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In Memoriam: Warren K. Parker ASC associate member Warren K. Parker died Sept. 30 at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 91. Parker was born on Nov. 18, 1920, in Los Angeles. He graduated from John Marshall High School and the University of Southern California. In 1942, he married Anna Frances Mole, and from 1943-’46, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Upon his discharge from active duty, Parker began working for his father-in-law, Peter Mole, a co-founder of Mole-Richardson Co. When Mole died in 1960, Parker became president of the company, and he and his wife served as co-chairs of the board after the next generation of Parkers assumed leadership of the company. Parker became an ASC associate on July 7, 1964. He was also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, the Lake Arrowhead Yacht Club, the San Fernando Valley Pigeon Club and the Newport Harbor Yacht Club. Parker is survived by sons Larry (an honorary ASC member), Michael (an ASC associate), Dennis and Peter, and daughters Theresa Knode and Regina Ptolemy. His wife died earlier this year. St. Francis de Sales and Notre Dame High School scholarship funds have been established in Parker’s memory. To donate, e-mail info@mole.com and include “Warren K. Parker Scholarship” in the subject line.

support of the Ministry of Culture and Macedonia Film Fund (in association with Vip Operator). For additional information, visit www.manaki.com.mk. Mooradian Receives Medal of Merit George Mooradian, ASC recently returned to his alma mater, Ohio University, to receive the Medal of Merit Award during the school’s annual Alumni Awards Gala. The awards were presented during OU’s Homecoming Weekend. While on campus, Mooradian also led a master class for graduate students. McGarvey in Conversation at Darklight Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC recently participated in a Q&A and a visualeffects master class at the Darklight Festival in Dublin, Ireland. The Q&A was presented in association with the Irish Film and Television Academy and moderated by Kieron J. Walsh. McGarvey joined visual-effects supervisor Jake Morrison for the master class, which was moderated by cinematographer P.J. Dillon.

Garcia Leads Symposium in Hawaii Pacific New Media at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College, the Academy for Creative Media, and Canon U.S.A.’s Professional Engineering and Solutions Division recently presented a cinematography symposium that was led by Ron Garcia, ASC. Participants included gaffer John Buckley and ASC cinematographers James L. Carter, Alan Caso, Richard Edlund, Wally Pfister and Robert Primes. The event also offered attendees a hands-on display of Canon’s latest motion-picture cameras. Tiffen Joins Schneider Optics ASC associate Ira Tiffen has joined Schneider Optics as vice president of motion picture filters. In this capacity, Tiffen will have overall responsibility for the division, including production, marketing and product development. He will work out of Schneider’s Hauppauge, N.Y., offices. During his more than 30 years at The Tiffen Co., Tiffen created many filter effects in response to the expressed needs of cameramen. More recently, at his own company, Optefex, he developed the Optefex Blue Streak filter line, a technology that he brings with him to Schneider. ●
From top: Luciano Tovoli, ASC, AIC; George Mooradian, ASC; Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC.

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