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Clubhouse News ASC Names New Officers, Board Michael Goi, ASC (left) has been elected president of the Society for the 2009-10 term. Society members Richard Crudo, Owen Roizman and Victor J. Kemper are vice presidents; Matthew Leonetti is treasurer; Rodney Taylor is secretary; and John C. Flinn III is sergeant at arms. The other newly elected board members are Curtis Clark, George Spiro Dibie, Richard Edlund, John C. Hora, Stephen Lighthill, Isidore Mankofsky, Daryn Okada, Nancy Schreiber, Haskell Wexler and Vilmos Zsigmond. Serving as alternates are Frederick Elmes, Steven Fierberg, Ron Garcia, Michael Negrin and Michael D. O’Shea. “ASC members are committed to the ideals of the great cinematographers who created the classic movies we love,” says Goi. “When I became a member of the ASC, I was surprised by how open and friendly everyone was. My heroes became my friends, and they openly shared their knowledge and feelings about filmmaking. There is an unbreakable camaraderie that I treasure.” Schliessler Becomes Active Member A native of Germany, Tobias Schliessler, ASC (left) studied cinematography at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. His career began with documentaries, and he segued into independent features, television movies, music 74 August 2009 videos and commercials. He was honored by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers for his cinematography on Audi’s “Wake Up” (2000) and Lincoln Financial’s “Doctor” (2001), both of which are in the archives of the Museum of Modern Art. Schliessler’s feature-film credits include Bait (2000), Dreamgirls (AC Dec. ’06), and three films with director Peter Berg: Friday Night Lights (2004), The Rundown (2003) and Hancock (AC July ’08). His most recent feature credit is The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (AC July ’09). Petrovich Becomes Associate Member New ASC associate member Kristin Petrovich, president of HD Expo/Createasphere, has managed a number of international production and postproduction companies, including Spitfire Television, Yeah Studios, TriCrown Productions and ABC Kane. In 1997, she formed KMP & Associates, a marketing and management team, and in 2001, she founded HD Expo. This year, Petrovich guided the HD Expo through its transformation into Createasphere, reflecting a focus on the overall needs of the creative community. Murphy, Wexler Go Back to School Fred Murphy, ASC (right) presented the keynote address at the 35th annual commencement exercises at Five Towns Colleges in Dix Hills, N.Y., in May. During the ceremony, he was presented with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree in recognition of his professional accomplishments and service to aspiring filmmakers. With the honor, Murphy follows in the footsteps of Sol Negrin, ASC, whom Five Towns College presented with an honorary doctorate in 2000; Negrin currently teaches at the school. In other commencement-related news, Haskell Wexler, ASC (above) was presented with the UCLA Medal by Gene D. Block, the university’s chancellor, in June. “The UCLA Medal was created in 1979 and is awarded to those who have made truly extraordinary and distinguished contributions to their professions and to our society,” noted Block. Wexler photo by Juan Tallo.

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