DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP -
A FULL DAY OF HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN FILMMAKING

For Immediate Release: October 8, 2002

Contact: Bernadette Gillota, 216.651.7315
Johnny Wu, 216.623.0822
http://www.ohiofilms.com/2002festival

For the third year in a row, the Ohio Independent Film Festival will
hold a Director of Photography Workshop to not only educate budding
filmmakers but to encourage them to shoot breathtaking images.

Three different, professional directors of photography (DPˇ¦s
including Robert Banks and others) will have the task, within 2 hours
timeframe each, to light, stage, direct, and shoot their a horror or
thriller scene using only two rolls of 16 mm film.

The benefit workshop participants will gain is the exposure to
various working styles and methods which different DP's work. And
with a time restrained schedule, working against the clock will also
provide an example of how to quickly and effectively shoot a scene.

The 3rd Annual Director of Photography Workshop takes place on Sunday
November 3rd from 9AM to 5PM at the WVIZ/PBS - ideastream studios
located at 4300 Brookpark Road in Cleveland, Ohio. There is a fee of
$10 dollars to cover film expenses and admission to the Ohio
Independent Film Festival. Footage shot will be screened the
following weekend at Cleveland Public Theatreˇ¦s Gordon Square
Theatre. (Time will be announced at the workshop).

The workshop is presented by Media Design Imaging, Inc. with
participation from Cleveland Chapter of NATAS (The National Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences) and co-sponsored by Kodak, Inc.,
FilmCraft Labs, Stone Model and Talent Agency, Loresaˇ¦s Make-up, The
Don Diablo Show, Independent Pictures and WVIZ/PBS - ideastream.

Space is limited; please RVSP by calling 216.651.7315 or
216.623.0822. You can also email lighting@... for more
information. IP and NATAS members get $5 off at the door with
membership ID.

Also programmed for the Ohio Independent Film Festival's tenth year
is a documentary workshop, visual effects instruction from Los
Angeles-based effects supervisor Stephen Lebed (Independence Day,
Charmed, TV Star Treks, etc), Script Mill - the annual staged reading
of a finalist from the Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards, and a host
of short and feature length independent movies.

Independent Pictures supports emerging media artists and the
exhibition of their films and video projects to a wider audience
through the Ohio Independent Film Festival and other programs such as
the Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards, Script Mill, film training
programs, and workshops.

SUPPORTERS: The George Gund Foundation, The Cleveland Foundation,
Ohio Arts Council, Writers Guild of America East, Sherwin Williams,
IBM, Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, Filmmaker
Magazine, Media Design Imaging, TVWriter.com, Hollywood.com Indie
Films, FilmStew.com, WritersScriptNetwork.com, WriteSafe.com, Final
Draft, Scr(i)pt Magazine, Cleveland Public Theatre.

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