Futureworks
Digital Film Making With Avid Media Composer
Essential Information
Duration: 5 Days
Dates: Monday 15th August - Friday 19th August 2011
10am - 6pm
Cost: £399.00
(This figure is refundable should you choose to progress your study to diploma level with Futureworks.)*
Course Overview
With the advancement in technology of recent years, filmmakers have been able to create stunning cinematic short and feature films on very tight budgets. Over the course of one intensive week you will be introduced to all the necessary tools to get you started on the path as an independent filmmaker. Using the latest in HDSLR cameras and industry standard equipment you will be given the knowledge you need to get out there and make great looking films on a small budget.
Production
Using the latest HDSLR cameras, we will show you how to create professional results using lighting, framing and depth of field techniques including the skills required to shoot within a green screen environment ready for the Post Production stage. The buzzword for digital cinema is filmic and we will show you how to achieve filmic images that will take your production to a new level. You will be supplied with a short film script so we can focus purely on the filmmaking by storyboarding your shots and quickly getting stuck into the production.
Post-Production
Using the industry standard – Avid's Media Composer - you will be given an introduction to editing your films; focussing on the important tools that you will need in order to cut your film together. In conjunction with editing, we will delve into the colour correction and grading of your film to give it that cinematic quality. Adobe's After Effects program is used on most productions of this type and an introduction to this incredible tool will also be included within this course, you will learn how to add basic effects to your footage, create animated titles, and how to process green screen images.
The Final Stage will be the creation of your own DVD or High Definition file ready for the Web.
If you are a budding film maker, but need help getting on the right track, this course is for you.
Another version of this course is available based around Apple's Final Cut Pro program. Please see web site for details.
* The amount paid can only be refunded against one of our 2 year diploma courses. If you are funding the course by instalments then this amount would be deducted from the final payments.
