DV Workshop Course Listing
San Francisco Digital Video Workshops currently offers several unique
programs to suite your digital video needs. All Workshops are held at our San Francisco studio.
Digital Video Workshops-San
Francisco
Documentary
Final Cut Pro
DVD Studio Pro
Corporate
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DV Documentary Workshop Basic
The DV Workshop Basic introduces you to basic concepts in the Digital Video
process. Students are introduced to Lighting, Audio and interview
techniques. Basic editing is introduced through
the use of Final
Cut Pro 4.0 TM
editing software.
Students learn through Aron Ranen's proven
Fast
Track Learning Solution SM
In this
course students receive 24 hours of instruction over six evening sessions 7-10pm
and one Saturday 10:30am-6pm.
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DV Final Cut Pro 4.0 TM
Weekend Intensive.
The DV Final Cut Pro 4.0 Weekend intensive course also introduces students to
concepts in the Digital Video process, however it's focus is on
Final Cut Pro HD TM.
Using
class supplied hardware and software, students learn the art of using Final Cut
Pro 4.0. and Aron Ranen's Fast
Track Learning Solution SM.
The
class meets on the weekend, over two nine hour days.
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DV Documentary/DV Journalist
Workshop
This class is a one week intensive. Workshop
meets for six days in a
row from 10:00am to 7:00pm. Class will produce a group documentary on one of San Francisco's
world famous neighborhoods. The famous North Beach section of town will be
the subject of a documentary film. The students will explore the history
of the great poets as well as explore the nightlife of this colorful
neighborhood. The class will learn how to produce, Shoot, light ,direct ,
script and edit a
documentary.
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DV Corporate Training
Our Training can come to your office or facility. We can also produce
customized training video/CD's/DVD's on any subject. Click the Corporate
Training icon for list of current clients and more info. We also produce
high quality training DVD and Videotapes for some of the Worlds most respected
Corporations.
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DV Documentary Filmmaker
This class includes a technical lecture, documentary footage
review, discussion groups and film screenings. A guest director will
present work and answer questions. Students will also form cluster
production groups in which they will work on a documentary project
together. Workshop leader Aron Ranen and guest.
Wednesday nights This is a pay as you go
class. $15 per session.
DV
Documentary Camera and Lighting Bootcamp
An intensive nine hour day of hands-on camera work with lights and outside
shooting. Includes review and critque of your shooting and lighting.
Students will Learn:
- Fundamentals of interview lighting
- Understanding c-stands, flags and kino lights
- Use of "Snoots"
- How to calibrate a broadcast color monitor
- Use of color gels
- Understanding color temp
- White Balance tricks
- Understanding and using depth of field
The space is limited, students are encouraged to bring their own cameras to
use during lighting excercises.
1-Day $95.00
2-Day $295
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DV Final Cut Pro
4 (HD) Advanced Classes
Are you ready to Learn Advanced Final Cut Pro? This is a great
opportunity for those with basic Final Cut Pro skills to learn some nice
advanced tricks. Learn advanced Live Type and Title 3D. Color
Correction and Video Compositing are also part of these classes. The Instructor is Kevin
Monahan, author of Motion
Graphics and effects in Final Cut Pro. (Peach Print Press 2004) He
is the FCP Guru...he can trouble shoot and solve any deep FCP problem.
If your serious
about becoming a better Final Cut Pro editor, this is the class for you.
Class combines Lecture and Hands-on Training.
Understanding of Basic Final Cut Pro is required for this course.

