ACMI Workshops [2nd Quarter 2009 schedule]
Workshops at ACMi TV provide a great opportunity to learn basic video and TV production skills from the staff at Arlington's community television station. These workshops would cost thousands of dollars in tuition, equipmet rental, and other fee's. ACMi TV offers its workshops free to ACMi members -- a service provided by the ACMi staff to encourage members to produce their own programs for cablecast on our channels. Below are some workshops currently offered by ACMi Staff. ACMi workshops are available on weekday evenings and some Saturdays. Beyond our regularly scheduled workshops, we offer others at times dictated by the needs of ACMi members. Call ACMi TV today to register in the media production workshop of your choice.
Field Camera 101:
This workshop gives ACMi members a basic understanding of how to set up and operate our portable production camcorders. It gives the participant a basic understanding of how our Sony Z1U and C9 portable cameras operate and how they may be customized to match particular personal preferences. This workshop also teaches the basics of proper shot composition and audio recording and affords participants an opportunity to operate the camera with staff guidance.
(No prerequisite)
Related links to supplemental materials for this workshop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwJG8kgRy5g
http://web.mit.edu/vap/downloads/manuals/Sony_HDRHC9.pdf
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/docs/manuals/hvr-z1u.pdf
http://www.videomaker.com/article/10775/
http://www.videomaker.com/article/12255/2/
http://www.videomaker.com/article/10667/2/
http://www.videomaker.com/article/10706/
Adobe Premiere Basic Digital Editing:
This workshop introduces a new ACMI member to the Adobe Premiere Elements digital video editing software. This software is a PC-based and is considered industry standard in video editing on the PC platform. Participants learn how the software's user-interface is used to capture video to a computer's hard drive for editing, and then to finalize it on a DVD. (Prerequisite: Field Camera 101)
Related links to Supplemental Materials for this workshop:
http://forums.creativecow.net/adobepremierepro
http://www.videoforums.co.uk/adobe-premiere-premiere-elements-after-effects/
http://www.videomaker.com/article/10004/2/
http://www.videomaker.com/article/12655/
Final Cut Pro Basic Digital Editing:
This three-session workshop guides participants through the basic and intermediate operations of Apple's Final Cut Pro, from an introduction to the FCP interface, through editing and output. This workshop is designed for those that prefer to work with the Macintosh operating system. Topics include video capture and logging, editing, trimming and fine tuning, adding transitions and effects, audio editing, and basic graphics creation. Final Cut Pro is the industry standard for creating and editing media on the Macintosh OS platform. (Prerequisite: Field Camera 101)
Related links to Supplemental Materials for this workshop:
http://www.scctv.org/pdf/classpacket_fcpintro.pdf
Studio Operations 101:
This workshop, is designed to give participants an overview of the in-studio process for LIVE and live-to-tape TV productions. Students will learn the required tasks for each of the crew positions, including: camera operator, floor manager, soundboard operator, graphics operator, teleprompter operator, technical director, and director. Pre- and post-production set-up of the studio will also be covered. This will include set design and placement, microphone set-up, and studio lighting. (Prerequisite: Field Camera 101)
Related links to Supplemental Materials for this workshop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMa82WyhXSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LfyqcrI4Z8