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Jul 20, 2010
martina.nagel22@gmail.com
Dear Janusz
I hope you're well. Only last year you taught me how to light and I've greatly
benefitted from your training. Since then much has happened. First of all;
the feature documentary Child of Giants, that I worked on as a second unit
cinematographer got officially selected at the San Francisco Film Festival
and will premier there on October 17, 2010. I've been offered to DP a 20
page short film at the beginning of September.
Best Wishes, Martina
Jul 4, 2010
steve@hackervideo.com
Hi Janusz, wish I were going to Florence! Have a wonderful time. Enjoyed
the newsletter with lighting for wine. Would love to see an overhead view
of the lighting. Steve Hacker
Jun 18, 2010
raphi_bondy@yahoo.de
Hello Janusz,
I found your workshop very good and it gave me an insight with a different
approach and a reconditioning in what I have been doing for a whole year
at NYFA. The concept of lighting from out of your imagination and not using
a camera until the exercise was executed has been a great
Comprehending experience for me and I had the feeling that there had to
be a mutual trust between me and the light. I would love to work with you
on one of your future project or eventually help you on a workshop.
Thanks Again for the great four days !
Best,
Raphael
May 7, 2010
steve@hackervideo.com
Hi Janusz, good to hear from you and thank you for this en”light”ening
newsletter. Excellent information! Want to catch you up on what I’ve been
doing. I am thrilled to tell you that the lighting seminar I took with you two
years ago has been so useful to me that I owe you a tremendous
gratitude. I’ve been doing documentary and commercial work that your
techniques come through loud and clear- You have changed the way I light
and the way I see light. Also have another Cleveland filmmaker who
wants me to DP his 2nd feature. Things are progressing!
Steve Steven Hacker Productions (Broadcast)
Feb 5, 2010
artyomzakharenko@yahoo.com
After working several years as ENG camera operator in The Netherlands, i
lately started to feel i missed some richness in my work and somehow i
knew it was the lighting. I've read lots of books about lighting, I had bought
my own lightkit, and somehow it still felt like i was gambling just a little bit...
So since going to the one and only Filmacademy we have in Holland is
nearly impossible, i started to search over the internet for a hands on
training and found Janusz.
Looking back i realized this workshop really is all you need to learn
understanding the light. I don't want to sound like a TellSell salesman, but
I'd recommend this workshop for a 100% to all the people who seriously
want to become a cinematographer. After the workshop you'll know how to
light your scene exactly the way it's lit in your mind, what light actually is
and what it can do, but most important: You'll know what you're doing,
which means you don't need a monitor anymore!
Once again, thank you Janusz for this wonderful workshop and time that i
will never forget, i think I'll take a flight now and see where Emiel is
hanging out...
Best wishes,
Artyom Zakharenko
Jan 25.10
efspoelder@gmail.com
Hello Janusz,
First of all thanks again for the workshop and your great teaching.
After having worked as a news-cameraman for three years in The
Netherlands, the feeling that I wanted to learn more about lighting was
getting stronger every day. Studying cinematography at a film school in
Hollywood seemed like a good idea to me. The problem was that after
having spend the first semester there, I still had no clue how to start
lighting a simple scene. Being quite disappointed by the huge amount of
money I spend on this and not feeling satisfied at all, I decided to quit the
school and started looking around for other possibilities. Luckily a friend
send me the link to the Light Extreme website. Doing the 5 day workshop
was definitely the best decision I made during my time in Los Angeles.
Janusz helped me to approach lighting in a whole different way than I did
before. He actually made me think about lighting a scene, instead of just
trying what might look good on the monitor.
As Janusz said himself; he opened the doors for me and now I feel ready
to fly out on my own.
Thank you for the good times,
Emiel Spoelder
Nov 15, 09
tommipitta@tin.it
Florence, Italy
Janusz is one of the best teacher I’ve ever met in my life. his workshosps
are not just the opportunity to relate yourself with a professional
cinematographer with a huge experience: Janusz knows perfectly how to
get across students the essence of his knowledge and how to bring out of
them their specific talents. And the “dancing with lights” approach is really
a great tool to interpretate light, photography and reality. I’ll definitly
recommend his workshop to everyone is interested in cinematography
and movies.
Thank you Janusz, I’m really grateful to you, and I’m so happy to be
your friend!
Tommaso Pitta
Nov 1, 2009
rogier.vbc@me.com
The course of Cinematographer Janusz Sikora in Florence, Italy was an
experience I never had before. Instead of being taught by a teacher that
studied at a University we were taught by a real die hard Director of
Photography that saw us not just as students but as full count crew
members. The studio we were working with was always available to try
things out, and the crazier the ideas, the more excited Janusz became. My
story was set in the windy cold mountains in a tent. We took the storm
machine and a tent in a white painted studio where we could simulate the
cold mountains. It worked. The vision in my head had been magically
created on 35mm film and was suddenly visible for others.
Most directors or Cinematographers that are geniuses in their work are
not able to explain what they do in order to archive what they want. That’s
why we have teachers and critics to explain them. But Janusz Sikora can
tell like no other what he does in order to create a special atmosphere. I
put this light here because it gives an extra shadow. This is something
you don’t see much and what helped me a lot by understanding the
process of creating. This is the main reason why every filmmaker should
consider learning with Janusz Sikora.
And there was never something that was impossible to do. He was hard
on the class sometime, like cooks are in the kitchen, but in this way he
treated them on a professional level. Janusz was always open to our
ideas and was able to make them better or to say what was wrong with
them, not only as a cinematographer but also but also as a director. That
was very helpful as I want to go in that direction with my filmmaking. It was
a very intense course, very intense but it was unbelievable how much I
learned through the experience.
In addition to the technical aspect of the course there was always time to
learn from Janusz from his experience, and from the problems students
had with filmmaking before.
How coming into the filmbussines?
Dancing with light: Having the basic set up where you can dance around
after had a huge impact on me as did learning how to look at light in film
and how to tell more powerful stories. I left the course with a new
dimension in making films. I had to change my storyboard and script but
was happy to make these changes. From the intense course I made
notes that I will carry with me wherever I go. I can recommend the course
of Mr. Janusz Sikora dancing with the light to everyone that is not afraid to
learn cinematography or directing in a different and more effective way
then most of the universities and film schools.
This is for you Janusz. Thank you forever.
