Video: Lighting isn’t for exposure – it’s for communication

Award Winning cinematographer David Landau will give a workshop on how to use lighting as a storytelling element. Different interviews can call for different lighting, based on how we want the viewer to perceive what is being said. A better understanding of light and how lighting affects the perceptions of the viewer will help you create better images that communicate what you want the viewer to feel and think about what they are watching. All of this can be accomplished without large amounts of lighting units as David will demonstrate.

David Landau (http://dlighting.webscom/ ) has worked over 30 years professionally as a crew member in the film industry on TV shows, commercials, corporate videos and feature films. David is a five time Telly Award winning digital cinematographer, lighting director and union gaffer (IATSE Local 52). Most recently he worked as Director of Photography on the webseries (episodes 2-7) “The Other F Word” and was gaffer on Lifetime channel’s “Project Runway” and “Project Runway Allstars”. Other recent credits include cinematographer for Novartis, Verizon and Bank of America video networks, Director of Photography on the low budget features “Stray” and “Dark Tarot” (both on Amazon) and author of the book “Lighting for Cinematography: a practical guide to the art and craft of lighting for the moving image” from Bloomsbury Press. His is also the author of “Film Noir Production” and co-author on “Next Level Screenwriting” both from Focal Press. He is the director of the cinematography program at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s School of the Arts. IMBD page http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2177329/

Paul Distefano is a 37-year veteran of the broadcast and professional video industry. A long-time supporter of JAG, Paul has worked with member organizations since his first position as the State Contract Sales Rep for VCA in 1984. Paul has held positions with various companies from resellers, system integrators, and manufacturers, and has continued to value and maintained his relationships with the members of JAG. Paul organized the first two multi-vendor expos for the Jersey Access Group while at Visual Sound, and these grew into what became the Eastern Video Expo. In 2004, he turned his attention to the lighting side of the industry and became a Vice President of Shadowstone, where he provided studio, conference room & council chambers lighting systems for several JAG member organizations. As Sales Manager for DeSisti Lighting of Rome Italy, he manages the northeastern USA territory. Paul graduated from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) with a degree in Communications, specializing in Radio/TV/Film. Paul has provided products and designed fully integrated lighting systems to the all the major networks, The White House, The Pentagon, Comcast Headquarters, Air Force 1, The US Open, The US Senate, and many more. He is especially proud of his efforts to help advance the Jersey Access Group.