1 session: Saturday, March 18, 10 am–4 pm

Da Vinci Resolve is industry-standard for color correction in film and video, and it’s free to download. Resolve has been used for many popular films and TV shows, and the free version is almost entirely functional – close enough for anyone but the pros. Resolve is also famously intimidating. The interface can be confusing and challenging to navigate. Many people excitedly download Resolve, open it, have one look at the manual, and promptly give up.

Fear not! This introduction to Da Vinci Resolve (for Mac) walks participants through the application interface in a way that makes sense of it. You’ll learn about Resolve’s three kinds of color tools and how to quickly find and use them – both individually and in combinations that make them even more powerful. You’ll leave with the ability to easily color correct (white balance) shots, remove color casts, match shots in scenes, and create “looks” that will greatly improve the quality of your productions. iMacs provided. There is a lunch break.

Tuition: $125 regular/$100 member/$75 low-income

Nathan Wagoner has an MFA in Photography from Academy of Art University in San Francisco, taught media production at Juniata College for 12 years, taught drawing and 2D Design at Texas State University, and has taught Resolve workshops at Austin Movie Gear and for Rooster Teeth staff in Austin, TX. He is a filmmaker and a working gaffer in Minneapolis as well as an exhibiting painter and published illustrator in numerous academic research publications like Research Penn State, Paradigm (Whitehead Institute), Perspectives (Ohio University), The Penn Stater, The Progressive, and many others.

Class Registration Guidelines & Cancellation Policy

• Space is assigned on a first-come basis. Registrations must include payment in full to be valid. Registrations are accepted beyond registration deadlines as long as space is available.
• If minimum enrollment has not been reached by 5 days prior to the start date of a class, IFP MN may cancel it, in which case registrants will immediately be notified and receive a full refund by PayPal or charge card credit (for phone or in person credit card registrations) within 5 business days. A check will be issued for registrations that were paid in cash. In lieu of a refund, students have the option of applying their tuition to another course if scheduled in the same calendar year.
  For those wishing to cancel a registration prior to the class registration deadline, 100% of the tuition will be refunded minus a $25 administrative fee. For registration cancellations received after the registration deadline but prior to the first class session, 50% of the tuition will be refunded minus a $25 administrative fee. As of a class start date, no refunds or credits/exchanges will be given.
• Tuition is not prorated for missed class sessions.