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HDSLR Filmmaking Workshop from Shoot to Post Production with Patrick Reis
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StudentFilmmakers.com is proud to announce the new HDSLR Filmmaking Workshop from Shoot to Post Production, with Patrick Reis, in New York City, on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the StudentFilmmakers.com Manhattan Workshop Studio. This intensive workshop will demonstrate HDSLR filmmaking techniques, tips and tricks. You will learn HDSLR camerawork and shooting video with HDSLR cameras.

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, February 26, 2011
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(Check-In at 9:00 a.m. You will pick up name badge onsite with photo ID.)
Where: StudentFilmmakers.com
Workshop Studio in NYC

1123 Broadway, Suite 307
New York, N.Y. 10010
212-255-5454
(entrance open at 1133 Broadway on weekends)
Cost:

$120.00. FEB 26 SOLD OUT.
Register online now for April 16!
Students with ID receive additional 10% off.
We have limited seating and registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sign up now to guarantee your seat.

* 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.

Door Prizes:

indiSYSTEM Bulldog
Carl Zeiss Planar 1.4/50 ZE lens
SmallHD DP6 Monitors and Accessories
Sony Creative Software Vegas Pro 10
Berger Bros. Promaster 42 LED Light Panel and Black Rapid RS-4 Strap
LensProToGo.com $100 Gift Certificate
BeachTek DXA-SLR adapter
Lensbaby Control Freak Lens

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.

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 who want to shoot video.

What Will You Learn?

HDSLR filmmaking techniques, tips and tricks. HDSLR camerawork. Shooting video with HDSLR cameras.

Find out the answers to these questions:

Why choose a DSLR over a traditional video camera? What are the best audio solutions for HDSLR? What is the HDSLR Post Production Workflow process like?

 

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.

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.


Workshop Photography and Recording Policy
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Workshop Cancellation and Refund Policy
Please read the policies regarding refunds, transfer credits and other important items before you register.

Withdrawals & Refunds
Registration fees are non-refundable unless a participant provides StudentFilmmakers.com with written notice that he or she intends to withdraw from a workshop.

* Written withdrawal notice must be received by the StudentFilmmakers.com at least Ten business days prior to the workshop.
* Withdrawals or requests for a refund may not be made by telephone.
* Please note that absence from workshop does not constitute notice of withdrawal.
* An administrative fee of $25 will be deducted from the refund amount.
* Payments by credit card will be processed only as a refund to the same card.

No Show
When a participant is confirmed in a workshop and fails to attend, the participant will be charged the full workshop fee.

Workshop Cancellations
StudentFilmmakers.com reserves the right to cancel any Workshop.
When a Workshop has been cancelled by StudentFilmmakers.com, full refunds are offered to all registered participants.

 

Patrick Reis
Patrick Reis

Sponsors:

indiSYSTEM

Carl Zeiss

Berger Bros. Digital Photography and Video

LCDVF

Small HD

Sony Creative Software

LensProToGo Rental

BeachTek

Lensbaby

Door Prizes:
IndiSystem bulldog camera rig
Carl Zeiss Planar 50 ZE Lens
SmallHD DP6 SLR Monitor
Berger Bros. LED Light and SLR strap
LensProToGo
BeachTek DXA-SLR
Sony Vegas Pro
Control Freak SLR Lens

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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