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April 2024
Cinema Production Basics
In-person. 9 sessions: Mondays, April 15-June 17 (no class May 27), 6:30-9:30 pm This course is designed for students with little or no previous production experience and a keen interest in developing their skills in moving image arts. In addition to providing hands-on experience through production exercises and projects, the course places considerable emphasis on visual literacy and the application of film language. This includes the basics of storytelling, cinematography, lighting techniques, directing, and audio recording. Students work together to…
Find out more »Elevating Your Storytelling to Greatness: for Writers & Directors
In-person. 6 sessions: Wednesdays, April 24-May 29, 6:30-9:30 pm How do you go from creating projects that are “well-made” and “pretty darned good” to making important, necessary, bold, life-changing work? This class uses a mixture of detailed craft discussion/work and just a bit of unabashed soul-searching… WHY are you making the stories you’re telling, and HOW do get them to sing for your audience? We’ll look at some of the common pitfalls of scripts. How do we solve those as…
Find out more »Cinematography Boot Camp
In-person. 2 sessions: Saturday-Sunday, April 27-28, 10:00 am-4:00 pm This workshop covers the principles of cinematography through an in-depth examination of camera controls and movement, lenses, composition, lighting (tungsten and LED), and visual language. Activities include lecture, viewing of film scenes, and hands-on camera and lighting exercises. Students will be exposed to such cameras as FilmNorth’s Canon EOS C100, the Sony FS7, DSLRs, compact mirrorless cameras, plus some rigs, sliders, lenses, and lights from the instructor’s inventory. Students are encouraged to bring…
Find out more »Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro
In-person. 2 sessions: Saturday-Sunday, April 27-28, 10:00 am-4:00 pm This course explores the craft of film editing through teacher-led demonstrations and hands-on experience. Students will learn to edit picture and sound with Adobe Premiere Pro using footage provided by the instructor. Topics include history of film editing, editing vocabulary and concepts, and common editing approaches for narrative and documentary film. Students will learn skills in importing and organizing footage, trimming clips, assembling rough cuts, working with sound, adding titles, and…
Find out more »May 2024
Introduction to Adobe After Effects [Virtual]
Online. 4 sessions: Wednesdays, May 1-22, 6:30-9:30 pm After Effects is the leading software for producing cutting-edge motion graphics and visual effects. This course will take us from navigating the interface, importing or creating your own assets and objects, to the basics of animating those objects. Then we will dive into learning about compositing, green screen removal, and the basics of visual effects. iMacs provided; students with PC laptops are welcome. Session 1 – General Intro Introductions and tour of…
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