Sincerely,
Rogier van Beeck Calkoen,
June 9, 2009
martina.nagel22@gmail.com
Dear Janusz
Sorry for only getting around to thanking you for the incredibly
helpful days at your personal lighting workshop. You've really changed
and inspired my thinking about light and given me so much more
confidence when it comes to lighting.
Many thanks again for your wonderful teaching. It's greatly
appreciated and has enriched me for life.
Martina
Mar 9, 2009
allorick@aol.com
My friend Janusz,
When I get back to New York I felt the ambience in me is so different. I'm
so proud of what I've learned from your very classic treasure teaching. At
first I could'nt believe of myself of what I accomplished from your very
intellegent way of knowledge in the field of Cinematography. Yes,
everywhere is light and light is powerful. That's how I fell now because you
have given me a GREEN LIGHT and that is my KEY lights. It's an
inspiration and confidence. Thank you very much for your professionalism
and thank you for signing an autograph on my book, I always cherish it.
The five days workshop with you is one my greatest achievement in
Hollywood. Hope to see you again...
Your friend,
Arlen Lorico New York
Feb, 2009
joeqnewyork@yahoo.com
Hi Janusz,
Just to let you know that I am now back in New York and took home with
me valuable information about lights and lighting. I thank you very much for
your passion in teaching. The workshop was all worth it. I must say that I
have learned, or should I say, trained my eyes to see the world around me
differently. I no longer see just "things" but rather see "reflections" of light.
The world around me becomes even more beautiful. I can now light any
sets, from simple to the most complex. Your basic , yet classic, approach
to ligthing is timeless.
I strongly recommend this workshop. I also suggest that film students
MUST and SHOULD set aside, or "debunk" all their film school lighting
knowledge, such as the lighting 101 3 point lighting techniques, because
its all about the gray card, the ambience and the key lights. If a student
wants to learn lights, forget film schools, just attend the Dancing with
Lights workshop.
Regards,
Joe M. Quintana
New York Director Feb, 2009
Janusz, I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion with
me. I learned more in the four hours we spent together than the entire
year I spent at Film School. I also want to thank you for enduring my
ignorance of light. Your passion is contagious and I will be back for more.
-Daniel D.
July16, 2008
Dear Janusz,
I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your workshop.
You make me feel comfortable, the first minute the workshop started and
from there, I had a great experience working with a true professional
passionate about his craft. As you may have noticed, I am myself
passionate about improving my skills to provide always better production
value. In 2 days, you were able to give me the key to be able to create the
kind of lighting that I envision, but that I had avoided because I could not
create it properly. Now as you said, I feel that I could light anything I want it
with the precision, the mood and the quality that we could find in the top
Hollywood productions. Thank you to give me that confidence.
Best Regards,
Jean-Louis H.H. Ziesch, CLVS, CCVS, CME
Managing Director
HD Media Group 410 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 925
Chicago, IL 60605
Tel: 312-588-9377
Fax: 312-588-1579
Member of NATPE, IDA, IFP, LA Film Independent, DCS
www.highdefinitionmediagroup.com
June 10, 2008
Mr. Sikora,
You Sir are without doubt, as I said earlier, the most intriguing person I
have ever met. The Lecture and Workshop were very amazing in as far as
seeing how lighting in the real world goes and the skill it takes to replicate
it on film. There's a lot we take for granted using digital lighting these days
and we fail to realize just how complex and yet simple lighting can be.
Most of us have got straight into digital lighting without ever having even
held stage Light. However, far more interesting than the lecture itself, was
your philosophy, your thoughts and your obvious passion for your art. And
if I take anything away from your class, I will take this….. Follow the heart
and not let the intellect get in the way.
Thank you, for the time you gave to a bunch of digital artists from India
Regards.,
Lennard len1977@gmail.com TATA - India
June 9, 2008
Hello Mr Janusz!
My name is Paritosh , and i am an senior character animator with TaTa in
Bombay, India. though i only deal with character animation pretty much all
the time , but your class about cinematography and lighting was a
wonderful experience for me, your experience speaks for itself and i was
absolutely spell bound by you knowledge on the subject and your way of
describing an emotion and the moment of the scene, i would love to learn
more about that and specially how to 'milk a moment' so that i can apply
some of that in my characters. if you can tell me some of the websites or if
you have some written stuff of your own , i would be grateful if you could
share that. Once again thanks a lot
paritosh kumawat paritosh@tataelxsi.co.in TATA Bombay, India
June 9, 2008
Mr. Janusz
Thank you for the Amazing Workshop
Nitai: "The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Soul, and He
has no beginning. He is transcendental to the material modes of nature
and beyond the existence of this material world. He is perceivable
everywhere because He is self-effulgent, and by His self-effulgent luster
the entire creation is maintained."
Sandeep S Hiray
sandeephiray@tataelxsi.co.in
TATA - India
June 9, 2008
Mr Janusz
This is Suresh we have enjoyed a lot with u class and we have learn so
many things that we have seen but don't know how to play with them. We
have lot many things about light before coming here we just think the
lighting is very simple to understand but after the class we understand we
have lot many things to know about the light. Anyway once again from all of
us were very thankful for the class.
K.Suresh sureshkmaya@gmail.com TATA Bombay India
Apr 2008
Hello my friend Janusz,
I want to thank you for the wonderful two days at your workshop. In the
very first few minutes of day one, I knew right away- this was going to be
a tremendous, hands-on session. And it was! Your personable approach,
knowledge (and a lot of patience!) made it a very rewarding and important
learning experience for me. Eager to utilize everything I learned during the
two-day seminar, I'm already implementing many of these fabulous
techniques. But the most interesting phenomenon of all, is I am now
looking a everything differently. I'm seeing light in an entirely new way. I
thank you for that. When's the next session and what do you suggest for
me? (I'd love to do Italy- perhaps next year)
All the best and many thanks to you.
Steve steve@hackervideo.com
May 2008
I learned right away that what I have been doing until now has been
adequate. That is no longer acceptable. Shot again today utilizing some of
your techniques. Another time I'd love to learn product shot lighting.
