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Suny Behar's career began in the theater, where he wrote
and directed several plays for the stage in Toronto
and Los Angeles. In 1997, he shifted his focus and enrolled
in UCLA's prestigious Masters Program in Film and Television,
earning himself an MFA in Directing and Cinematography.
From there, his work in the field of visual storytelling
has included a wide array of forms and formats over
the years. From working in Camera Layout on PIXAR's
animated feature "CARS", to shooting live
in-studio rock bands (Eve6, Saliva, Jimmy Eat World,
Hoobastank, etc...) for Digital Planet, to shooting
numerous short narrative films, feature films, and commercials,
Suny has been able to explore all sorts of capture mediums
ranging from Super8 film all the way through 35mm, and
from consumer DV, to all current formats of HD.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he continues
his work as a freelance director and cinematographer.
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Stephen Beres is the Director of Engineering for
nextLAB a division of FotoKem Inc. As one of
Hollywood's most prestigious film laboratories FotoKem
has worked on thousands of films over the past 46
years. NextLAB is a division dedicated to pioneering
file based workflows and empowering filmmakers with the
tools they need to produce exceptional work in the
digital cinema age. Steve's lab is helping to integrate
new technologies and processes into the vast array of
services already offered by FotoKem and it's subsidiaries
Burbank's Keep Me Posted and San Francisco's Spy Post.
Previously, Steve served as Chef Technical
Officer for PlasterCITY Digital Post (PCDP) of
Hollywood, California. PCDP was an acknowledged leader and
innovator in post-production processes for feature
films, commercials, music videos, and non-fiction
programming. As system architect for PCDP’s nonlinear
editing facility-designed around Apple Final Cut Pro
and central storage-Steve was a key player in
developing the industry’s first 4Gb SAN solution,
based on Apple Xsan technology. Steve also earned distinction on television
and film projects for Sony Pictures Classics,
Mandalay Entertainment, Canada's YTV, Fox Sports,
Comedy Central, The WB and many others. Before
joining PlasterCITY, he worked with Apple Computer as
a Final Cut Pro Trainer and Video Systems Engineer.
Steve’s insights and experience have made him a
popular guest speaker at The National Association of
Broadcasters Convention (NAB), MacWorld and SMPTE,
as well as an instructor and curriculum developer for
Panasonic & HD Expo.
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