We are back with Season 2 of Apple Box Talks! To kick it off, we interview Justin Barnes, REEL Green Lead at Creative BC. With a background in environmental economics, Justin talks about REEL Green's efforts in moving the needle when it comes to sustainability in BC motion picture — with a full transition to battery technology as the ultimate goal. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

"Costumes are the first people to meet the actors. The relationship between the costume designer and the costume team and the actor is vital — it has to be harmonious." Lorraine Carson is a 40-plus year Costume department member at IATSE 891, with credits to her name, such as Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy, Bag of Bones, To All the Boys 2, and Pirates of the Caribbean 5. Come behind the scenes of the Costume department, pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

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In 2021, we sat down with the legendary George Chapman, IATSE 891's first-ever Business Representative, on our Apple Box Talks podcast. In memory of George's passing, we are releasing the episode now as we go back into our podcast archives.

George walks us through his story in both his days in the Lighting and Set Decorating departments as well as his time as Business Rep. and then as President. With a library of fascinating stories to share—such as how he was referred by John Wayne for his first job in the film industry—this is an episode you don't want to miss. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk.

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**WARNING: This podcast contains references to mature subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.**

This week, we're joined by the department who make the monsters monstrous and the wounds look real, with credits to their name such as Predator, Look Who's Talking, and Six Feet Under. Please welcome Make-Up member Todd Masters to the Apple Box and let's talk!

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891 member Julie McHaffie claims that her work in the Hair Department is "50% skill, 50% personality," and, after joining our podcast to talk us through her motion picture career, we can see why! Julie has many stories to share, from doing hair on the side of a snowy mountain on Alive to keeping the Watchmen’s Malin Akerman static free aboard the Owl ship. To hear these tales and many others, join us on the Apple Box and let's talk!

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"What I am proudest of is that we were able to help these workers do what any workers can inherently do – come together and build worker power. The wins belong to the workers."

In the last part of our Special Edition Education Series, we are joined on the Apple Box by the 891 Organizing team: Sano, Conor, and Brooke. Their organizing expertise has paved the way for 891 to sign historic term agreements in Kelowna and Vancouver Island, and continues to help more and more motion picture workers across the province gain access to the benefits that the Union offers.

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Want to get in touch with the 891 Organizers? Email [email protected].

In this special edition episode for the 2024 Sustainability Production Forum, we welcome to the Apple Box a group of sustainability champions in the BC motion picture industry.

We sit down with Katharine Pavoni (Deputy Director of the Provincial Film Commission at Creative BC), Mary Jo Beirnes (Director of Studios at MBSE Canada), and
Jennifer McNeil (Assistant Business Representative at IATSE 891) for a conversation about the work happening in BC to make clean energy the norm for motion picture production.

Moderated by Apple Box Talks host and IATSE 891 Assistant Business Rep. Hillary Bergshoeff, learn how labour, vendors, and industry partners have come together over the past four years to innovate and empower industry workers as they join the fight for safer and more sustainable productions.

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In Part 2 of our Special Edition Education Series, we are joined on the Apple Box by long-standing 891 member and former IATSE International Rep. Julia Neville. As one of the few members who has participated in every round of bargaining for IATSE 891, Julia brings a wealth of knowledge, history, and context to answer all your questions as we head into bargaining season for the Master Agreement. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

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"I'm not just going to go through this door into leadership and shut it behind me..."

Joining us on Apple Box Talks is the Secretary-Treasurer of the BC Federation of Labour, Hermender Singh Kailley.

This is part one of our three-part special edition education series, where we will dive into important Union topics.

As a long-standing member of both IATSE 118 and ILWU 502, Hermender speaks to what it means to be involved in your union through voting, running for office, and participating in the workings of the broader labour movement. So pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk.

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"We see everything. We see it all and we hear it all," proclaims continuity extraordinaire Laura Collini. In this episode, Laura goes in depth on what it's like being a Script Supervisors member – so pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

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