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HDSLR Filmmaking Workshop from Shoot to Post Production
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HDSLR Filmmaking Workshop from Shoot to Post Production with Patrick Reis

The HDSLR Filmmaking Workshop from Shoot to Post Production with Patrick Reis will take place in New York City, on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the StudentFilmmakers.com Manhattan Workshop Studio. 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.

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:
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 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.

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.

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Patrick Reis is a New York-based filmmaker and freelance shooter who began his career working with film before the digital video revolution exploded and began to dominate the indie market. Reis' experience spans over 10 years working in commercials and TV, with clients including ESPN, Fox Sports, Nickelodeon. Reis' love of storytelling has drawn him to more documentary and narrative projects.

When: Saturday, October 1, 2011
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(Check-In at 9:00 a.m.)
Where: StudentFilmmakers.com
Workshop Studio in NYC

1123 Broadway, Suite 307
New York, N.Y. 10010
212-255-5454
Enter via 1133 Broadway on Saturday (at Building # 1133).
Cost:
Discounts:

$120.00. Get $15 off now when you register online today!
Students with ID receive additional 10% off.

* You may bring your own camera to the class. We recommend that you bring your own compact flash card to save and take home your footage.

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.

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About the Instructor Patrick Reis

Patrick Reis has shot with 16mm and 35mm cameras, as well as a myriad of video cameras including Canon HDSLRs. Growing up in the Hudson Valley near Woodstock influenced the artist in him and now he travels across the United States and overseas for projects. Reis enjoys the collaborative aspect of filmmaking and admires the filmmaker that can succeed when they test the limits of the system.

Filmography (Partial List)

"Road To Roubaix"
(Feature Documentary)
"Light Years"
(Feature Documentary)
"My Roommate Was A Psychopath"
(Short Film)
"Twice Exceptional"
(Short Film)
"Acorns of Hope"
(Short Film)
"Out of the Blue"
(Short Film)
"The Black Stella"
(Short Film)
"Empire Crush," twelve a.m. flowers
(Music Video)
"She's On Fire," Roger Smith
(Music Video)
"Liar, Liar," Nina
(Music Video)
"The Best Shorts on BETJ"
(Television)
"Real Life Divas on BETJ"
(Television)
"V Twin TV on Speed Channel"
(Television)

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The HDSLR Filmmaking Workshop from Shoot to Post Production is presented by StudentFilmmakers.com. Sponsor opportunities are still available. Contact Kim Welch 212.255.5454 or click here to fill out the contact form.

 

StudentFilmmakers.com is dedicated to helping both new-and-emerging filmmakers and working professionals in the motion picture industry advance in their careers, keep abreast of ever-changing and evolving technologies, and learn real-world, practical, and must-have skills necessary to work in the motion picture industry.StudentFilmmakers.com also serves as a place for filmmakers and members of the motion picture industry to network with each other, staff members of StudentFilmmakers.com, workshop leaders and speakers, and company partners. StudentFilmmakers.com offers practical seminars and interactive workshops developed for industry and taught by industry professionals, university professors, and A-List and award-winning filmmakers. Workshops feature Q&A sessions with speakers, and short, intensified programs.

 

 

Patrick Reis
Patrick Reis

Sponsors:

BeachTek

indiSYSTEM

Small HD

Carl Zeiss

Tiffen

AJA Video

Sony Creative Software

Door Prizes:

BeachTek DXA-SLR

Carl Zeiss Planar 50 ZE Lens

SmallHD

Sony Creative Software

Sony Creative Software

Sony Creative Software

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