Production Companies of Steven Hacker
steve@hackervideo.com
Feb 2008
Dear Janusz,
Attending your course in Firenze was one of the most valuable exrerienses
in my life! As I was new in this field, you,in your special way,made me
overcame my insecurness, believe in my abilities and participate the class
as equal to the other students.I earned so much... Thank you for your
kindness and patience! Those are two very importaint elements for a
teacher sould start with,in my opinion.I hope I' ll have the chance to came
to another workshop that you'll organize in the future!Thanks for
everything...,
Love,
Eleanna. eleannamagina@yahoo.gr
Nov 17, 2007
Individual Cinematography Workshop
Hi Janusz
Wanted to thank you for everything that i learnt from you about lighting. The
best part of the workshop was to know how to observe, learn and
implement from real life situations. The simplicity of lighting "complicated
looks" was stunning. Thank you for everything. rajiv.mathrani@gmail.com
Rajiv (Bombay, India)
Sep 18, 2007
Dear Janusz,
I wanted to thank you for your, 'Dramatic Lighting For Video', workshop. As
an ENG news photographer, I am often confronted with extremely
challenging lighting conditions. Your step by step instruction has given me
a new confidence in taking on these challenging environments. Your
passion as a lighting craftsman has been an inspiration to me.
Sincerely,
Frank Alli
Photogfox@earthlink.net
Jul 6, 2007
Film Look Workshop
Hey Janusz,
I just got back from a shoot. I'm delighted to say it was the best lighting
I've ever done -- all thanks to the day I spent with you. The idea of creating
ambience first and divorcing myself from a monitor was all it took to give
me the freedom I needed.
Thanks again.
Sondra Martin sondra@wofentertainment.com
Jun 25,
Look Workshop
Janusz,
Thanks for Sunday. It was a real eye opener. I've got 2 days of shooting
next week -- I'll see what I can come up with!
Best wishes, Sondra 07sondra@wofentertainment.comFilm
Dec2, 07
Hi Janusz,
I just wanted to say thank you for this past weekend. I truly enjoyed myself
and learned much more than I expected to and I really left feeling more
confident than when I came. I hope to come back very soon to learn more
and juzst to talk.
Julie jbelfoure@gmail.com
Dec 30, 2006
Hi Janusz, I want to say thank you.. I learnt a lot from you and I think
often to that wonderful workshop in Florence!!!
I just want to say that It's not easy to find a great teacher and a "gorgeous
soul" like you! You taught me how to use light but at the same time you
taught me to see the light in everything it is around me.. and this is special
and unique! Someone said "everything is illuminated" and this is what I
feel when I think to your teaching. I hope to keep in touch and to hear from
you soon. Happy new year and take care of you!!
Romy. carraro.romina@gmail.com
Dec 29, 2006
Individual Workshop
I am a photographer/editor for Univision Network in Los Angeles
Califoria. I had the pleasure of taking Janusz's "film look lighting for tv"
workshop this past december 11th. 2006.This workshop change my way
of looking at light. I used to light the interviews all the same way, it was a
cookie cutter look, now I use lighting as a paintbrush and in doing so I can
help enhance the mood that the interview will convey.
I strongly recommend this workshop.
Thank you Janusz !!!!!
WebAddress - http://www.univision.net/corp/en/utg.jsp
Oct 24, 2006
I recently came off taking private lessons with the man, and in all honesty, I
got more then I thought I would. From the beginning, Janusz just got right
down to it and I sincerely appreciated his no-nonsense approach into
teaching me the ways of light and camera. Any question I had (and I had
MANY), Janusz answered with patience and detail even when my
questions were sometimes repetitive. Aperture is not as hard as I
thought, nor as challenging. He told me from the beginning that I could do
what I told him I wanted to do, and for me just coming from so many
people saying JUSTIN DONT TRY, I appreciated that he said I could do it.
And I dont doubt that I can NOW after those lessons. So thank you
Janusz. I will definitely be keeping in touch and bothering you with more
questions, so let's see if I can get that something out of the stone.
THANKS! justin earlyrendition@gmail.com
Sep 9, 2006
Dear Janusz,
Im Marco Danziger and have attended the four week course in Florence
this summer. Thanks to your precious help. After the course I have
definitively removed any doubts about my future ambitions, and will pursuit
a career in movie making also (if not mainly) because of your enthusiasm
and passion which are absolutely inspiring and impossible not to share. I
will now start attending media school here in Italy, and do as many hands
on camera workshops around the world as possible, and Im also really
eager to start shooting stuff by my own. The amazing feeling which
surrounded all the work me and my friends did in Florence comes often
back to my mind, which is when I understand that this inner pulse and
urge to express myself through cinema is that one path I have to chose to
live such feelings again. Hope to hear from you soon
Marco ncglom@tin.it
Aug 28, 06
Comments - Janusz! I miss learning from you so much. I cannot fully
express the
extent of my nostalgia for Italy at this moment. I wish to stay in touch with
you,
and study with you in the near future. Thank you so much for your
dedication to film
and thank you for all the amazing help you gave me on my films. Hope all
is well,
and stay in touch! ciao~
Madeline madeberhard@yahoo.com Comments - hello Janusz i just
wanted to thank you for the 35 mm workshop is good to
know that the art stil lives in the soul of people and to find someone who
apreciates soul and art as you, i learned a lot from you and i hope to keep
in
contact
thanks for the spiritual lessons you gave me
beatmelendez@yahoo.com.mx
Aug 28, 06
madeberhard@yahoo.com
Comments - Janusz! I miss learning from you so much. I cannot fully
express the
extent of my nostalgia for Italy at this moment. I wish to stay in touch with
you,
and study with you in the near future. Thank you so much for your
dedication to film
and thank you for all the amazing help you gave me on my films. Hope all
is well,
and stay in touch! ciao~ Madeline
June 20, 2006
Comments - Hi Janusz, always your answers are very kind.
Anyway today I enroled for digital filmaking , and I decided
it expecially because you will be the teacher.
See you soon . Salvo
rocco_salvatore1@hotmail.it
May 22, 2006
Comments - Last week was amazing! I learned so much on the
cinematographer job. I'm from Switzerland and for me, learning how to
use a 35mm camera in Hollywood sounds like a dream. And I just lived
my dream a few days ago with you Janusz. So, I just wanted to say thank
you very much to share your knowledge and the passion you have for
cameras and lights. Take care. Marc http://www.flickr.com/photos/mppfilms
May 20, 2006
Comments - Janusz, I want to say thank you. I respect you as a teacher,
an artist
and a human being. What I learned this past week was invaluable. I see
the
importance of creating mood with light. I found a new appreciation for the
art of
cinematography and look at it not as a technical science anymore, but
more of a way
to paint with light and camera movement. I look forward to keeping in
touch with
you. I wish you all the best.