Buy his book on-line at Amazon.com. Kevin is also an
"Apple Certified" Instructor.
Click
Here to get info on his book at Amazon.com
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DVD Studio Pro 3 Basic
Workshop
This class features world class DVD author and teacher Rich
Winter. He worked with Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope Production
Company, Neil Young and all the top post Houses in the city. We are really
lucky to have him come aboard and teach you all the basics of getting around
Apple's DVD Studio Pro. From creating menus to simple interactivity.
Learn this software and the general approaches to DVD authoring from the best at
a very affordable price. He has authored over 30 Feature Films DVDs
including the last 4 releases by Neil Young. He helped author the DVD for
Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Collection" DVD, and his
daughters Sofia's "The Virgin Suicides".
Meets as a Weekend Intensive or as a three class Seminar on
Wednesday nights.
DV
Documentary Crash Digital Video
Workshop
4 Days of training in DV Camera use and lighting. Sound,
Interview techniques and scripting ideas. Plus Final Cut Pro 4 (HD)
hands-on training in DV editing and DVD creation with iDVD. Class will
make a documentary, participants will be provided with all equipment, but are
encouraged to bring their own DV cameras. Every student will receive our
40 page DV handbook and a copy of Aron Ranen's Final Cut Pro Training 2-DVD set
(a $49.95 Value). Class meets from 10am to 7pm for four days in a row,
with an optional day of Lab editing time with Final Cut Pro and iDVD.
Instructor for the April Workshop is Aron Ranen
Students will learn:
Documentary pre-production and scripting
Interview techniques
The different documentary styles and approaches
The "Five Elements of Documentary Production"
Hands-on DV Camera use and tips
How to shoot an Interview
Lighting seminar
Audio seminar
Special attention will be paid to the editing process....
DV Editing with Final Cut Pro 4.0
Editing techniques and styles
Split edits
Condensing the interview
Montage
Text and Image
Importing CD music into Final Cut Pro
Understanding rendering and nesting using FCP
Scripting the voice over
Voice over tips
Exporting out of Final Cut Pro
How to make DVDs with Apple idvd
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Kevin Monahan's Master
Final Cut Pro Series
A series of Wednesday Night Workshops and lectures on the more advanced side
of Final Cut Pro. Including Advanced Color Correction, Live Type and Title
3D, Photo Shop for Final Cut Pro and more....Visit our Calendar to see what the
topic is. You may register in advance on-line or pay at the door...each
three and a half hour workshop is $45.00
Dynamic Documentary Story Structure Workshop
(7-10pm)

Taggart Seigal, national PBS
Documentary director and award winning filmmaker,director of The
real Dirt on Farmer John an ITVS funded documentary about a
quirky organic Farmer that just won Audience Award at SLAMDANCE
for Best Doc Feature and Aron Ranen, winner Best Documentary at
the 2004 Idaho Intl Film Festival, and director of "Power &
Control- LSD in the Sixties" will join forces for Dynamic
Documentary story structure Workshop. The class will cover many
of the topics in this newsletter. Including
Using Story Structure to keep the Audience Emotionally involved
How to use the Filmmaker/Subject relationship in your film
Narration..pro or con?
How to avoid a "Talking heads" documentary
How to illustrate and edit the interview
Use of Dramatizations....Authentic or Unathentic?
How to create Scenes that are not interview based.
Understanding the flow of documentary story telling
Feedback on attendee's project Ideas.
Class will view excerpts selected by Taggart and Aron, and
examine ideas and story structure that expand the documentary
form, and tell a story.
Class $75 includes both nights and wine (21 or older for the
wine part). Register on-line by clicking on the link at the
bottom of the page.
Click here to visit our Registration
page
DV
Documentary Story Stucture with Chris Upham
During this one day workshop. Students will view
documentaries and learn how to apply Story Structure rules and
techniques to the documentary Form. Students are encouraged to
bign work in progress and project Ideas to class. There is a
second day available for one-on-one consulting with Chris
Upham.
Class concepts include:
The Three Elements of Character
How to reveal your character's inner life and mode
When to present the Story conflict
Three Act Structure
Theory of Rising & Falling Action
The Hero's Journey
Review of student work (Bring rough edits and footage to class)
Examples of award winning documentaries
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Registration
$195
DV
Advanced Documentary Story Telling with Adrian Belic (Academy
Award Nominated Best Feature Documentary 2000)

2-Day Advanced Documentary story Telling with Academy Award
Nominated Director, Adrian Belic, Director of Genghis Blues.
Work on a film in progress, try out a new idea, find the steps
to get closer to completion...all in two days. $495
Hands-on Training both in our studio and on-location. Learn
Professional Lighting at an affordable price.

Watch a streaming Video Clip of Adrian Teaching at DVworkshop

1-Night Advanced Documentary Story Telling-(Check the DV
Workshop Calendar for dates and times.
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