Workshops General Overview
We teach the Practical Application of digital media software. The best way to learn is on projects that are important to you.
Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro
Courses and Registration

What is covered in FCP courses?
  • The Art and Theory behind editing, which makes editing even more fun
  • Project Settings, something you will be very happy to understand
  • Saving files so they'll never again get lost
  • A roadmap of the FCP environment so you won't get lost
  • The basics - connecting your camera, capturing, labeling and organizing footage
  • How to cut up your footage and reassemble it into the timeline
  • Audio in all its glory, including the sad hard facts about it
  • You'll master all that and graduate into applying effects and transitions that will step your production up to the next level
  • How to get your movie out of FCP and onto the screen for all to see

Photoshop
Courses and Registration

What is covered in Photoshop courses?
  • Getting familiar with the landscape, we take you on a friendly tour
  • Stepping into the palettes: layers, the toolkit, paintbrushes, styles, and color palette
  • How to color correct your photos and magically transform them
  • How to make print materials like business cards, flyers, invitations and greeting cards
  • We have a whole class dedicated to vacation photos, everything from editing them to getting them on the web
  • How to save files for various formats like web, print or video
  • The true fun of layer masking, filters and effects
  • How to swap the heads of your friends and turn cloudy skies into sunny days

After Effects
Courses and Registration

An After Effects Overview to get you started?
  • Getting familiar with the landscape: we take you on a friendly tour
  • Learn about the tools you need to get started
  • How to set up an After Effects composition - a step by step guide
  • Importing files into After Effects: labeling, organizing
  • The basics of keyframing: how to scale, rotate and reposition elements
  • Working with movie files, photos, graphics and layers from Photoshop
  • An overview of presets
  • How to get a file out

Coming soon!

Learn the Art of Filmmaking
  • How to get your script off the page and into the camera
  • The art and reward of storyboarding
  • Getting set up with talent, crew, location, and props
  • Why composition, shot selection and art direction are important
  • How to stitch your shots together to create engaging scenes and engaging movies
  • Learn all about film technique and theory
  • Great stories on a budget
  • How to get the most out of your actors