Class runs Saturday and Sunday 10am – 6pm :

March 13  – March 14, 2010 Regular price $399, register by February 28 early special $299 (3701)

March 20 – March 21, 2010 Regular price $399, register by March 8 early special $299 (3702)

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The future of film making is with HD-DSLR cameras. High-tech HD-DSLR cameras take
videos that have the quality of motion pictures. In this class, students will
learn the fundamentals of using and maximizing the HD-DSLR cameras. The
instructors will provide tutorials on camera set-up, sound techniques,
shooting, and editing in Final Cut Pro. This course will cover the following
subjects and more:

• Camera setup
• Camera movements and support systems
• Newly available accessories
• Audio related issues
• Lenses
• Shooting formats
• Final Cut Pro capturing and editing
• Exporting
• Tips and terminology

Class runs Saturday and Sunday 10am – 6pm :

January 23 – January 24, 2010 Regular price $499, register by January 10 early special $399 (3502)

January 30 – January 31, 2010 Regular price $499, register by January 17 early special $399 (3503)

February 6 – February 7, 2010 Regular price $499, register by January 24 early special $399 (3504)

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Everything the professional news camera person needs to know to tell a news story in 90 seconds will be covered in this course.  This includes broadcast camera function and operation, hand-held shooting vs. tripod, B roll acquisition, knowledge of broadcast video formats and aspect ratios, composition, professional news broadcast protocol, three point lighting, audio, voiceovers, choosing sound bites and shooting for the news editor.

During each two-day intensive class, students who already have basic video-graphy skills will practice shooting using different lighting schemes while learning the extensive menu functions that affect the image.  Become familiar with different recording formats, file-based recording and work flow from acquisition to editing.

Students will produce and shoot news stories in the field under the supervision and instruction of a seasoned news photographer. Stories will be edited by a professional editor and critiqued by the instructor.  Students will finish the course with a solid understanding of how a news story is conceived, produced and shot.

Class runs Saturday and Sunday 10am – 6pm :

February 20 – February 21, 2010 Regular price $399, register by February 7 early special $299 (3102)

March 6 – March 7, 2010 Regular price $399, register by February 21 early special $299 (3103)

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This workshop is designed to teach HD video camera skills to producers, journalists, editors, writers, business organizations, nonprofits, and even citizen journalists who want to become proficient in shooting video stories for the web.  Workshop participants will finish the class having produced, shot and compressed a 3-5 minute video story ready to upload to the internet. This course focuses on creative and technical aspects of HD video acquisition, lighting, audio gear and editing systems.

Students are required to submit a proposal for a 3-5 minute story designed specifically for webcast that can be shot over the course of several days. After intensive training on field cameras and audio production equipment, they will be provided with ENG camera production packages and an intensive editing workshop that will also serve as a critique of their field camera work.  Shooting and compression strategies for the web are a central part of the curriculum.

Course focus is on intensive HD technical camera training and little or no camera experience is required.  Very basic knowledge of Final Cut Pro editing software is helpful but not necessary.

Class runs Saturday and Sunday 10am – 6pm :

February 13 – February 14, 2010 Regular price $499, register by February 1 early special $399 (3303)

February 27 – February 28, 2010 Regular price $499, register by February 12 early special $399 (3304)

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In this workshop we will work with “traditional” broadcast camcorders and will cover technical and visual strategies for shooting broadcast news, documentary and other nonfiction genres. We will learn how to use menus, a monitor, lenses, matte box and filters. Advanced uses of time code, broadcast safe exposure levels and camera input and output will be covered. We will work on skills such as focus pulling, handheld camera, basic audio recording, how to use available light and/ or artificial lighting to our advantage. Protocol for working with producers, directors and editors will be addressed.

Intensive hands-on exercises and discussion of work samples by participants and instructor will provide further insight. Participants will gain technical and practical knowledge in the field of advanced videography in a relatively short time. Some basic knowledge of videography as well as a lot of interest and curiosity are required.

Class runs Saturday 10am – 6pm :

March 27 , 2010 Regular price $299, register by March 12 early special $199 (3801)

April 10, 2010 Regular price $299, register by March 26 early special $199 (3802)

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Subjects:

• Calibrating the camera input (bars and tone)
• Microphone description and application
• Wireless vs. hard wire connections
• Mic or line level
• XLR cable (balance vs. unbalance)
• Signal splitting
• Time Code
• Transcription (mp3)
• Low cut filter (roll off)
• Lavalier Microphone dressing techniques
• Booming techniques
• Press conference (individual mic or multi box)

  Equipment:

• Mixer (introduction, settings )
• Lavalier microphones
• Short-gun mics
• Windscreen
• Boom pole
• Wireless microphone systems
• Phone interface (transcription)
• IFB (live shot)
• Hand held mics
• Splitters
• Harness (mixer)
• Mic to line adapter
• Signal attenuator pad

  Troubleshooting:

• RF issues
• Hum noise in mics (cable grounding issues or power field)
• Microphones phase issue
• Time code signal

Class runs Saturday and Sunday 10am – 6pm :

April 3 – April 4, 2010 Regular price $399, register by March 20 early special $299 (3202)

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This course covers everything needed to professionally and creatively light for documentary, television, news, interviews and corporate video. Both theoretical and practical applications of lighting design will be studied and put into practice. Students will gain a solid understanding of lighting instruments, grip equipment and expendables while learning industry terminology associated with these tools.

Practicing with cutting-edge tools of the trade, students will learn to form lighting strategies and lighting plans. The study and practice of staging, location selection, lighting ratios, lighting for multi-subject interviews, camera placement, color correction, diffusion, power strategies and other topics crucial to lighting design will be addressed extensively through detailed hands-on exercises.