Class Code: 3101

Tuition: $756
Maximum number of students: 8

Six Sessions:

Mondays and Wednesdays, 7PM-10PM  (November 30 and December 2, 7, 9)
Saturday and Sunday, 10AM-6PM (December 12 and December 13)

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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 Code: 3201

Tuition: $540
Maximum number of students: 8

Six Sessions:
Mondays, 7PM-10PM (November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and December 7)

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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.

2-DAY WORKSHOP

What: Active Lens – Video Advocacy Workshop

When: Saturday, December 19th and Sunday, December 29th, 2009.

Where: Mediakite Training Center

Mediakite is offering:”Active Lens- Video Advocacy Workshop” a workshop primarily for members of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT). Using Mediakite’s top-notch equipment, activists will learn how to shoot, edit, compress, and upload their videos to various online sites.

SFT has been a major grassroots force in promoting the Tibetan cause through the use of strategic nonviolent action and creative use of technology. SFT has appeared in the international spotlight many times in recent years, including airtime on major television networks such as CNN and a spot on the front page of New York Times.

In the age of Youtube, Facebook, and other social media sites, the Internet has undoubtedly become the best way to spread information quickly and effectively. So, in order to expose the events, demonstrations, and protests happening around the world, SFT relies on the burgeoning power of the Internet.

For activists, a video camera is one of the strongest advocacy tools available. Activist organizations use video footage to promote their cases and denounce injustices.

By appealing to sight and sound, video proves to be a powerful tool that often leads to a call of action. By combining visual images with the universal reach of the Internet, video advocacy has become an immediate and effective way to promote social causes.

In keeping with our belief in human rights, Mediakite has been proud to support SFT through the years. This workshop is part of Mediakite’s ongoing commitment to train activists who are working selflessly for social causes.

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NBC News Covers SFT Protest on Mt. Everest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qATBnAC11XQ

CBC News Covers SFT Protest on Great Wall of China: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj-QMxmh9gA

CNN Covers SFT protest at the Golden Gate Bridge, SF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB8VVzPae1Q

BBC Covers SFT Protest in Greece during Olympic Torch Relay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3sffwdvqvs

One Week Intensive:

Mondays through Thursdays, 9AM to 5PM
Fridays, 9AM to 1PM

Class Code:

Start Date: November 2nd: 3401

Start Date: November 9th: 3402

Start Date: November 30th: 3403

Start Date: December 7th: 3404

Start Date: December 14th: 3405

Tuition: $882
Maximum number of students: 8

Evening Classes (Six Sessions):

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6PM to 9PM (3 Weeks)

Class Code:

Start Date: November 3rd: 3406

Start Date: December 1st: 3407

Tuition: $486
Maximum number of students: 8

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This one week intensive introductory course is carefully crafted to challenge beginning students’ ability to understand technical and creative concepts involved in videography.  In a very short period of time, students will absorb a great deal of information relating to video cameras and their operation.

Some of the topics covered in this class include: understanding the rules of composition and continuity, camera moves, focusing, use of a tripod, white balance, exposure, basic menu operation, video formats, basic audio, fundamentals of lighting, exterior shooting, shooting interviews and basic camera maintenance.  After intensive hands-on training and practice, students will finish the course vastly improved in their shooting skills and technical knowledge.

Class Code: 3601 (Inermediate HD Camera Skills I and II),  3601 A (Inermediate HD Camera Skills I),  3601 B (Inermediate HD Camera Skills II)

Weekend Intensive

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Inermediate HD Camera Skills I

PART I: Beginning HD Camera Training: Mastering the Panasonic HVX 200

Two Sessions: Saturday and Sunday 10AM-6PM (November 7 and 8)

Inermediate HD Camera Skills II

PART II: Intermediate HD Camera Training:  Mastering the Sony Ex3

Two Sessions: Saturday and Sunday 10AM-6PM (November 14 and 15)

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Tuition: (HD Camera Skills I and HD Camera Skills II taught separately or at a discount together)
Maximum number of students: 8

3601  (Master HD Camera Skills I and II) : $720

3601 A (Master HD Camera Skills I): $370 

3601 B (Master HD Camera Skills II): $390 

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Discover the creative potential and challenges of HD video acquisition through lecture, demonstration and hands-on training using the Panasonic HVX-200 and Sony EX-3 cameras at our facility. Master the understanding of professional HD video production on these two currently extremely popular cameras, which are used for a variety of broadcast and production applications.

During each two-day intensive class, students who already have basic videography 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 workflow from acquisition to editing.

Class Code: 3501

Tuition: $783
Maximum number of students: 8

Eight Sessions:

Tuesday and Thursday, 7PM-10PM (November 10 and 12)
Saturday, 9AM-2PM (November 14)
Tuesday and Thursday, 7PM-10PM (November 17 and 19)
Saturday, 9AM-2PM (November 21)
Tuesday and Thursday, 7PM-10PM (December 8 and 10)

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Everything the professional news cameraperson needs to know to tell a news story in 90 seconds will be covered in this course.  This includes broadcast camera function and operation, handheld 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.

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 Code: 3301

Class Code: 3302

Tuition: $450
Maximum number of students: 8

Two Sessions:

3301: Saturday and Sunday, 10AM-6PM  (November 21 and 22)
3302: Saturday and Sunday, 10AM-6PM (December 5 and 6)

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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.