SOC Announces Lifetime Achievement Honorees, Technologies Demo Day

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Mon, 10/31/2016 - 15:18 -- Nick Dager

The Society of Camera Operators announced the honorees of the Lifetime Achievement Awards, who will be honored at the February 11, 2017 at the Lowes Hollywood Hotel. The Lifetime Achievement Awards are given in recognition of outstanding achievement by a crafts person within the field of film and video production who has at least twenty years’ experience. 

The Honorees are:

The SOC Lifetime Achievement AwardCamera Operator – Garrett Brown, SOC

Mobile Camera Platform Operator – Mike Moad

Camera Technician – Bobby Mancuso

Still Photographer – Phil Caruso

The Technical Achievement Awards committee has invited the following Technical Achievement Award Nominees to present at the SOC’s Demo Day on November 12 at the Society’s offices in Burbank, California:

Brother International Corporation, AiRScouter head-mounted display 


Canon USA Inc, Multipupose Ultra-High Sensitivity HD Camera 


Clairmont Camera, Image Shaker 


DJI, Inspire 1 


DJI, Osmo 


Fluotec, Lighting / CineLight SoftLIGHT Bicolor DMX LED Panels 


Fluotec, Lighting / VegaLux 300 Bicolor Tuneable Studio LED Fresnel


Fujinon, Cabrio Lens 


Gyro-Stabilized Systems, Gimbal-Stabilized camera platform 


Inotvativ, Scout 37 EVO 


ShotOver Camera Systems, Shotover K1 6 axis stabilizer 


Spacecam Systems, Maximus 7 


That Cat Camera Support, The Patented Silent Cat Camera Slider 


The “Original” Slider 


Transvideo, Cine Monitor HD X-SBL line of products 


The Technical Achievement Award is given to a manufacturer or technology that has demonstrated superior engineering, advancement of camera operation, and substantial facilitation of the craft. After the judging demonstration, the SOC membership has been invited to attend the demo days, offering hands on exposure to the gear and one-on-one time with the manufactures.

For further information about the SOC’s Lifetime Achievement Awards and to purchase your seats SOCAwards.com.