Intensive Digital Video Production

A: Spring, 4 Saturdays, April 23 - May 14, 2005
    Sat. April 23-May 7: 10am -4pm
    Sat. May 14: 9am-6pm
B: Summer, 4 Saturdays, June 18 - July 16, 2005
    (no class 7/2)
    Sat. June 18, 26, July 10: 10am -4pm
    Sat. July 16: 9am-6pm
C: Fall, 4 Saturdays, Oct. 29 - Nov. 19, 2005
    Sat. Oct. 29 - Nov. 12: 10am -4pm
    Sat. Nov. 19: 9am-6pm

Instructor:James Eaton
Tuition: $545.00

Intensive Video Production gives you everything you need to know to get going in the world of digital video production. One of the benefits of digital video is that it's so accessible. Here's a chance to learn about all the individual aspects of the format including camera, lighting, editing, and post-production audio. This intensive class covers the fundamentals of digital video camera operation, lighting and shooting both interiors and exteriors, and outlines the use and theory of digital editing software.On "the project day", we'll put all the components together as the class actually shoots and edits a short digital video project.

Editing with Final Cut Pro

A: Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 8am-5pm
B: Saturday, May 7, 2005, 8am-5pm
C: Saturday, June 18, 2005, 8am-5pm
D: Saturday, October 15, 2005, 8am-5pm

Instructor: krk nordenstrom
Tuition: $225.00
($200.00 if combination with The Creative Side of Editing)

Final Cut Pro is among the most popular, effective, and accessible of the nonlinear editing programs currently available for those working in digital video.This class covers the specific workings of the editing program . You'll learn how to deal with basic transitions (hard cuts, dissolves, and wipes), how to adjust and change your edits, and how to work with audio (together and independent of the visuals.)You'll also learn how to work with titling and basic graphics.This class will give you a general grounding in nonlinear editing and in the specifics of Final Cut Pro.

The Creative Side of Editing For Digital Video and Film

A: Saturday, May 14, 2005 10am-4pm
B: Sunday, June 26, 2005 10am-4pm
C: Sunday, October 23, 2005 10am-4pm

Instructor: David Shulman
Tuition: $145.00

This intensive one-day seminar concentrates on The Creative Side of Editing. Whether you're editing digital video or film, you'll want to have a solid understanding of editing theory under your belt . You'll learn how to edit dialogue, how to cut to music and how to use sound effects and voice-over. We'll look at documentary film and the particular challenges that arise when you're working with both visual material and on-camera interviews. We'll analyze tons of clips from ads, music videos, and feature films (from talk to action.)We'll also spotlight the following questions: What makes a good edit? What makes a good structure for a piece?How do you even decide where to make your first edit, and last but not least, how do you know when you're done?Take this seminar by itself or combine it with a class in Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere.

Photoshop for Digital Video

A: Sunday, May 22, 2005 8am-5pm
B: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005 8am-5pm

Instructor: krk nordenstrom
Tuition: $225.00

Photoshop is the cutting edge 2D graphics application in the print, web and video industries. The Photoshop for Digital Video workshop takes a ground up approach to using Photoshop graphics in your video projects. Designed with the beginning Photoshop user in mind, the workshop covers the basics of the application as they pertain to digital video. If you’ve never used Photoshop before here is your chance to learn the Photoshop tool set, increase your skills and comfort level with Photoshop and add a whole new dimension to your projects. Topics covered include the Photoshop tool set, isolating and manipulating images, color correction, alpha channels, type treatments as well as importing and exporting exporting graphics.