Ajani Fida
ajanifida@yahoo.com
May 06, 2006. Chicago, Illinois
Thanks Janusz,
for sharing your lifelong passion for lighting and
exposures' ability to render the full emotional palette.
Your lighting theories and methods were by far more advanced than I'd
expected from cinematography workshop.
brucelangston@lycos.com
Mar 25, 2006. Hollywood, California
Janusz,
The Cinematography class at Columbia College is one of the best
classes I have ever
taken. As a student, I can tell that you are very passionate about the work
you do.
Although my primary emphasis is directing I will always have an
understanding and
appreciation for light. You taught me how to use light in such a way that it
creates beauty and magic. Thank you.
Rocco Rodriguez, Columbia College 2006
rsrodriguez00@yahoo.com
Dec 26, 2005. Dominican Republic
Dear Janusz,
FLorence was one of the best things that happened in this year of difficulty
to me. Having you as a professor was the other. I greatly appreciated your
teachings
and hope to keep in contact with you. Please send me your e mail.
Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Ellen Perez
12/12/05
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=777954
This was an awesome class! Janusz has been in the industry for over 20
years. He teaches workshops at UCLA, USC, and in othe parts of the
world. Check out his webiste at http://www.lightextreme.com/ You will learn
so much in this class about lighting and composition and how to become
a great filmmaker and have a lot of fun too. I highly reccomend it.
Dec 26, 2005. Dominican Republic
Dear Janusz,
I greatly appreciated your teachings
and hope to keep in contact with you. Please send me your e mail.
Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Ellen Perez
Oct 30, 2005. Chile
Hi Janusz !!! The cinematography class that I had with you was among the
best film classes that I ever had at UCLA. As my area of concentration is
directing when I signed up for class I had a rather vague desire to learn
about the narrative function of light. The extraordinary link between light
and the creation of mood and atmosphere was exceptionally well
supported through in depth analysis of
Rembrand , Caravaggio, Vermeer paintings as well as with excellent
examples from your personal portofolio. I was very interested in all the
technical details of the lecture about exposure and grey scale, but the
most fascinating part was to explore the vital role of light in setting up the
emotional tone and the feeling of a scene. Goodluck with everything
Janusz and I look forward to see you !
Robert Popa doncorleone74@gmail.com
Oct 5, 2005. Los Angeles
University of Southern California (USC)
Thanks for being a great teacher. It was for me, probably the most
professional cinema class I'd taken at USC.
-Sandra sandra.cheng@gmail.com
Oct 3, 2005. Los Angeles
University of Southern California (USC)
Professor Janusz, after being in your class I can honestly say I will never
look at light the same way again. I respect you and admire as a teacher,
an artist, and a true Renaissance man. Being in your class I have learned
the value of submerging myself in Art, Music, Photography, History, many
interesting areas to advance my vision. Thank you for being the intellectual
and technical force pushing me to better and learn more. For this I am
forever indebted to you. Hopefully one day I will be able to "make people
panic" in my own way. I can't say it enough, Thank you.
Katherine Campbell
Sep 26, 2005. Tokyo, Japan
Janusz I really appreciate all of the
help you have given me from the first moment I sat in your class at the
beginning of the year to these emails. I feel I have a direct channel to the
deity of light. I apologize in advance, but I am sure I will continue to tax
you with many more questions and philosophical ranting in years to come.
Dziekuje Janusz! film@naoworks.com
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
www.cammotion.net
Prof Janusz,
.... I learned a lot from your class. I was quiet, but this was my first film
class ever. I absorbed it like a sponge. The dissection of the SILENCE OF
THE LAMBS scene gave me chills. It opened my eyes to things that I had
never noticed before. I am very much into horror, and that is one of my
favorite films. I have seen it at least couple of dozen times without seeing
any of the things that you pointed out. It only took a few seconds before I
started seeing them too, and that was specially exciting. The technical
stuff was great. I will be going a lot of lighting set-ups long after the class
ends.
The best classes are the ones that go beyond the technical/instructional
data, and actually teach you how to think and see things that you never
knew existed. This was one such class.
Thanks for a great class. I will take some more next semester. I hope
they turn out to be as beneficial as this one was for me.
David Covarrubias
Sep 9, 2005. Los Angeles
Janusz Sikora is the greatest teacher i have ever had! not only does he
teach you everything he knows about meaningful lighting and filmaking but
he is extremely inspirational. "dancing with light" is the only way to go.
sarkis0710@hotmail.com
University of Southern California (USC)
Prof Janusz:
I just want to say thank you again, for everything. The teachers in a class
of this nature are the people who really make the class worth while- who
make you actually want to work your ass off and produce something good.
I think most will agree that it was probably the best thing that happened to
us as students. Thanks for taking the time with everything and really
treating us like filmmakers
and not just as students.
sara
Links:
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Hello Janusz!
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July 18, 2011
Dear Janusz,
It's been a long time!! I hope that you are fine and that
all is well. I wanted to thank you personally for the
knowledge you shared with me and your mentoring on
very important themes during our workshop in Florence
Italy 20010. Training with you was a great inspiration and
i'm very thankful for your teaching!
Wishing you the best,
Emile Issa www.emileissa.com
Apr 4, 2011
Hi Janusz,
I'm going to try to put this into words but it certainly won't do
justice... The session I just finished with you was beyond
tremendous. As good as the first one was a few years ago, this
one topped it. Your care, your knowledge, your style- all have been
so valuable to me in my growth as a filmmaker. Now here is the
proof- I had a shoot yesterday (just four days after we worked
together) and light meter in hand, I approached this production
differently than those in the past. I'm seeing the scene with a
whole new light. I shot a "moon lit" nightmare scene right out of
our workshop. And when I played it back for my client, they gave
me the ultimate compliment - "it looks like a movie".
The conversations we shared, the time we spent is invaluable.
I greatly appreciate everything and look forward to more
conversations and growth.
With great thanks,
Steve
Steven Hacker Films
steve@hackervideo.com
818-305-4388
Mar 27, 2011
Dubai.
