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Issue 26

HD EXPO eNEWSLETTER

 In this issue:


HD EXPO Asks
Suny Behar: Cinematographer, Filmmaker, Instructor

by Christine Purse

Suny Behar has been teaching the intricacies of cameras to professional cinematographers at P2 Workshops and VariCamps around the country for more than a year.  We decided it was time to catch up with this much-in-demand filmmaker and teacher to see what was on his mind and what teaching professional students around the country has taught him.

HDE: Sometimes you can end up in a career that is far removed from your original goal. How did you end up as a cinematographer?

Behar: Having an undergraduate degree in Economics and Math might not seem like the ideal pathway to cinematography and filmmaking, but in an ironic way, it really was for me. It allowed me to sit for exams, rather than spend weeks researching and writing essays, which then gave me the free time to explore other fields like the Theater, which was my main interest and focus at the time. It wasn't’until I enrolled at the UCLA Graduate School of Theater, Film and Television, to complete a Masters in Film and Television Production, that I finally focused on the work that would be my career today, and I'm sure glad I did, as it continues to take me to amazing places.

HDE: Tell us about your directing career. What are you working on?

Behar: I recently completed the writing on a new feature length script called "I am Superman"; it's a quirky family comedy about a customer service rep who wants to be Superman for his children. I'm extremely excited about it, and can’t wait to get it off the ground.   I hope to make that my next directorial project. More...


News from HD EXPO's Sister Cities: Los Angeles, New York and Chicago
HD EXPO creates venues where future technology and creative vision converge in the communities we visit. Our monthly newsletter will include news from each of these sister cities.

MEWshopHD EXPO and MANHATTAN EDIT WORKSHOP FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
HD EXPO joins forces with New York’s edit training powerhouse, MEWShop to present exciting educational offerings for editors and content creators.

HD EXPO CEO Kristin Petrovich and Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop) founder and President Josh Apter have a common goal: to provide top drawer education enabling participants to navigate the curve and become adept at using the tools of creativity. Petrovich and Apter believe that trained and experienced participants profoundly enable the art, craft and commerce of our community. For five years MEWShop has offered a full range of outstanding courses to participants who are dedicated to a career in editing. MEWShop students learn their craft in small group sessions, hands-on training, and quality time spent with amazing, working professional editors. Similarly, since 2002, HD EXPO Workshops have provided ongoing, professional training to attendees around the country who seek to improve their skills in production and post production. Industry standard-setting HD EXPO Workshops like VariCamp, HD FUNdamentals, Lighting, Filters + Gels for HD Workshop and P2 Camp, rely upon working professionals to impart invaluable training and hands-on expertise to students in hands-on fields, and lecture environments. Since 2002, HD EXPO Workshops have prepared students around the country to be ready for the next phase of their career.

On September 24th, at HD EXPO New York City, MEWShop will present its ONE-DAY popular, hands-on "Posting Tapeless” Workshop for editors working in 2K, XDCam and P2. For information about registering for Posting Tapeless, visit: hdexpo.net/september/sept_workshops.html

For registration for HD EXPO, visit hdexpo.net/september - HD EXPO New York City takes place Thursday, September 25th at The Waterfront in New York. Click here to tell a friend about HD EXPO New York City.

HD EXPO New York City

Complete information about HD EXPO is available at hdexpo.net, or by calling 818.842.6611. Information about MEWShop is available at Mewshop.com or by calling 212.414.9570.

For sponsorship opportunities at HD EXPO New York City click here or email brian@hdexpo.net


HD EXPO Announces New Workshop and Upgraded P2 Workshop

Lighting, Filters + Gels for HD Workshop - New
Learn techniques that will improve the "look" of your work
This workshop provides a rare opportunity not only to become familiar with a vast range of lighting tools, but also to learn the effective use of those tools under working conditions. Led by a professional Director of Photography (DP), through demonstrations and hands-on exercises, participants will learn a vast array of lighting techniques which will improve the “look” of their work. For more details and curriculum click here. If you are a Cameraman and you learn how to light, you will always have work.

Upcoming Dates: September 22-24, New York City; October 25-27, Los Angeles; and
November 6-8, Miami - Register Now

P2 Camp - New
We have updated and upgraded the P2 Workflow Workshop to P2 Camp with the all new 2.0 curriculum. See what we added:

  • More Hands-on with all P2 gear
  • Production packages for participants with camera, cards and laptops to ingest & edit
  • More real life workflow

For more details: hdexpo.net/education/p2/p2.html
Upcoming Dates: August 14-15, Los Angeles; September 23-24, New York City; October 28-29, Los Angeles; and November 6-7, Miami - Register Now


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Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards
Showcasing the rising stars of the camera world, the International Cinematographers Guild will be hosting their Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards on September 21st, at the DGA. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. with the Awards presentations and Screening program, followed immediately by a cocktail reception. The seven films were selected from sixty short films submitted by members of ICG, who are not yet rated as DPs, and judged by a panel of cinematographers

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