January 5th, 2012, Los Angeles, CA
- The Society of Camera Operators is
proud to announce the full Award recipients roster for their 2012
Lifetime Achievement Awards to be  held
Sunday, February 19th, 2012 at the Leonard Goldenson Theater at the
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The Governors Award for Lifetime Achievement is to be
presented to Clint Eastwood
in recognition of his lifetime of
creative contributions and advancements to the art and craft of cinema.
The SOC President`s Award for Lifetime Achievement is to
be presented to Phil Radin, VP Marketing, Panavision
The SOC continues its support of the Vision Center at
Children`s Hospital Los Angeles
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Camera Operator - Paul Babin, SOC
Beginning his credited work as a camera operator in
1987, Babin has operated on motion picture projects from blockbuster box
office hits to hit television shows. Babin`s credits for Camera
Operating include Terminator
2: Judgement Day, Magnolia
and The Soloist.
Camera Technician - Zoran Veselic
Beginning in 1979 Veselic has been the A Camera
Technician for many major blockbuster feature films. Veselic`s credits
for Focus Assistant include
Moneyball, The Muppets, Men in Black, Spider-Man
and
Up in the Air.
Mobile Camera Platform Operator - Harry Rez
Starting with credited work in 1973 Rez has a resume
filled with feature films and television programs that have been major
successes. Rez`s credits as Dolly and Key Grip include
Doogie Howser, M.D., Providence
and
Nashville.
Stills Photographer - Andrew Cooper, SMPSP
Starting with credited work in 1984 Cooper has built a
portfolio of some of the Motion Picture industry`s most iconic images.
Cooper`s credits for Motion Picture Still Photographer include
The Departed, Braveheart
and
War Horse.
The 2012 SOC "Historical Shot Award" will be presented
to George Richmond for his handheld shot in the scene titled The Siege
of Bexhill in the feature film,
Children of Men.
 The
SOC will be presenting a Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished
Service to the Motion Picture Industry to Sol Negrin, ASC. Negrin has
been a long time Director of Photography, leader of the IATSE Local 600,
a film school professor at NYU, Five Towns College and great supporter
of the work of the SOC. He is known for his work on
Kojak, The Patty Duke Show
and
Coming to America.
This Award will be presented to him by
his son, Cinematographer Michael Negrin, ASC
The finalist nominees in the Camera Operator of
the Year contests
The Camera Operator of the Year Award recipients will be
announced at the SOC 2012 Lifetime Achievement Awards on Sunday,
February 19th, 2012.
Feature Film Camera Operator of the Year nominees
Will Arnot, SOC-
The Help
Stephen Campanelli, SOC
- J. Edgar
Mitch Dubin, SOC -
War Horse
Peter Rosenfeld, SOC -
Cowboys & Aliens
P. Scott Sakamoto, SOC -
The Descendants
Television Camera Operator of the Year nominees
Greyson Austin, SOC -
Memphis Beat
Gregory P. Collier, SOC -
Bones
Simon Jayes, SOC -
True Blood
Andrew Mitchell, SOC -
Glee
Chris Tufty, SOC - The
Closer
Technical Achievement Awards
1- Thales Angenieux for the Optimo family of hand-held
zoom lenses: 15-40, 28-76, 45-120mm
2- Herb Ault`s Grip Trix Shadow Tracker and the Tracker
XL Electric Powered
Camera Platforms
The SOC will also present its yearly donation, on behalf
of the membership and supporters of the SOC fund drive, to the Vision
Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Please join us at the SOC's 2012 celebration of a
Lifetime of Achievements in Camera Operating and the allied crafts at
the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Leonard Goldenson Theater in
North Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 19th, 2012. Cocktails begin at
4:30 pm with the Awards presentation starting at 6 pm sharp.
Fund raising efforts within the Lifetime Achievement
Awards event are among the ways the SOC supports the Vision Center at
Children`s Hospital Los Angeles. The title and theme of this year`s SOC
Film Presentation is Know The
Glow, an effort to help
illustrate a simple diagnostic tool to help prevent the tragedy of
certain eye diseases in children. This film is produced by the SOC in
conjunction with the Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
For further details, please visit www.soc.org.
Please be a part of our sponsorship effort and contact the SOC event
planner Judy Levy at Levy, Pazanti and Associates for details. Event
ticketing, sponsorships, and the opportunity to place a congratulatory
message to the recipients in the Awards Program Tribute Book are
available as well. LPA can be reached at 310-201-5932 — ask for Mike
Standifer — or through email mike@lpaevents.com
 The
award winning limited editions photographic work of honoree Andrew
Cooper, SMPSP, will be available for sale through silent auction at the
Awards event reception. Do not miss this opportunity to acquire
masterful images and benefit the Vision Center at Children`s Hospital at
the same time.
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