I am Ibrahim Al-Otaibi, I am a technical field producer in MBC
Group TV STATION located in Dubai. I just wanted to take a
moment to write to you to express my thanks for the extra efforts
you gave in the cinematography workshop you recently instructed.
You're an awesome instructor - full of energy and patient with the
learning process. The workshop was empowering and
inspirational .I super enjoyed your workshop and learned a lot of
new skills to work on in such a short time and now am looking at
everything in a new angle, Thank you for such a positive
experience, I truly got a lot out of this workshop and Please know
you left a very positive mark.
www.mbc.net
www.ibrahim.alotaibi@mbc.net
Best wishes and please stay in touch always:)
Ibrahim
Mar 19, 2011
Hi Janusz,
I am still much in awe in class so you don't see me say much, but
the workshop with you has been one of the most beautiful learning
experiences I have ever had. I must say every testimonial on your
website is true to its word.
We can arrange some workshops in India with Prathamesh's help.
Please feel free to email Janusz, you have no idea right now how
much you can learn from him by just being with him.
Wish you all the very best...:-)
I am sure something great will work out for you.
(Do read through Janusz's website and the testimonials)
Joyeeta
joyeeta100@yahoo.com
Dec 25, 2010
André Perron DP
worldwideandre@mac.com
Montreal, Canada
Janusz will not tell you "how" to light. Janusz will not tell you exactly
"where" to put your lamps. Instead, he will give you the tools to be a
better artist. Leave all of your lighting habits at home and open your
mind to a different way to work with the light. And most of all, listen
to the man, ask questions, be as curious as possible about how
the light can be a real creative material and talk about it. Janusz
might be the key for your passage from "technician" to "artist".
And once again, be sure to listen to the man: he knows...
Thanks again for everything Janusz...!
Jul 20, 2010
martina.nagel22@gmail.com
Germany
Dear Janusz
I hope you're well. Only last year you taught me how to light and I've
greatly benefitted from your training. Since then much has
happened. First of all; the feature documentary Child of Giants, that
I worked on as a second unit cinematographer got officially
selected at the San Francisco Film Festival and will premier there
on October 17, 2010. I've been offered to DP a 20 page short film at
the beginning of September.
Best Wishes, Martina
Jul 4, 2010
steve@hackervideo.com
Hi Janusz, wish I were going to Florence! Have a wonderful time.
Enjoyed the newsletter with lighting for wine. Would love to see an
overhead view of the lighting. Steve Hacker
Jun 18, 2010
raphi_bondy@yahoo.de
Hello Janusz,
I found your workshop very good and it gave me an insight with a
different approach and a reconditioning in what I have been doing
for a whole year at NYFA. The concept of lighting from out of your
imagination and not using a camera until the exercise was
executed has been a great Comprehending experience for me
and I had the feeling that there had to be a mutual trust between
me and the light. I would love to work with you on one of your future
project or eventually help you on a workshop.
Thanks Again for the great four days !
Best,
Raphael
May 7, 2010
steve@hackervideo.com
Hi Janusz, good to hear from you and thank you for this en”light”
ening newsletter. Excellent information! Want to catch you up on
what I’ve been doing. I am thrilled to tell you that the lighting
seminar I took with you two years ago has been so useful to me
that I owe you a tremendous gratitude. I’ve been doing
documentary and commercial work that your techniques come
through loud and clear- You have changed the way I light and the
way I see light. Also have another Cleveland filmmaker who wants
me to DP his 2nd feature. Things are progressing!
Steve Steven Hacker Productions (Broadcast)
Feb 5,
2010
artyomzakharenko@yahoo.com
After working several years as ENG camera operator in The
Netherlands, i lately started to feel i missed some richness in my
work and somehow i knew it was the lighting. I've read lots of
books about lighting, I had bought my own lightkit, and somehow it
still felt like i was gambling just a little bit... So since going to the
one and only Filmacademy we have in Holland is nearly
impossible, i started to search over the internet for a hands on
training and found Janusz.
Looking back i realized this workshop really is all you need to learn
understanding the light. I don't want to sound like a TellSell
salesman, but I'd recommend this workshop for a 100% to all the
people who seriously want to become a cinematographer. After the
workshop you'll know how to light your scene exactly the way it's lit
in your mind, what light actually is and what it can do, but most
important: You'll know what you're doing, which means you don't
need a monitor anymore!
Once again, thank you Janusz for this wonderful workshop and
time that i will never forget, i think I'll take a flight now and see
where Emiel is hanging out...
Best wishes,
Artyom Zakharenko
Jan 25.10
efspoelder@gmail.com
Hello Janusz,
First of all thanks again for the workshop and your great teaching.
After having worked as a news-cameraman for three years in The
Netherlands, the feeling that I wanted to learn more about lighting
was getting stronger every day. Studying cinematography at a film
school in Hollywood seemed like a good idea to me. The problem
was that after having spend the first semester there, I still had no
clue how to start lighting a simple scene. Being quite disappointed
by the huge amount of money I spend on this and not feeling
satisfied at all, I decided to quit the school and started looking
around for other possibilities. Luckily a friend send me the link to
the Light Extreme website. Doing the 5 day workshop was
definitely the best decision I made during my time in Los Angeles.
Janusz helped me to approach lighting in a whole different way
than I did before. He actually made me think about lighting a
scene, instead of just trying what might look good on the monitor.
As Janusz said himself; he opened the doors for me and now I feel
ready to fly out on my own.
Thank you for the good times,
Emiel Spoelder
Nov 15, 09
tommipitta@tin.it
Florence, Italy
Janusz is one of the best teacher I’ve ever met in my life. his
workshosps are not just the opportunity to relate yourself with a
professional cinematographer with a huge experience: Janusz
knows perfectly how to get across students the essence of his
knowledge and how to bring out of them their specific talents. And
the “dancing with lights” approach is really a great tool to
interpretate light, photography and reality. I’ll definitly recommend
his workshop to everyone is interested in cinematography and
movies.
Thank you Janusz, I’m really grateful to you, and I’m so happy to be
your friend!
Tommaso Pitta
Nov 1, 2009
rogier.vbc@me.com
The course of Cinematographer Janusz Sikora in Florence, Italy
was an experience I never had before. Instead of being taught by a
teacher that studied at a University we were taught by a real die
hard Director of Photography that saw us not just as students but
as full count crew members. The studio we were working with was
always available to try things out, and the crazier the ideas, the
more excited Janusz became. My story was set in the windy cold
mountains in a tent. We took the storm machine and a tent in a
white painted studio where we could simulate the cold mountains.
