Their last lighting seminar seemed useful for actors as well as
filmmakers. Unfortunately, I didn't get to make it. They have
their own mailing list so this will be the only time I send this
out.

If you would like to join, email:
Communications@...
or visit: http://www.sdmca-i.org

I know there are people all over the country on this list, so I will
try and communicate the location of the event in the subject line.
If none, then it will be blank and will possibly apply to all.

Best,
Anup

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MCA-I San Diego Holiday Happy Hour
Mark the Date – It's Party Time!
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2003
From 5:00-7:00 PM (and beyond!)

Location:
DAVE & BUSTER's in Mission Valley
2931 Camino Del Rio North
(619) 280-7115


There is no charge to attend this meeting - It's Free! Happy
Holidays from MCAI!

Eat, drink, and be merry at the 2nd Annual San Diego MCA-I Holiday
Happy Hour. This year planned for Thursday, December 11th at Dave
and Buster's in Mission Valley.

Open to Members and Non-Members, however, as just another benefit
for MCA-I membership, the first 15 MCA-I Members to arrive who have
RSVP'd at least two days in advance will receive $15 worth of gaming
credits!

We'll have tables reserved between 5pm and 7pm with appetizers and
at least one complimentary drink per person. Regular happy hour
prices will be in effect beyond that until 7pm.
We had a great time last year - come join the fun this year!


Cost:
Free to Members. $12 for non-members.
To RSVP for this meeting please REPLY NOW and let us know your name
and the number of people planning to attend. We need an accurate
head count for seating, refreshments, etc. Reply by email to:
Communications@.... Thanks!
Please RSVP!



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Last Meeting Recap:
Breaking The Myths And Understanding Some Of The Lighting Process

Over 60 people gathered at the San Diego Production Centre
(www.sdpcentre.com) for an informative meeting on lighting.
Production Centre partner TV Magic (www.tvmagic.tv) provided snacks,
and Digital Outpost, Jan Baxter with AdGap/Newton, and Panasonic
provided door prizes.

Chapter president Craig Bentley (www.imageworksvideo.com) started
the program with a brief synopsis of the lighting principles taught
by Bill Holshevnikoff. Then Production Centre partners Jeremy
Sykes, Chris Andrus and Michael Kantrowitz took over for the main
presentation.

The three lighting experts, along with several helpful volunteers,
including Mike Scaglione who provided lovely set elements for them
to light, spent the day of the meeting setting up two lighting
designs: one that showed a very basic, flat approach and one fully
realized setup that added depth and dimension to the set and the
stand-in actors (provided by Rock Legends). The look of each setup
was shown with two cameras and mulitple monitors. (Thanks to Bill
Bork [MAIL LINK HERE?] for help with that.)

The team presentation covered 3-point lighting (key, fill, back),
eyelights, specials, downlights, Kinoflo flourescents, practicals,
color temperature, light modifiers (egg crates, snoots, diffusion,
color correction), dimmers, monitor set up and camera set up.

Some other pearls of wisdom:
- Lighting is much easier when you avoid talent lights contaminating
your background and vice versa - the key is maintaining as much
control as possible.
- One way to avoid contamination is putting your talent as far in
front of the background as possible. This will also put the
background more out of focus - adding emphasis to your subject and
making for a prettier shot.
- A handy gel is cosmetic highlight - it diffuses the light source
and warms up the color of your subject as well.
- Kinoflo lights are properly color-balanced; other, more compact
flourescents may have a green spike in their color temperature.

All in all, a well-done presentation jam-packed with good info.
Thanks again to Jeremy, Chris, Michael, TV Magic and the rest of the
Production Centre folks! The door proceeds from the night (over
$300) was donated to the San Diego Foundation's "After the Fire
Fund".