GRANITE HOUSE DEBUTS ON CABLE WITH HGTV DREAM HOUSE" SERIES

Television production corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas, producing Home and Garden Cable Television documentary series, "Dream House".

December 12, 2001, Austin, Tx - This season marks the cable television debut for Austin production company Granite House with the premiere of the first episode of its Dream House" series on Home & Garden Television (HGTV). Now continuing, the 13-episode series follows the real life trials, tribulations, and triumphs of John and Clarice Cefai as they build a custom home in a Lake Travis neighborhood. Originally created by Peter Finn, the series is in its ninth season at HGTV. Each series features a home in a different region of the country. Executive Producers are Teri Addabbo and Scott Sowers of Sage Productions of
Washington D.C.
    Were in the business of storytelling, whether for corporate, educational , or entertainment clients. Telling the tale -- as it unfolded -- of John and Clarices near-epic endeavor to get their home built presented unique challenges and opportunities," said Lucy Frost, who serves as lead producer and writer of the series. The home, built by contractor Terry Whisenhunt, took almost a year longer than anticipated to complete, and the producing team combed through more than 150 hours of footage to create the 13 half-hour programs.

     The Cefais encountered nearly every extreme known to Austinites, including a boom-to-bust real estate market an last summers record-breaking heat wave. Shipping snafus, as well as more personal issues such as their own decision-making processes and illness on the part of the crew compounded delays. They did their best to adhere to green" or energy-efficient building principles, emphasized by their architects, Peter Pfeiffer and Alan Barley of Barley+Pfeiffer.
   Sharing producing credits on the show are Granite House principals Mike Martin and Dwight Adair.    Adair, who serves on the Digital Entertainment Coalition of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, is pleased that Austin will get some airplay, saying The Austin area will be featured on the air, nationally, for thirteen consecutive weeks. HGTV programs are viewed in 62 million homes across America. Its great to produce the show in Austin, with Austinites!"
         Sandra Adair served as lead editor and post-production supervisor and Grammy-award winning Austinite Larry Seyer provided music.
   Granite Houses credits include Austin production for She Fought Alone," a 1995 NBC movie of the week. The companys core business is production of video and digital media for
corporations and educational institutions.
        Granite House is a privately-held, Austin-based corporation producing film, video and multimedia established in 1994.
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