The Society of Camera Operators has named the entrants for its Technical Achievement Awards, which will be presented at the February 2 Lifetime Achievement Awards evening hosted at the Lowes Hollywood Hotel.
Eric Fletcher, SOC, technical committee chairperson, has invited the following Technical Achievement Award Nominees to present at the SOC’s Demo Day on Saturday, November 11 at the Society’s offices in Burbank, California:
Oppenheimer Camera Products Inc, OppCam Panhandle System
Cooke Optics Limited, Cooke / i Technology
Preston Cinema Systems, Light Ranger 2
DrivingPlates.com LLC, DrivingPlates.com Plate Rig and Stock Library
BB&S Lightning, AREA 48 Remote Phosphor Softlight, Soft and Studio Models
Red Digital Cinema, Red Weapon
Sigma Photo, Sigma Cine High Speed Zoom and Prime product line
DJI, Inspire 2
DJI, Ronin 2
The Following Active Members of the SOC are the judging panel for Demo Day:
Luke Cormack
Richard Davis
David Emmerichs
Eric Fletcher – Technical Chair
Dave Frederick
Dan Gold
Jamie Hitchcock
Manolo Rojas Moscopulos
David Sammons
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 Day, offering hands on exposure to the gear and one-on-one time with the manufacturers.
For further information about the SOC’s Lifetime Achievement Awards and to purchase your seats for the evening: SOCAwards.com
Society of Camera Operators www.soc.org