DV & HDV Crash Course

No prior experience is needed

First Two Days are dedicated to Location Video production. We begin each day with over two hours of hands-on professional Lighting exercises. The second day includes an afternoon of shooting in North Beach, including footage evaluation by the instructor.

The second two days are devoted to the latest version of Final Cut Pro. Hands-on, everyone is provided with a computer during class time.

4-Day workshop is $595

You may also take only the Camera/Lighting 2 days or the 2 days of Final Cut Pro editing for $295.


Link to Aron Ranen teaching lighting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Cvy_eIu_E

Link to Aron Ranen teaching final Cut Pro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j65YVA1jMqg

Link to student testimonies on video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds73j14aFIg

Class size is limited..Held in Fisherman's Wharf area of San Francisco
Call us at               (415) 810-5934        email info@dvworkshops.com



Students will learn:

This class covers professional lighting, sound, camera and Final Cut Pro Editing
 

• Basic Camera operation
• Understanding Exposure and Color Temperature
• Professional Lighting. Gels. Warming up shots, color correction
• Using  C-Stands, Dimmers & Flagging Lights
• Understanding Chimera/Soft box Use and Egg crates
• How to Light the Perfect Interview
• Dealing with Windows and Mixed lighting
• Getting the right Coverage
• Understanding Audio
• Selecting the correct mics
• Documentary pre-production and scripting
• Interview techniques
• The different documentary styles and approaches
• The "Five Elements of Documentary Production"
• Hands-on DV & HDV Camera use and tips
• How to shoot an Interview
  
  
  Special attention will be paid to the editing process....
  
   
• DV Editing with Final Cut Pro
• Editing techniques and styles
• Split edits
• Slo-mo
• Audio controls and fixes
• Condensing the interview,
• How to break-up Interviews to make them more interesting
• Editing News Stories
• Montage
• Text and Image
• Using Key Frames to zoom into photographs (aka Ken Burns)
• Understanding rendering and nesting using FCP
• Exporting out of Final Cut Pro
• How to make DVDs, Overview of DVD studio Pro Basics and iDVD
  
  Class space is limited...computers can be provided during class time at no additional cost.
  call us at               (415) 810-5934        for details
  
  http://www.dvworkshops.com
   

Class Cost:

$495.00