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Clubhouse News

ASC, AC Attend NAB
During the recent NAB Show in Las
Vegas, AC presented the Creative Master
Series session "Cinematography in Space
for A Beautiful Planet." Moderated by journalist and former AC editor David Heuring,
the session featured cinematographer
James Neihouse, ASC and space-operations consultant Marsha Ivins in conversation about the making of the Imax film.
Neihouse also appeared on Canon's Live
Learning Stage on the show floor to discuss
working with the company's EOS C500 and
1D C cameras for the production.

A number of other ASC members
also participated in various events over the
course of the show. Among them were
Curtis Clark, Dejan Georgevich, David
Klein, Robert Legato, Steven Poster,
Frank Prinzi, Roberto Schaefer and
David Stump.
ASC Hosts Panasonic
VariCam LT Discussion
The Society recently opened the
doors of its Clubhouse in Hollywood for a
presentation showcasing Panasonic's new
VariCam LT camera system. The evening

In Memoriam: Phil Radin
Longtime ASC associate member Philip S. Radin
died at his home in Woodland Hills on March 28. He
was 62.
Radin was born on April 3, 1953, in Los Angeles
to Morris and Bess Radin; he was the second of their
four children. He joined Panavision when he was 23,
starting in the shipping and receiving department
before moving into camera rentals. In 1987, he was
appointed the company's vice president of marketing
and sales. Responsible for Panavision's entire North
American inventory, Radin supervised all departments that interacted with cinematographers, directors and producers, and shared those filmmakers' feedback with Panavision's
research and development team.
Radin's significant contributions did not go unnoticed, and he was made an ASC
associate on Jan. 8, 1990, after having been proposed by ASC members Woody Omens and
Victor J. Kemper. Radin remained with Panavision for the rest of his career, and most recently
served as the company's executive vice president of worldwide marketing. In 2012, the Society of Camera Operators presented Radin with its President's Award.
Radin is survived by his son and daughter, Jeremy and Kayla.
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was launched by Bill Bennett, ASC, who
introduced associate member Doug
Leighton, Panasonic's senior partner and
sales manager. The subsequent slideshow
was presented by Panasonic's senior technologist Steve Mahrer, and senior production market technical specialist Aaron
Latham-James was available to answer additional questions. Society members in attendance included James A. Chressanthis,
Curtis Clark, Steven Fierberg, Victor
Goss, Mark Irwin, Jacek Laskus, Peter
Moss, James Neihouse, John Newby,
Rodrigo Prieto, Robert Primes, Christian
Sebaldt and Lisa Wiegand.
Sonnenfeld Named Deluxe CCO
ASC associate member Stefan
Sonnenfeld was recently named chief
creative officer of Deluxe Entertainment
Services Group. Sonnenfeld will continue to
work as a colorist for film and commercial
projects while developing new customer
relationships in North America.
Sonnenfeld got his start in postproduction with a summer job delivering dailies
for the series Miami Vice. He co-founded
Company 3 with Mike Pethel and Noel
Castley-Wright in 1997; the company was
purchased by Liberty Media Corp. in 2000,
then acquired by Deluxe in 2010. Sonnenfeld's recent feature credits as a DI colorist
include Batman v Superman: Dawn of
Justice (AC May '16), Zoolander 2 and Star
Wars: The Force Awakens (AC Feb. '16). ●

Photo of Clubhouse by Isidore Mankofsky, ASC; lighting by Donald M. Morgan, ASC.
Top-right photo by Alex Lopez. Radin photo courtesy of the ASC archives.

Left, from left: David Heuring; James Neihouse, ASC; and Marsha Ivins. Right, from left: Aaron Latham-James, Steve Mahrer, associate member
Doug Leighton and Bill Bennett, ASC.

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