It worked. The vision in my head had been magically created on
35mm film and was suddenly visible for others.
Most directors or Cinematographers that are geniuses in their
work are not able to explain what they do in order to archive what
they want. That’s why we have teachers and critics to explain them.
But Janusz Sikora can tell like no other what he does in order to
create a special atmosphere. I put this light here because it gives
an extra shadow. This is something you don’t see much and what
helped me a lot by understanding the process of creating. This is
the main reason why every filmmaker should consider learning
with Janusz Sikora.
And there was never something that was impossible to do. He was
hard on the class sometime, like cooks are in the kitchen, but in
this way he treated them on a professional level. Janusz was
always open to our ideas and was able to make them better or to
say what was wrong with them, not only as a cinematographer but
also but also as a director. That was very helpful as I want to go in
that direction with my filmmaking. It was a very intense course, very
intense but it was unbelievable how much I learned through the
experience.
In addition to the technical aspect of the course there was always
time to learn from Janusz from his experience, and from the
problems students had with filmmaking before.
How coming into the filmbussines?
Dancing with light: Having the basic set up where you can dance
around after had a huge impact on me as did learning how to look
at light in film and how to tell more powerful stories. I left the
course with a new dimension in making films. I had to change my
storyboard and script but was happy to make these changes. From
the intense course I made notes that I will carry with me wherever I
go. I can recommend the course of Mr. Janusz Sikora dancing with
the light to everyone that is not afraid to learn cinematography or
directing in a different and more effective way then most of the
universities and film schools.
This is for you Janusz. Thank you forever.
Sincerely,
Rogier van Beeck Calkoen,
June 9, 2009
martina.nagel22@gmail.com
Dear Janusz
Sorry for only getting around to thanking you for the incredibly
helpful days at your personal lighting workshop. You've really
changed and inspired my thinking about light and given me so
much more confidence when it comes to lighting.
Many thanks again for your wonderful teaching.
It's greatly appreciated and has enriched me for life.
Martina
Mar 9, 2009
allorick@aol.com
My friend Janusz,
When I get back to New York I felt the ambience in me is so
different. I'm so proud of what I've learned from your very classic
treasure teaching. At first I could'nt believe of myself of what I
accomplished from your very intellegent way of knowledge in the
field of Cinematography. Yes, everywhere is light and light is
powerful. That's how I fell now because you have given me a
GREEN LIGHT and that is my KEY lights. It's an inspiration and
confidence. Thank you very much for your professionalism and
thank you for signing an autograph on my book, I always cherish it.
The five days workshop with you is one my greatest achievement in
Hollywood. Hope to see you again...
Your friend,
Arlen Lorico New York
Feb, 2009
joeqnewyork@yahoo.com
Hi Janusz,
Just to let you know that I am now back in New York and took home
with me valuable information about lights and lighting. I thank you
very much for your passion in teaching. The workshop was all
worth it. I must say that I have learned, or should I say, trained my
eyes to see the world around me differently. I no longer see just
"things" but rather see "reflections" of light. The world around me
becomes even more beautiful. I can now light any sets, from
simple to the most complex. Your basic , yet classic, approach to
ligthing is timeless.
I strongly recommend this workshop. I also suggest that film
students MUST and SHOULD set aside, or "debunk" all their film
school lighting knowledge, such as the lighting 101 3 point lighting
techniques, because its all about the gray card, the ambience and
the key lights. If a student wants to learn lights, forget film schools,
just attend the Dancing with Lights workshop.
Regards,
Joe M. Quintana
New York Director Feb, 2009
Janusz, I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge and
passion with me. I learned more in the four hours we spent
together than the entire year I spent at Film School. I also want to
thank you for enduring my ignorance of light. Your passion is
contagious and I will be back for more. -Daniel D.
July16, 2008
Dear Janusz,
I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your workshop.
You make me feel comfortable, the first minute the workshop
started and from there, I had a great experience working with a true
professional passionate about his craft. As you may have noticed, I
am myself passionate about improving my skills to provide always
better production value. In 2 days, you were able to give me the key
to be able to create the kind of lighting that I envision, but that I had
avoided because I could not create it properly. Now as you said, I
feel that I could light anything I want it with the precision, the mood
and the quality that we could find in the top Hollywood productions.
Thank you to give me that confidence.
Best Regards,
Jean-Louis H.H. Ziesch, CLVS, CCVS, CME
Managing Director
HD Media Group 410 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 925
Chicago, IL 60605
Tel: 312-588-9377
Fax: 312-588-1579
Member of NATPE, IDA, IFP, LA Film Independent, DCS
www.highdefinitionmediagroup.com
June 10, 2008
Mr. Sikora,
You Sir are without doubt, as I said earlier, the most intriguing
person I have ever met. The Lecture and Workshop were very
amazing in as far as seeing how lighting in the real world goes
and the skill it takes to replicate it on film. There's a lot we take for
granted using digital lighting these days and we fail to realize just
how complex and yet simple lighting can be. Most of us have got
straight into digital lighting without ever having even held stage
Light. However, far more interesting than the lecture itself, was your
philosophy, your thoughts and your obvious passion for your art.
And if I take anything away from your class, I will take this….. Follow
the heart and not let the intellect get in the way.
Thank you, for the time you gave to a bunch of digital artists from
India
Regards.,
Lennard len1977@gmail.com TATA - India
June 9, 2008
Hello Mr Janusz!
My name is Paritosh , and i am an senior character animator with
TaTa in Bombay, India. though i only deal with character animation
pretty much all the time , but your class about cinematography and
lighting was a wonderful experience for me, your experience
speaks for itself and i was absolutely spell bound by you
knowledge on the subject and your way of describing an emotion
and the moment of the scene, i would love to learn more about that
and specially how to 'milk a moment' so that i can apply some of
that in my characters. if you can tell me some of the websites or if
you have some written stuff of your own , i would be grateful if you
could share that. Once again thanks a lot
paritosh kumawat paritosh@tataelxsi.co.in TATA Bombay, India
June 9, 2008
Mr. Janusz
Thank you for the Amazing Workshop
Nitai: "The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Soul,
and He has no beginning. He is transcendental to the material
modes of nature and beyond the existence of this material world.
