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What better way to immerse yourself in lighting feature than to be on location, lighting various interiors set-ups with a 20 year pro!

Now you can have that opportunity. Walter Graff is proud to offer a series of location lighting seminars in March/April of 2006. These one-day, seven person classes will do what no other class can, take you on location, lighting five and seven different set-ups. You aren't a spectator but part of the crew, actually working with Walter and the rest of the team as if this was a feature film with the purpose of creating a dramatic feature. This hands-on course will help you focus on cinematography, will concentrate on teaching you to see a vision and execute it, help you create a consistent look, help you think about technical considerations and teach you more about lighting for dramatic than any course, book or DVD can.

Past participants have commented that this seminar taught them more than they'd learn in four years of film schooling.

1. Kitchen scene (Long tight kitchen and options)
2. Living room dialog on a couch (modeled lighting)
3. Bathroom scene (Tight space and creative ideas)
4. Night Bedroom scene (Desk lamp and window light)
5. Dining Room Eating Scene (Options for creating a look)

Who should attend this seminar? Anyone that is looking to make a feature film on formats such as DV and thinks lighting is not their strong point or anyone that has some limited lighting experience that wants to take their knowledge to the next level. Being this is a hands-on course, even if you feel "green", by the end of the day you will feel more confident as you will know terminology and the methods we use on feature film sets.

To put it another way, you can watch all the films you want in an attempt to learn how to light but unless you have someone showing you how it's all done, you many never come to appreciate the nuances involved in location lighting. This course will give you a behind the scenes, hands-on approach. There is no better way to learn lighting than to do it by 'jumping in'. Walter Graff speaks a language anyone can understand and clearly and cleverly demonstrates the tricks of the trade. This is in interactive course where you not only follow the lead, but are allowed to modify it, to answer your own questions about looks, and various elements of lighting.

We will be shooting with DVX100 camera. You should walk away from this seminar with the following:

- Knowledge of How to Create Properly Utilize Depth of Field
- An Understanding of Theme and How to Create Visual Continuity
- An Understanding of How Filters and Use of Color Can Enhance Your Production
- That you Don't Need a Truck-load of Lights To Make Beautiful Pictures
- A Better Understanding of How to Extenuate Life on Film
- The ability to tackle your own project with new insight and courage

The morning part of the course will have us sitting around a TV where Walter will walk you thorough the scenes in a well known motion picture analyzing what fixtures were used and how they created the motivation the film needed through lighting. After that we will have lunch, and then get down to some set-ups demonstrating real-world dramatic lighting.

Pre-paid cost for one-day-seminar is $100.00 US

This money will be completely refundable if you can not make the seminar for any reason or if this seminar is not what you thought it would be.

Approximate Seminar Timeframe: 10am-6pm

REMEMBER THIS SEMINAR HAS ROOM FOR ONLY SEVEN PEOPLE PER DAY AND REGISTRATION MAY BE CUT OFF AT ANY TIME!!! WALTER'S LAST LOCATION SERIES WAS VERY POPULAR WITH ATTENDEES FROM 14 STATES. IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING TO THE EVENT, CONTACT WALTER FIRST TO MAKE PLANS THAT HE CAN LOCK IN STONE. WE CAN ALSO SUGGEST HOTELS.

The tentative days of each seminar are below. Due to scheduling conflicts and group requests, and/or participation, we may change or cancel a day to suit demand and will notify you in advance if we need to make schedule changes.

Click any one day to sign up and pay. All payments are made securely through Pay Pal. You may also pre-pay with a check or cash by sending an email to info@bluesky-web.com

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO USE AN EMAIL ADRESS WHERE WE CAN CONTACT YOU. ALL INITIAL CONTACT FOR PARTICIPANTS WILL BE VIA EMAIL SO DON'T USE AN ADDRESS THAT IS NOT YOURS OR ONE YOU DO NOT CHECK OFTEN. MAKE SURE TO USE A VALID PHONE NUMBER TOO!

Saturday, March 25, 2006 (Click Below)

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Saturday, April 1, 2006 (Click Below)

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Saturday, April 8, 2006 (Click Below)

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Saturday, April 15, 2006 (Click Below)

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About Walter Graff

Walter Graff has worked in the field of commercial, feature film and industrial /broadcast television since 1982. He has successfully worked in more areas of production than most others work in a single career. Walter has a unique combination of technical and creative knowledge that has helped him to excel in many areas of production. He has directed numerous single and multi-camera broadcast, dramatic, and commercial productions. Walter was a highly regarded network level lighting director and has worked with many organizations such as NBC, ABC, ESPN, and  NIPPON TV. He has consulted and designed numerous TV studios over the years. Walter is a also respected cinematographer who has lensed over 2500 shorts, features, corporate and network programs. Walter has also produced content for nearly 40 broadcast shows and an equal number of television pilots.  He was a pioneer in creating the look and feel of seven daytime talk programs in the nineties. His innovative producing technique and shooting style is considered by many industry peers to be the precursor for today's reality programming. Walter has earned numerous industry accolades including EMMY awards, Telly Awards, and New York Festival Awards to name a few.

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