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and photography at San Jose State University. After graduating, he began a threeyear apprenticeship shooting documentaries, industrials and commercials for Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.’s film division. Weaver moved to Los Angeles in 1989 and found work shooting local commercials and low-budget features. To further hone his craft, he transitioned to chief lighting technician, and by the end of the 1990s he was working as both a gaffer and second-unit cinematographer. He was promoted to director of photography on the series Malcolm in the Middle , and he has since photographed a number of series, including Notes from the Underbelly, Pushing Daisies (for which he earned an ASC nomination), Californication (for which he won an Emmy) and Parenthood. A member of the Directors Guild of America, Weaver has also directed episodes of Californication and Parenthood.
Top to bottom: Dave Perkal, ASC and Michael Weaver, ASC.

Perkal, Weaver JoinSociety N ew active member Dave Perkal, ASC was born in Los Angeles. His father helped spark his passion for visual storytelling by takinghim to see Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, and he honed his understanding of moving images by studying at San Diego State University and the American Film Institute. Perkal began his professional career as a camera assistant and climbed the ladder to operator while notching cinematography creditsalong the way. He was promoted to full-time director of photography on the series Entourage. Since then he has shotepisodes of Samantha Who?, Chuck, Scrubs and The Vampire Diaries, as well as a variety of features and telefilms, including Happy Campers, Preacher’s Kid and Teen Spirit. Perkal has also shot numerous music videos and commercials. Michael Weaver, ASC was born in Kansas City, Mo., and studied filmmaking
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New Associate Members Join Ranks The Society has welcomed David Cole, Gilles Galerne, Joshua Haynie, Karen McHugh and Ahmad Ouri to its ranks of associate members. David Cole began his career in Melbourne, Australia, in the telecine department of AAV Digital Pictures. In his five years with the company, his role expanded to technical director of digital film. In 2001, Cole joined The Post House Ltd. in Wellington, New Zealand,where he worked as lead digital colorist on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . From there, he joined Weta Digital as supervising and lead digital colorist, setting up and leading the company’s DI division for King Kong. In 2006, he moved to Los Angeles to join LaserPacific, where he continues to serve as senior digital colorist. Gilles Galerne was born in Vincennes, France, and attended the University of Sciences in Paris. He served for one year as a lighting technician in the Cinematography Services of the Armed
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Photo of Clubhouse by Isidore Mankofsky, ASC; lighting by Donald M. Morgan, ASC.

Forces, and then joined the research-anddevelopment department of lighting manufacturer LTM. He moved into sales management at LTM and was then transferred to a U.S. subsidiary, where he assumed the title of president in 1980. In 1992, he founded K 5600, where he continues to serve as president. Joshua Haynie currently serves as the vice president of operations at EFilm, where he oversees more than 100 team members and has supervised more than 300 digital intermediates for theatrical release. Haynie’s career began as a production assistant and editor, and he spent most of the ‘90s as a director of operations for three Los Angeles-area post houses: Composite Image Systems, The Post Group and Sunset Post. In 1999, he joined Octane/Lightning Dubs as an executive producer, and in 2001 he moved on to Sunset Digital as a producer and project manager. He has been with EFilm since 2003. Karen McHugh was born in Palo Alto, Calif., and studied photography and dance at San Francisco State University. Following graduation, she brought her passion for photography to Los Angeles, where she accepted a position with Samy’s Camera. She continues to work at Samy’s as the head of Pro Digital and Cinema Sales, and she also serves as the store’s personal shopper for professional photographers and cinematographers. Ahmad Ouri currently serves as Technicolor’s chief marketing officer. He was born in Lebanon and earned masters degrees in engineering and business from the University of Utah. He joined Technicolor in 2002 and has held a number of roles within the company, including president of Technicolor Digital Cinema, chief technology officer and president of Content Services. Before joining Technicolor, he was CEO of Philips Electronics’ digital video server division. ●

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