He is perceivable everywhere because He is self-effulgent, and by
His self-effulgent luster the entire creation is maintained."
Sandeep S Hiray
sandeephiray@tataelxsi.co.in
TATA - India
June 9, 2008
Mr Janusz
This is Suresh we have enjoyed a lot with u class and we have
learn so many things that we have seen but don't know how to play
with them. We have lot many things about light before coming here
we just think the lighting is very simple to understand but after the
class we understand we have lot many things to know about the
light. Anyway once again from all of us were very thankful for the
class.
K.Suresh sureshkmaya@gmail.com TATA Bombay India
Apr 2008
Hello my friend Janusz,
I want to thank you for the wonderful two days at your workshop. In
the very first few minutes of day one, I knew right away- this was
going to be a tremendous, hands-on session. And it was! Your
personable approach, knowledge (and a lot of patience!) made it a
very rewarding and important learning experience for me. Eager to
utilize everything I learned during the two-day seminar, I'm already
implementing many of these fabulous techniques. But the most
interesting phenomenon of all, is I am now looking a everything
differently. I'm seeing light in an entirely new way. I thank you for
that. When's the next session and what do you suggest for me? (I'd
love to do Italy- perhaps next year)
All the best and many thanks to you.
Steve steve@hackervideo.com
May 2008
I learned right away that what I have been doing until now has been
adequate. That is no longer acceptable. Shot again today utilizing
some of your techniques. Another time I'd love to learn product shot
lighting.
Production Companies of Steven Hacker
steve@hackervideo.com
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Feb 2008
Greece
Dear Janusz,
Attending your course in Firenze was one of the most valuable
experiences in my life! As I was new in this field, you,in your
special way,made me overcame my insecurity, believe in my
abilities and participate the class as equal to the other students.I
earned so much... Thank you for your kindness and patience!
Those are two very important elements for a teacher should start
with,in my opinion.I hope I' ll have the chance to came to another
workshop that you'll organize in the future!Thanks for everything...,
Love,
Eleanna. eleannamagina@yahoo.gr
Nov 17, 2007
Individual Cinematography Workshop
Hi Janusz
Wanted to thank you for everything that i learnt from you about
lighting. The best part of the workshop was to know how to
observe, learn and implement from real life situations. The
simplicity of lighting "complicated looks" was stunning. Thank you
for everything. rajiv.mathrani@gmail.com
Rajiv (Bombay, India)
Sep 18, 2007
Dear Janusz,
I wanted to thank you for your, 'Dramatic Lighting For Video',
workshop. As an ENG news photographer, I am often confronted
with extremely challenging lighting conditions. Your step by step
instruction has given me a new confidence in taking on these
challenging environments. Your passion as a lighting craftsman
has been an inspiration to me.
Sincerely,
Frank Alli
Photogfox@earthlink.net
Jul 6, 2007
Film Look Workshop
Hey Janusz,
I just got back from a shoot. I'm delighted to say it was the best
lighting I've ever done -- all thanks to the day I spent with you. The
idea of creating ambiance first and divorcing myself from a monitor
was all it took to give me the freedom I needed.
Thanks again. Sondra Martin sondra@wofentertainment.com
Jun 25, 2007
Film Look Workshop
Janusz,
Thanks for Sunday. It was a real eye opener. I've got 2 days of
shooting next week -- I'll see what I can come up with!
Best wishes, Sondra 07sondra@wofentertainment.comFilm
Dec2, 07
Hi Janusz,
I just wanted to say thank you for this past weekend. I truly enjoyed
myself and learned much more than I expected to and I really left
feeling more confident than when I came. I hope to come back very
soon to learn more and just to talk.
Julie jbelfoure@gmail.com
Dec 30, 2006
Hi Janusz, I want to say thank you.. I learnt a lot from you and I think
often to that wonderful workshop in Florence!!!
I just want to say that It's not easy to find a great teacher and a
"gorgeous soul" like you! You taught me how to use light but at the
same time you taught me to see the light in everything it is around
me.. and this is special and unique! Someone said "everything is
illuminated" and this is what I feel when I think to your teaching. I
hope to keep in touch and to hear from you soon. Happy new year
and take care of you!!
Romy. carraro.romina@gmail.com
Dec 29, 2006
Individual Workshop
I am a photographer/editor for Univision Network in Los Angeles
California. I had the pleasure of taking Janusz's "film look lighting
for tv" workshop this past December 11th. 2006.This workshop
change my way of looking at light. I used to light the interviews all
the same way, it was a cookie cutter look, now I use lighting as a
paintbrush and in doing so I can help enhance the mood that the
interview will convey. I strongly recommend this workshop.
Thank you Janusz !!!!!
Web Address - http://www.univision.net/corp/en/utg.jsp
Oct 24, 2006
I recently came off taking private lessons with the man, and in all
honesty, I got more then I thought I would. From the beginning,
Janusz just got right down to it and I sincerely appreciated his no-
nonsense approach into teaching me the ways of light and
camera. Any question I had (and I had MANY), Janusz answered
with patience and detail even when my questions were sometimes
repetitive. Aperture is not as hard as I thought, nor as challenging.
He told me from the beginning that I could do what I told him I
wanted to do, and for me just coming from so many people saying
JUSTIN DON'T TRY, I appreciated that he said I could do it. And I
don't doubt that I can NOW after those lessons. So thank you
Janusz. I will definitely be keeping in touch and bothering you with
more questions, so let's see if I can get that something out of the
stone.
THANKS! justin earlyrendition@gmail.com
Sep 9, 2006
Dear Janusz,
I'm Marco Danziger and have attended the four week course in
Florence this summer. Thanks to your precious help. After the
course I have definitively removed any doubts about my future
ambitions, and will pursuit a career in movie making also (if not
mainly) because of your enthusiasm and passion which are
absolutely inspiring and impossible not to share. I will now start
attending media school here in Italy, and do as many hands on
camera workshops around the world as possible, and Im also
really eager to start shooting stuff by my own. The amazing feeling
which surrounded all the work me and my friends did in Florence
comes often back to my mind, which is when I understand that this
inner pulse and urge to express myself through cinema is that one
path I have to chose to live such feelings again.
