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Berkeley Community Media proudly offers media empowerment courses in Editing (Adobe and Final Cut Pro X), Field Production (Basic: Sony PXW-Z90V and Advanced: Sony FS5 4K), Podcasting, as well as Sling Studio (A portable studio system where cinematic cameras or phones are used to send wireless signal to iPad for live switching).
Imagine having access to everything you need to create a film, capture special community music and entertainment events as well as conduct professional interviews in the podcast studio and in the field on location.
Our basic certification courses include: Basic HD Field Production, Advanced 4K Field Production, Sling Studio, Podcasting and Editing using Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro. Our other occasional workshops include: Story-boarding, Screenwriting, Interview Techniques and On-Camera Acting.
Learn how to produce Short or Feature length films, TV talk and entertainment shows, Non-profit PSAs as well as training videos for organizations and government agencies.
We are Community! Open collaboration and production support means if you dream it up, we can teach you how to produce it! Check out the list of certification courses and workshops to see what best fits your media needs.
CONTACT US REGARDING OUR MEDIA SERVICES AT EXCELLENT RATES
Let us produce your in-house training videos, important interviews, conferences, graduations, and other special events.
To set up a consultation and obtain a quote, contact Executive Director David Flores David@betv.org
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**Classes held at the Maudelle Shirek Building (Old City Hall) 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Basic Field Production
Do you have a film project you want to shoot on location? Have some ideas, but no equipment? No matter what level of experience, taking this course will provide a deepening of your knowledge as an artist in the way you see the world and how to capture and share.
Gain access to equipment: High Definition Panasonic cameras, Dracast LED lighting kit, C-Stands with Flags and reflectors, Audio equipment: Sennheiser shotgun, lavaliers, SM57, SM58 mics.
Learn how to properly mic, stage and light your subjects creating powerful images to further tell your story.
2 Sessions $80 Taught by David Flores & Ned Pollack
Dates TBD
To RSVP Email: Melanie@betv.org
Classes held at the Maudelle Shirek Building (Old City Hall)
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley California 94704
Advanced Field Production
Learn to use this beautiful cinematic camera. Complete training on use with various lenses, 4K, slo-mo and other basic features.
Special Atomos Ninja 4K HD recording monitor training included
*Prerequisite: Basic Field Production
2 sessions $80 taught by David Flores
Date TBD
Email: Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
Classes held at the Maudelle Shirek Building (Old City Hall)
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley California 94704
Podcasting Class
Podcasting Class
Classes held at the Maudelle Shirek Building (Old City Hall)
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley California 94704
Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro
Final Cut Pro X 10.3 and Adobe Premier are industry standard editing programs for TV producers and filmmakers alike.
Berkeley Community Media is proudly offering certification in both these disciplines.
You will learn professional techniques like how to organize and lay down content on the time line, add titles, credits, effects, color correction, audio enhancement and dynamic transitions. This new version has customizable, re-callable work-spaces, powerful, new audio organization tools and you can add audio fades with one click.
Tell YOUR story, YOUR way.
3 sessions $120 Taught by David Flores
Adobe Premiere Pro: March 12, 13 & 14th, 5-8pm
Final Cut Pro: TBD
*Editing Classes limited to 6 students.
**Payment is due in advance to secure seat in the class)
Email: Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
Classes held at the Maudelle Shirek Building (Old City Hall)
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley California 94704
Intro To After Effects
Want to up the production value of your videos? Look no further than After Effects!
This non-linear editing software will allow you to add professional grade special effects to your project, create your own motion graphics and so much more!
Knowledge of Premier Pro is a pre-requisite to this class.
3 sessions $120 Taught by Qadir McCray
April 10, 11 & 12th, 5-8pm
Email: Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
Pre-requisite Adobe Premiere Pro
Sling Studio Workshop
The industry’s first portable wireless multi-camera broadcasting platform and video switcher. Record and live-stream to YouTube, Facebook & Custom RTMP. This is the solution to the problem of filming on location and having to spend hours syncing footage in order to get your content out to the world! And, because it can live stream even using a phone as a hot spot, you can successfully record festivals with interviews including text and transitions using the iPad as the live switcher.
You don’t just have to dream it, you can be it!
2 sessions $120 Taught by David Flores
May 8 & 9 5-8pm
Email: Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
Classes held at the Maudelle Shirek Building (Old City Hall)
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley California 94702
Other Workshops
Occasionally, we offer various television production, filmmaking and motion graphics classes including:
- On Camera Acting
- Script to Screen Production
- Photoshop for Animation
- Studio Directing
- Studio Audio
- Studio Lighting
- DSLR Film Production
- Film Maker Boot Camp
Become a member now and join this wonderful community of media makers. Questions? Call us at 510-848-2288