Continuing Education Workshops and Professional Training: Motion Picture Production, Camerawork, and Post

HDSLR Filmmaking Workshop from Shoot to Post Production with Patrick Reis

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New Door Prizes Announced: Attendees are automatically entered in a raffle drawing that will take place during the event. The door prizes include the following products:

Three raffle winners will each receive a Set of RigWheels.
One raffle winner will receive the Carl Zeiss Planar 1.4/50 ZE lens.
One raffle winner will receive the BeachTek DXA-SLR Adapter.
One raffle winner will receive the new Lensbaby Composer Pro with Double Glass Optic.
One raffle winner will receive a SmallHD 50% Off Store Coupon.
One raffle winner will receive the following set: Sony Vegas 10, Vegas Pro Production Assistant 2, and Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10.
One raffle winner will receive the following set:
Sound Forge Pro 10 and Sound Forge Audio Studio 10.
One raffle winner will receive the following set:
ACID Pro 7 and ACID Music Studio 8.

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Sign up today to guarantee your seat for this exciting Continuing Education Workshop and Networking Event for independent filmmakers and film/television professionals, to be held in the cinematic city of Manhattan, New York City.

Who Should Attend
Any filmmaker who wants to improve his/her game, by being up close and learning with an HDSLR master shooter. Cinematographers and camera operators interested in the new wave of HDSLR technology and techniques. Still photographers, journalists, and documentarians who want to learn how to shoot video with DSLR cameras.

Learn HDSLR Techniques and Best Practices
In just one comprehensive day of training, you'll receive a full range of powerful HDSLR filmmaking concepts and tools that can benefit any HDSLR production - whether you're shooting a documentary or narrative, television spot or music video.

You will learn HDSLR camerawork, camera movement and POV techniques; monitoring solutions, audio solutions, and post production workflow. Why choose a DSLR over a traditional video camera? What are the best audio solutions for HDSLR?

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The Composer Pro refines and enhances the popular and award winning Lensbaby Composer by upgrading the swivel ball and focus mechanism to provide professional performance. The Composer Pro's metal swivel ball design delivers ultra-smooth focus and tilt control. This smooth, fluid operation makes the Composer Pro the perfect choice for discerning professional photographers and videographers who want to create ground-breaking creative imagery. The Composer Pro is compatible with the Lensbaby Optic Swap System and ships with either the Double Glass Optic or the new Sweet 35 Optic installed. www.lensbaby.com

HDSLR Filmmaking Workshop Program Details

Why is there video on my DSLR?
How DSLR video is better (and worse) than a traditional video camera.
How DSLR video will make movies better.
What is Full Frame? APS-C? Four Thirds?
What does "crop factor" mean? Which cameras have it?
Shallow depth of field and how to achieve it.
When is shallow depth of field bad?
What is "Rolling Shutter" and how to avoid it.
Why is my camera overheating? How to keep it cool.
Resolution 1080 vs. 720.
Choosing a frame rate. 24p or 60p.
Using shutter speed. Dos and Don'ts.
Why you should obsess about focus.
Four focusing methods for DSLR video.
How to use a follow focus.
External monitors are critical.
Working with exposure. Using F-stops and ISO.
Native ISOs.
How to monitor exposure without zebras.
No lights? No problem.
Lenses. Many choices.
Is the lens more important than the camera?
Still lens vs. Video lens.
Using Picture Styles and Exposure Modes.
Compact Flash Card basics. UDMA speed and FAT32.
Audio on the DSLR.
What is AGC? Why you should avoid it.
Syncing audio in camera.
Syncing audio in post - Double System.
How to set up and use a handheld rig.
Setting up a slider for small camera moves.
Post Production Workflow with Final Cut Pro.
How to Transcode H.264 to ProRes 422 (Compressor, Canon EOS Plug-In, MPEG Streamclip).
Organizing and importing into Final Cut Pro.
How to sync your audio in post.

Patrick Reis

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Door Prizes:

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact:

Jody Michelle Solis, (917) 472-7849.
Kim Welch, (212) 255-5458.

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