February 2024

President’s Desk: Sarah Jones

This insightful piece by then-ASC President Richard P. Crudo was originally published in AC May 2014. We revisit it now just days before the 10th anniversary of the tragic Feb. 20, 2014, death of camera assistant Sarah Jones, which took place on the set of the feature Midnight Rider, and just days after the on-set Feb. 6 death of lighting technician Juan Osorio on the set of the series Wonder Man. Richard P. Crudo, ASC Details surrounding the February death of second camera assistant Sarah Jones in Georgia have been well documented, but something important has been lost in the reportage. The facts, as they’ve been related, describe a horrible and preventable tragedy. The public outpouring of grief by individuals and groups connected...more