Marco ncglom@tin.it
Aug 28, 06
Comments - Janusz! I miss learning from you so much. I cannot
fully express the extent of my nostalgia for Italy at this moment. I
wish to stay in touch with you, and study with you in the near future.
Thank you so much for your dedication to film and thank you for all
the amazing help you gave me on my films. Hope all is well, and
stay in touch! ciao~
Madeline madeberhard@yahoo.com
Comments - hello Janusz i just wanted to thank you for the 35 mm
workshop is good to know that the art still lives in the soul of
people and to find someone who appreciates soul and art as you, i
learned a lot from you and i hope to keep in contact
thanks for the spiritual lessons you gave me
beatmelendez@yahoo.com.mx
June 20, 2006
Comments - Hi Janusz, always your answers are very kind.
Anyway today I enrolled for digital filmmaking , and I decided
it especially because you will be the teacher.
See you soon . Salvo
rocco_salvatore1@hotmail.it
May 22, 2006
Comments - Last week was amazing! I learned so much on the
cinematographer job. I'm from Switzerland and for me, learning
how to use a 35mm camera in Hollywood sounds like a dream.
And I just lived my dream a few days ago with you Janusz. So, I just
wanted to say thank you very much to share your knowledge and
the passion you have for cameras and lights. Take care. Marc http:
//www.flickr.com/photos/mppfilms
May 20, 2006
Comments - Janusz, I want to say thank you. I respect you as a
teacher, an artist and a human being. What I learned this past
week was invaluable. I see the importance of creating mood with
light. I found a new appreciation for the art of cinematography and
look at it not as a technical science anymore, but more of a way to
paint with light and camera movement. I look forward to keeping in
touch with you. I wish you all the best.
Ajani Fida
ajanifida@yahoo.com
May 06, 2006. Chicago, Illinois
Thanks Janusz,
for sharing your lifelong passion for lighting and
exposures' ability to render the full emotional palette.
Your lighting theories and methods were by far more advanced
than I'd expected from cinematography workshop.
brucelangston@lycos.com
Mar 25, 2006. Hollywood, California
Janusz,
The Cinematography class at Columbia College is one of the best
classes I have ever taken. As a student, I can tell that you are very
passionate about the work you do. Although my primary emphasis
is directing I will always have an understanding and appreciation
for light. You taught me how to use light in such a way that it
creates beauty and magic. Thank you.
Rocco Rodriguez, Columbia College 2006
rsrodriguez00@yahoo.com
Dec 26, 2005. Dominican Republic
Dear Janusz,
FLorence was one of the best things that happened in this year of
difficulty to me. Having you as a professor was the other. I greatly
appreciated your teachings and hope to keep in contact with you.
Please send me your e mail. Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Ellen Perez
12/12/05
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=777954
This was an awesome class! Janusz has been in the industry for
over 20 years. He teaches workshops at UCLA, USC, and in other
parts of the world. Check out his website at
http://www.lightextreme.com You will learn so much in this class
about lighting and composition and how to become a great
filmmaker and have a lot of fun too. I highly recommend it.
Dec 26, 2005. Dominican Republic
Dear Janusz,
I greatly appreciated your teachings and hope to keep in contact
with you. Please send me your e mail.
Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Ellen Perez
Oct 30, 2005. Chile
Hi Janusz !!! The cinematography class that I had with you was
among the best film classes that I ever had at UCLA. As my area of
concentration is directing when I signed up for class I had a rather
vague desire to learn about the narrative function of light. The
extraordinary link between light and the creation of mood and
atmosphere was exceptionally well supported through in depth
analysis of Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Vermeer paintings as well as
with excellent examples from your personal portfolio. I was very
interested in all the technical details of the lecture about exposure
and grey scale, but the most fascinating part was to explore the
vital role of light in setting up the emotional tone and the feeling of
a scene. Good luck with everything Janusz and I look forward to
see you !
Robert Popa doncorleone74@gmail.com
Oct 5, 2005. Los Angeles
University of Southern California (USC)
Thanks for being a great teacher. It was for me, probably the most
professional cinema class I'd taken at USC.
-Sandra sandra.cheng@gmail.com
Oct 3, 2005. Los Angeles
University of Southern California (USC)
Professor Janusz, after being in your class I can honestly say I will
never look at light the same way again. I respect you and admire
as a teacher, an artist, and a true Renaissance man. Being in your
class I have learned the value of submerging myself in Art, Music,
Photography, History, many interesting areas to advance my vision.
Thank you for being the intellectual and technical force pushing me
to better and learn more. For this I am forever indebted to you.
Hopefully one day I will be able to "make people panic" in my own
way. I can't say it enough, Thank you.
Katherine Campbell
Sep 26, 2005. Tokyo, Japan
Janusz I really appreciate all of the help you have given me from
the first moment I sat in your class at the beginning of the year to
these emails. I feel I have a direct channel to the deity of light. I
apologize in advance, but I am sure I will continue to tax you with
many more questions and philosophical ranting in years to come.
Dziekuje Janusz! film@naoworks.com
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
www.cammotion.net
Prof Janusz,
I learned a lot from your class. I was quiet, but this was my first
film class ever. I absorbed it like a sponge. The dissection of the
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS scene gave me chills. It opened my
eyes to things that I had never noticed before. I am very much into
horror, and that is one of my favorite films. I have seen it at least
couple of dozen times without seeing any of the things that you
pointed out. It only took a few seconds before I started seeing them
too, and that was specially exciting. The technical stuff was great. I
will be going a lot of lighting set-ups long after the class ends. The
best classes are the ones that go beyond the
technical/instructional data, and actually teach you how to think and
see things that you never knew existed. This was one such class.
Thanks for a great class. I will take some more next semester. I
hope they turn out to be as beneficial as this one was for me.
David Covarrubias
Sep 9, 2005. Los Angeles
Janusz Sikora is the greatest teacher i have ever had! not only
does he teach you everything he knows about meaningful lighting
and filmmaking but he is extremely inspirational. "dancing with
light" is the only way to go.
sarkis0710@hotmail.com
University of Southern California (USC)
Prof Janusz:
I just want to say thank you again, for everything. The teachers in a
class of this nature are the people who really make the class worth
while- who make you actually want to work your ass off and
produce something good.
I think most will agree that it was probably the best thing that
happened to us as students. Thanks for taking the time with
everything and really treating us like filmmakers
and not just as students.
Sara
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