Our last Rental Staging Roadshow of ’08 just wrapped in Burbank.  It was held at the IATSE Local union hall, an actual sound stage that was once the sound stage for Billy Graham Productions. Since buying the facility the IATSE has turned into a vibrant center not just for their union (that represents grips, mainly, that work in the film and TV production community in Hollywood and environs) but for the entire community. The hall is a great venue for staged events, and we had the pleasure of hosting quite a few IATSE members at the Roadshow Dec. 5th.

It was great swapping stories about set work, and exploring the cross-over between the Hollywood production community and the corporate staging world.... and I have to say that I have heard, in this industry, more positive stories, many more, than anecdotes critical of working with union members... I'd like to hear some more....