START DATES FOR
NEW YORK CITY & UNIVERSAL STUDIOS:
June 11, 2012 • September 20, 2012 • January 14, 2013 • March 11, 2013 • June 10, 2013
We offer hands-on 12-week Evening Digital Filmmaking Workshops in New York, Universal Studios-Los Angeles, and Abu Dhabi Film School. Each student directs two exercise projects of increasing complexity, and a final project in digital video, and edits on Apple Final Cut Pro stations.
The Evening Workshop is the ideal program for individuals who must balance filmmaking with other responsibilities.
Designed for students with little or no filmmaking experience, the course meets three evenings a week from 7:00-9:30pm in New York City and 7:15-9:45pm in Los Angeles, and Abu Dhabi Film School. Films are shot on the weekends. In addition, some classes may held on Saturdays.
Class Descriptions
Directing on Digital VideoStudents are taught the language of filmmaking and the director’s craft as applied to the digital format. Aspects of mise-enscene, visual storytelling, continuity-style coverage, directing actors and writing visually will be emphasized.
Hands-On Digital Camera and Lighting
Classes help students master the digital medium, including white balance, shutter speed, focus, video latitude, gels, and filters.
Digital Editing
Students learn to “log and capture” their digital footage into the Final Cut Pro editing system. Creating a time line, inserting footage, special digital effects, and building a digital soundtrack are among the subjects that are covered. Editing instructors are on hand to consult with students on creative and technical aspects of their individual projects throughout the editing process.
Sound Recording
Students learn to get professional quality sound for their projects with microphones and accessories.
Project One
Continuity Style DirectingStudents explore film vocabulary while using the digital camera. Students are taught to plan and shoot “coverage” of a dramatic or documentary subject. Students are taught how different camera angles, camera movements, focal lengths, lighting and blocking actors combine to bring the scene together seamlessly in the editing room.
Project Two
Music FilmThe second project introduces students to the relationship between sound and film, as well as to narrative tools like montage and jump cuts. In this project, students are encouraged to explore a more personal form of visual storytelling.
Students choose a short continuous selection of music. In the editing room, they cut their images to work in concert with, or in counterpoint to, the music. Students should experiment with rhythm and pacing.
PROJECT THREE
Final FilmProject three may be in documentary, fiction or experimental form and up to 7 minutes. The portability and flexibility of digital video make it an excellent format for documentary filmmaking, while the unimposing size of the camera and the ability to shoot in low light levels with small crews allow for a new intimacy working with actors in dramatic projects.
With this project, students explore the unique properties of the digital format. Students must plan their projects meticulously, and then improvise and utilize the best aspects of the digital medium. The light weight of the camera makes for great ease of hand-held camera movements. Low light level shooting is possible in such a way that the camera can record very sharp images in a wide variety of environments. Students take their digital cameras into places where film cameras and film crews would not have easy access. Students interested in experimental projects and/or music videos find limitless creative possibilities in digital formats.
Students edit their final digital projects during the last week of the program, which culminates in a final screening open to actors, friends and family. Experimentation in the editing room is encouraged as students explore the advanced functionality of Final Cut Pro.
QUICK FACTS:
Start Dates: For New York City:
Jun 11, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Jan 14, 2013, Mar 11, 2013, Jun 10, 2013, Sep 16, 2013For Universal Studios:
Jun 11, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Jan 14, 2013, Mar 11, 2013, Jun 10, 2013, Sep 16, 2013For Abu Dhabi:
Sep 16, 2012For Australia:
Aug 6, 2012 , Mar 4, 2013
Program Requirements: High School Diploma, GED
tuition: $ 3,150* (USD) / €2,406 (EURO)
You Graduate With: Diploma/Certificate, DVD Film Reel
br />Equipment Fee: $500*Students will also incur additional expenses on their own productions. This varies depending on how much film they shoot and scale of the projects
$ 3,300* (USD)Equipment Fee: $500*Students will also incur additional expenses on their own productions. This varies depending on how much film they shoot and scale of the projects.
Jun 11, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Jan 14, 2013, Mar 11, 2013, Jun 10, 2013, Sep 16, 2013For Universal Studios:
Jun 11, 2012, Sep 20, 2012, Jan 14, 2013, Mar 11, 2013, Jun 10, 2013, Sep 16, 2013For Abu Dhabi:
Sep 16, 2012For Australia:
Aug 6, 2012 , Mar 4, 2013
Program Requirements: High School Diploma, GED
tuition: $ 3,150* (USD) / €2,406 (EURO)
You Graduate With: Diploma/Certificate, DVD Film Reel
br />Equipment Fee: $500*Students will also incur additional expenses on their own productions. This varies depending on how much film they shoot and scale of the projects
$ 3,300* (USD)Equipment Fee: $500*Students will also incur additional expenses on their own productions. This varies depending on how much film they shoot and scale of the projects.
