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ASC Hosts 6th Master Class

Rachael Bosley

The ASC welcomed its sixth Master Class to Hollywood this week. 

The sold-out seminar featured instruction by ASC members Bill Bennett, Gabriel Beristain, Curtis Clark, Richard Crudo, Don McCuaig, M. David Mullen, Bill Taylor and Kees van Oostrum, as well as ASC associate member Josh Pines. 

Here are some scenes from the week's events. (Photos by Alex Beatty, Edward Salerno and Larry Fong, ASC.)



  • Instructor M. David Mullen, ASC (center, wearing blue shirt), joins Master Class participants on the Clubhouse lawn.
  • ASC members and staff welcome the Master Class to the Clubhouse.
  • Commercials veteran Bill Bennett, ASC, offers instruction on lighting an automobile.
  • Lighting with Gabriel Beristain, ASC, BSC.
  • Instructor Don McCuaig, ASC, discusses some clips with Master Class participants.
  • Visual-effects expert Bill Taylor, ASC, checks a greenscreen setup onstage at Mole-Richardson Co.
  • Instructor Gabriel Beristain, ASC, BSC, begins his seminar at Mole-Richardson Co.
  • Instructor M. David Mullen, ASC, discusses a lighting setup.
  • Master Class participants screen relevant clips on Day 1 at the Clubhouse.




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