Asc Clubhouse: a Path to Success Modeled After “Santa Barbara County: Lone Ranger of the Islands” by Charles Hillinger
ASC Clubhouse: A Path to Success
Modeled after “Santa Barbara County: Lone Ranger of the Islands” by Charles Hillinger
George Mooradian is one of the 302 members part of the renowned ASC Clubhouse. He shares this honor with other prominent cinematographers who are all masters in the field of filmmaking. It was his dream to get in and the ASC Executive Board gladly granted it. The ASC Clubhouse is one of the oldest buildings in Hollywood. Since the ASC took possession of it in 1936 from silent-film star Conway Tearle, it has gained almost mythical status in the motion-picture industry. In addition to housing the oldest organization in the American film industry, it serves as a museum for the tools used to create moving images, an archive of the methods and practices used by some of the world’s greatest cinematographers, and most importantly, an inspiration for those who intend to make the craft their life’s work. It is the house where cinematography lives, the iconic representation of the very best visual artists in the business. There is literally nothing like it in the entire world. The even have a picture of it in the ASC Gallery that dates back to 1905! It is one of the most exclusive buildings in the Hollywood area and it is located right next to the also famed Magic Castle. Mooradian has been a member for 2 years and is very proud of it. Ever since he was a child he wanted to be a filmmaker. “When I was a little boy, my parents would take me to the movies; to the drive-ins. It was so much fun! My dad loved Hollywood and he wanted to be an actor, so of course when I go and see movies, it makes me want to make movies”. The movie that made him want to pursue his dreams was It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. He says that it was the movie that has made him laugh the most and it encouraged him to pursue his film career. Being born in the South, Atlanta, Georgia that is, there wasn’t a lot of knowledge about film down there. “Nobody in the South really knew about
Modeled after “Santa Barbara County: Lone Ranger of the Islands” by Charles Hillinger
George Mooradian is one of the 302 members part of the renowned ASC Clubhouse. He shares this honor with other prominent cinematographers who are all masters in the field of filmmaking. It was his dream to get in and the ASC Executive Board gladly granted it. The ASC Clubhouse is one of the oldest buildings in Hollywood. Since the ASC took possession of it in 1936 from silent-film star Conway Tearle, it has gained almost mythical status in the motion-picture industry. In addition to housing the oldest organization in the American film industry, it serves as a museum for the tools used to create moving images, an archive of the methods and practices used by some of the world’s greatest cinematographers, and most importantly, an inspiration for those who intend to make the craft their life’s work. It is the house where cinematography lives, the iconic representation of the very best visual artists in the business. There is literally nothing like it in the entire world. The even have a picture of it in the ASC Gallery that dates back to 1905! It is one of the most exclusive buildings in the Hollywood area and it is located right next to the also famed Magic Castle. Mooradian has been a member for 2 years and is very proud of it. Ever since he was a child he wanted to be a filmmaker. “When I was a little boy, my parents would take me to the movies; to the drive-ins. It was so much fun! My dad loved Hollywood and he wanted to be an actor, so of course when I go and see movies, it makes me want to make movies”. The movie that made him want to pursue his dreams was It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. He says that it was the movie that has made him laugh the most and it encouraged him to pursue his film career. Being born in the South, Atlanta, Georgia that is, there wasn’t a lot of knowledge about film down there. “Nobody in the South really knew about