Videomaker Advanced Shooting Workshop

Advanced Shooting Workshop

Early Bird Prices Starting at $359

Take your videos to the next level with our Advanced Shooting workshop! Become more efficient in your shooting abilities and create better looking video with that elusive "film-look." You will learn creative composition, advanced shooting techniques, dramatic angles and framing all while shooting with a variety of equipment. Class size is limited so register today to reserve your spot in this exciting hands-on workshop!

October 12-14, 2012

Topics covered, with lots of hands-on exercises so you can do it for yourself:

Video Standards
Shooting Pre-Production
Organizing Equipment & Crew
Lenses and Filters
StediCams
Dolly Systems
Jibs
Cranes
Car Mounts
Helmet Mounts
On-Camera Lighting
Natural Frames
The Illusion of Depth
Lens Compression
Creating Emphasis
Dramatic Angles and Framing
Trucks and Arcs
Getting That Film Look

Friday

7:45 AM Doors open
8:00 AM Workshop Intro & Orientation
8:30 AM Camera Technology
9:45 AM Camera Equipment
10:45 AM Hands-on Production Equipment
11:30 AM Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00 PM Organizing the Production
2:00 PM Class Production: Concepting and Storyboarding
3:15 PM Production Crews
4:00 PM Shooting Aesthetics
5:00 PM Conclusion and Movie Night at Videomaker!

Saturday

7:45 AM Doors open
8:00 AM Shooting Techniques
9:00 AM Class Production: Studio Shooting (Dolly, Lighting)
11:30 AM Lunch Break (on your own)
12:30 PM Class Production: Field Shooting (Crane, Steadicam, Helmet-Cam, Lighting)
5:00 PM Q & A with the Videomaker Editors

Sunday

7:45 AM Doors open
8:00 AM Class Production: Car Mounted Shooting
9:30 AM Importing and Digitizing Video
10:00 AM Critique Shots and Instructor Edit Project
12:15 PM Project Screening
1:00 PM Class Ends

Due to the Hands-On nature of this course, times above are estimated and may change depending on the group needs.

Workshops

Attendees Say

Excellent Hands-On examples of shooting video and demonstrations of video editing techniques. - A.M., TX
Well worth my time and money. Thanks! - D.K., WI
Not only did you help me decide to get more serious about video, you were immensely helpful in determining what kind of equipment/software to purchase. - J.T., AZ
Great people, excellent instruction. I look forward to coming back. - R.H., OR