Soc, with Remi Tournois, Soc...
- 3/6/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
During a virtual celebration on Saturday, the Society of Camera Operators (Soc) announced winners for the 2022 camera operator of the year awards in film and television categories.
The recipients for camera operator of the year in film are Mitch Dubin and “B” camera operator John “Buzz” Moyer for “West Side Story.” Manolo Rojas and “B” camera operator Pauline Edwards earned the camera operator of the year in television award — for their work in the “Snowfall” episode “Betrayal” (S4 E8).
This year’s Soc Awards Celebration marked the first time that the Soc expanded nominations to include both “A” and “B” camera operators — allowing for increased recognition of the collaborative efforts among operator teams.
Dubin, Moyer, Rojas and Edwards topped an impressive group of nominees in both film and television. Additional nominations in the film category included Gilles Corbeil (“Nightmare Alley”), Matthew Moriarty (“A Quiet Place Part II”), David Thompson with...
The recipients for camera operator of the year in film are Mitch Dubin and “B” camera operator John “Buzz” Moyer for “West Side Story.” Manolo Rojas and “B” camera operator Pauline Edwards earned the camera operator of the year in television award — for their work in the “Snowfall” episode “Betrayal” (S4 E8).
This year’s Soc Awards Celebration marked the first time that the Soc expanded nominations to include both “A” and “B” camera operators — allowing for increased recognition of the collaborative efforts among operator teams.
Dubin, Moyer, Rojas and Edwards topped an impressive group of nominees in both film and television. Additional nominations in the film category included Gilles Corbeil (“Nightmare Alley”), Matthew Moriarty (“A Quiet Place Part II”), David Thompson with...
- 3/6/2022
- by Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- Variety Film + TV
Visual effects producer and supervisor Edward Irastorza, who was known for his work on Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning film Pan’s Labyrinth, died on December 21. He was 52.
The news of his death was announced on his Facebook account: “It is with great sadness that I need to let you know that my brother Edward has passed away. Even though he had been very sick for just over a year we were not expecting him to go when he did. He was looking forward to Christmas as Erik was going to be with us. Unfortunately he didn’t make it.”
Irastorza was born on December 10, 1968 in Santa Clara, Calif. He began his career with the VFX genius Phil Tippett and went on to work with some of the top visual effects supervisors and producers in film and in TV starting with Sam Raimi for the Hercules and Xena TV series.
He...
The news of his death was announced on his Facebook account: “It is with great sadness that I need to let you know that my brother Edward has passed away. Even though he had been very sick for just over a year we were not expecting him to go when he did. He was looking forward to Christmas as Erik was going to be with us. Unfortunately he didn’t make it.”
Irastorza was born on December 10, 1968 in Santa Clara, Calif. He began his career with the VFX genius Phil Tippett and went on to work with some of the top visual effects supervisors and producers in film and in TV starting with Sam Raimi for the Hercules and Xena TV series.
He...
- 12/30/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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