The Society of Camera Operators, the honorary society recognized for its high caliber of active camera operator members, associate members, and corporate affiliates, continues its tradition of honoring the best and the brightest in the industry at its Lifetime Achievement Awards. On February 21, 2009, The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) held thier 2009 Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, CA.

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The Society of Camera Operators proudly announce the recipients of the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Awards:

SOC President’s Award was bestowed upon Mole Richardson Exec Larry Mole Parker in recognition of his tireless and dependable efforts to support the education of the entering filmmakers and the enduring culture of the members of the SOC.

Longtime member of the SOC and top-tiered Panavision Executive Andy Romanoff received the Society’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition for his support and hard-working dedication to the motion picture camera crews and Cinematographers during his professional career.

Honoring the Lifetime Achievements of the following crew members the SOC proudly presented their “CAMMY” award to: Camera Operator Michael Scott, SOC (Donnie Darko, Speed); Camera Technician Bob Hall (Dark Knight, The Pursuit of Happyness); Still Photographer Ralph Nelson (Frost/Nixon, Eagle Eye); Mobile Camera Platform Operator as Helicopter Pilot Al Cerullo (Spiderman, I am Legend).

Recognizing the Technical Achievement the SOC honored with their award George Paddock, Chris Haarhoff, Mark O’Kane and David Emmerichs of GPI for the PRO Camera Stabilization System.

Douglas Trumbull (2001, Brainstorm) was recognized by the SOC for his Technical Achievement and awarded for the development of the Slit Scan Photographic Process in Motion Picture Photography as featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 as well as many other film projects.

Will Arnot, SOC (Milk), Stephen Campanelli, SOC (The Changeling), Robert Gorelick, SOC (The Dark Knight), Kim Marks (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button) and Martin Schaer (Eagle Eye) were the finalists in the feature film category of the 23rd Annual Society of Camera Operators (SOC) Lifetime Achievement Awards Camera Operator of the Year competition.

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