Wexler wins seat on cinematographers guild board in re-run election Academy Award-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler handily won a seat on the board of the International Cinematographers Guild in a new election ordered by federal labor officials. Wexler won 544 votes, the highest tally among 22 candidates vying for a dozen seats on the guild's board, according to a summary of the results posted on the guild's website Friday night. The 89-year-old director of photography known for his work on the 1966 film "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" was initially disqualified from running for a seat last year because the guild said he had not spent enough time "working in the trade." The rule, adopted in 2009, stipulates that a member must work 120 days under union contracts within the previous three years in order to run for local office. Wexler and other candidates maintained they were improperly disqualified because they have been critics of the current union's president, Steven Poster, and had complained to the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor made a determination that Wexler and another candidate had been improperly disallowed and ordered the guild to hold a new election for cinematographers in the western region. Wexler said he felt vindicated by the election results. "It's an incredible showing when, not so long ago, they were saying I was not qualified to run for office," he said. "It does mean that people think otherwise. This is an unfair rule that was specifically used to marginalize certain people." The guild did not issue a statement. "I welcome him [Wexler] to the board, but we've got a lot on our plate,'' Poster said. "Let's get down to work." The Legendary Bob Dylan Turns 70: Democracy Now! Airs Rare Interviews and Songs from Pacifica Radio Archives CAS To Honor Jeffrey S. Wexler with Career Achievement Award
Cinema Audio Society president, Edward L. Moskowitz, CAS, announced that the organization will honor production sound mixer, Jeffrey S. Wexler, CAS, with the Cinema Audio Society’s highest accolade – the CAS Career Achievement Award, to be presented at the 47th CAS Awards on February 19th, 2011 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles. He also announced the schedule for the CAS Awards.The Cinema Audio Society’s Career Achievement Award honors excellence and longevity and Jeff’s career of 40 years and over 70 feature films, hundreds of commercials and numerous documentaries. He certainly deserves this recognition,” said Moskowitz. “He has been at the forefront of innovation and embracing new technology in sound mixing which exemplifies the mission and goals of the Cinema Audio Society. Honored with a BAFTA Film Award for Best Sound for "Almost Famous", Wexler has been nominated twice by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Cinema Audio Society for his work on "The Last Samurai" and "Independence Day". He was also nominated for an Emmy and a CAS Award for the HBO movie "61*". Wexler was the first production sound mixer to get a single card credit up front on the film "Being There". As a vanguard in sound, Wexler was among the first to use Digital Audio Tape, DAT format, for production sound recordings and worked with all the major post facilities to develop workflows for this new format. He was also a pioneer in using file based production recorder with the original Deva I which ushered in the next big technical transition in motion picture sound recording and the way virtually all sound is recorded today. He has not stopped there and is constantly involved in new technology such as using recording cards in wireless mics and making a seamless path to post. As the 29th recipient of the Cinema Audio Society’s highest honor, Wexler joins an illustrious group of past honorees that include: Ray Dolby, CAS; Robert Altman, Jack Solomon, CAS; John Bonner, Bill Varney, CAS; Don Rogers, CAS; Walter Murch, CAS; Jim Webb, CAS; Richard Portman, CAS; Tomlinson Holman, CAS; Mike Minkler, CAS; Ed Greene, CAS; Dennis Sands, CAS; Dennis L. Maitland, Sr., CAS and Randy Thom, CAS. Just a little demo to see how the posting of blog entries works. This will be the home for the BLOG @ jwsoundspace.
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