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It is with very deep sadness that I write to formally let you know that Jaspreet Bal suddenly died on Saturday morning in a Budapest hospital.

She was being looked after in the ICU - and slipped away from us peacefully without pain. Her body will be repatriated in due course and the funeral will be in Glasgow, Scotland.
When there is further news, I will let you know.

Jas leaves behind a loving, but devastated, husband and family - and cherished friends.
If any of you want to say a few words in her memory, email them to me and we will print them in a card for her.

Goodbye dear Jas, you are loved and will be sorely missed.

JEAN-MARIE LAVALOU (1946-2022) OBITUARY
Whenever a Camera Operator sits in front of remote handwheels, just think, the inventors were the first to do it – almost 50 years ago!
LOUMA CRANES are known throughout the world as the original and most versatile remote camera cranes used in the film and television industry.  This was acknowledged in 2005 when AMPAS awarded the Louma Crane inventors  – DAVID SAMUELSON BSC, GBCT; ALAIN MASSERON and JEAN-MARIE LAVALOU – with an Oscar. 

And for decades now, ADAM SAMUELSON GBCT has consistently contributed to the updates and improvements that have helped the Louma Crane evolve successfully.  He sent the attached Obituary for Jean-Marie for you to read here: Jean_Marie_Lavalou_Obitury.pdf.

SATURDAY 6 AUGUST – GBCT PATRON MO-SYS ENGINEERING INVITES BSC, GBCT, GTC, ACO & IMAGO MEMBERS FOR SOME TRAINING IN GREENWICH
This is a great opportunity to learn more about Virtual Production and also to spend some time networking with Mo-Sys people as well as colleagues from the five different societies.  To book your free place, click below.  Places are limited so book yours now!
 

The workshop is a taster of the hands-on Virtual Production training by Mo-Sys Academy. Discover how to bring your vision to life using VP technologies.
It is free for all GBCT, ACO, BSC, GTC and IMAGO members..
Book your FREE place here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-virtual-production-tickets-382917084307

 

 

“We did a virtual production experiment at The Media Production Technology Show to showcase again that you do not need a Mandalorian-sized LED Volume to shoot in-camera visual effects (ICVFX).”

Please click on the link to go through the case history.

https://www.virtualproductionstudios.com/portfolio/virtualproductioncommercial

MARK MILSOME FOUNDATION ONLINE HEALTH & SAFETY COURSE
 

Thanks to the generous support of the MMF, all those who get through to the GBCT Camera Trainee course itself are provided with an H&S and a First Aid course free.

But if you are a GBCT Member, if you are in the industry, and you haven’t yet completed the H&S course, please take it and help to make the industry a safer place.  Tell everyone you know about it and give them the information below. 

The course covers the issues that the MMF believe failed Mark Milsome in Ghana in November 2017.  It includes the areas identified by over 2000 crew who responded to the MMF survey last year, many of whom were GBCT members.
It takes only 90 minutes to complete – please do it.

You will receive a 5-Year Production Safety Passport recognised industry-wide from ScreenSkills.

The course is available at https://www.mmfonlinetraining.com or via https://www.markmilsomefoundation.com/healthandsafety/  for a fee of £20 plus VAT. 

All profits have been gifted to the Mark Milsome Foundation, Mark’s wife, Daughter and Parents.

"Mark would still be with us today if this course had existed in 2017.  I strongly urge all crew and, very importantly, production, to take this course and make the industry a safer place. Do it for your families, for your colleagues and for Mark. This absolutely should become an industry standard”.

(Andra Milsome) 

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - LAURENCE BLYTH GBCT
 

Source: https://www.laurenceblyth.biz/biography
 

Sad news. Guild DoP, Laurence Blyth, has lost his fight with cancer. He died on Thursday morning - peacefully - in an induced sedated sleep. A decent man, a talented man, a beautiful soul - he will be missed.

SONY PRO AMBASSADOR – ALISTER CHAPMAN
 

Click here to read more:
https://pro.sony/en_GB/filmmaking/ambassadors/filmmaker-alister-chapman

RED AT CVP
CVP in Newman Street, London W1 (Tel: 020 8380 7400) have taken stock of V-RAPTOR ready to ship, and are currently offering a FREE 2-year extended warranty (making 4 years total) for anyone that purchases before the end of July.

If any GBCT members would like to book a demo with members of the RED team, they can click here https://www.red.com/london to book.
 

 
Learn about V-RAPTOR https://www.red.com/v-raptor
Learn about the Power of RED https://www.red.com/power-of-red

PIXIPIXEL ARE CARBON NEUTRAL
 

Great News to share with you all.  Pixipixel has been certified as a Carbon Neutral company.  This is part of Pixipixel’s sustainability commitment to reducing its footprint year on year, in line with London’s goal of becoming Net Zero by 2030.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3nGEUYV

ARRI – NEW ORBITER LiOS2 SOFTWARE
 

ARRI has unveiled a new LiOS2 software update for the Orbiter LED Luminaire enabling better workflows for modern productions.

Please find more information here