DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP; DEADLINE OF OCT 15 TO SIGN UP FOR
DOC WORKSHOP
Sponsored by Film Craft Lab, Kodak, Inc., The Association of
Independent Video and Filmmakers, WVIZ/PBS-ideastream, Set
Management, Inc. and Crescit Software Inc.

For Immediate Release: October 13, 2003

Contact: Annetta Marion or Bernadette Gillota, Co-Artistic Directors,
(216) 651-7315

Cleveland, Ohio-Independent Pictures and Media Design Imaging are
proud to present the 4th Annual Director of Photography Workshop
($20/person) 9a-5p on Sunday, November 2, 2003 at the WVIZ/PBS-
ideastream TV station located at 4300 Brookpark Road in Cleveland,
Ohio.

Join us for a hands-on workshop in filmmaking at the DP Workshop.
Learn a few techniques and experience the different directorial
viewpoints of Directors of Photography, Robert Banks, Chip Karpus and
Ed Feil. Participants will be involved in a hands-on experience as
each DP is given a raw script, a bare set, and basic lighting and
grip equipment, and is faced with the challenge of creating a film.
The DPs will create a lighting design with volunteer assistance as
crew or cast, and then record the results on 16mm film. The film will
then be processed and screened the following week on Friday, November
7, during the 2003 Ohio Independent Film Festival at Cleveland Public
Theatre.

DP Workshop cost includes admission to the Ohio Independent Film
Festival the night of Friday, November 7. IP Members with membership
card receive $5 off admission. For more information surf
http://www.ohiofilms.com/2003festival/lighting. Limited seating
available, please call (216) 651-7315 to RSVP. Bring notes, dress
casually, and come to a relaxed atmosphere to learn and network.

DP Workshop also includes free giveaways and an opportunity to win:
* ProductionPro Budget budgeting software provided by Set Management,
Inc. ($399 value)
* SoftPlot 3D lighting software from Crescit Software Inc. ($499
value)

Also, DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 15 TO SIGN UP FOR the Sugar Pictures
Documentary Workshop. Back by popular demand from the 2002 OIFF, the
Documentary Workshop not only provides insights on technique but also
clues participants into hard-won lessons on researching, producing,
fund-raising, and the marketing of non-fiction films from
professional filmmakers.

Independent Pictures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established
in 1993. IP is the proud sponsor of the Ohio Independent Film
Festival, Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards, Film Production
Training Program, regional AIVF Salons, Fiscal Agent Sponsorship
Program, Speakers Bureau, annual Director of Photography Workshop,
and a variety of curatorial programs.

INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: Association of Independent Video &
Filmmakers, Audio Visual Rentals, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland
Free Times, Cleveland Public Theatre, Community Shares of Greater
Cleveland, Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland Inc.,
Filmmaker Magazine, The George Gund Foundation, Hampton Inn,
www.InkTip.com, Marriott Residence Inn, Media Design Imaging, Miller
Beer, Northern Ohio Live, The Offset Theory, Ohio Arts Council,
Sherwin Williams, Steen Editorial, United Labor Agency, the Ohio
Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for
the Humanities

10 Year Anniversary Ohio Independent Film Festival, November 1-9