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Berkeley Community Media
Content Creator Hub
Berkeley Community Media proudly offers media empowerment courses in Editing (Adobe Premiere Pro 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.
All Classes held at the Maudelle Shirek Building (Old City Hall) Across from Civic Center Park 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley California 94704
Our basic certification courses include: Basic HD Field Production, Advanced 4K Field Production, Sling Studio, Podcasting and Editing using Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X.
Our other Master Class Workshops include: Story-boarding, Screenwriting, Interview Techniques, On-Camera Acting/Fighting, Copyrighting for Producers, Media Management, Mac OS Organization, and more!
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 capture your key moments—whether it’s in-house training, interviews, conferences, graduations, or special events—with professional quality and impact.
To set up a consultation and obtain a quote, contact Executive Director David Flores David@betv.org
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: 4K Sony PXW-Z90V, Dracast LED lighting kit, C-Stands with Flags and reflectors, Audio equipment: Sennheiser shotgun, wireless and wired lavaliers, SM57, SM58 mics.
3 Sessions $80 Taught by Ned Pollack
Dates TBD
6-8pm
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
Podcasting 101
Gain Media Empowerment in just two sessions and be able to share your ideas with the world. Taught by Scott Sinclair, award winning Bay Area podcaster who’s straight forward step by step guidance comes from experience and will be just what you need to develop your very own sustainable podcast. Cost is $120, plus membership to have studio access. Membership rates dependent on resident status and separate fee from workshop.
Membership to Berkeley Community Media is not required if you have your own equipment and just want to learn the techniques. However, cost for workshop is the same and you must register as a “Non-Member” in order to sign up for workshop.
Dates TBD
Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
Adobe Premiere Pro Editing
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. Experience customizable, re-callable work-spaces, powerful, new audio organization tools and audio fades with one click. Tell YOUR story, YOUR way.
3 sessions Taught by Ned Pollack
Adobe Premiere Pro: Dates March 18, 19, 20
6-8 pm $120
*Editing Classes limited to 6 students.
**Payment is due in advance to secure seat in the class)
Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
Intro to After Effects
Are you an artist or video content producer? Want to up the production value of your videos by compositing or bringing multiple assets together? 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.
2 sessions $80 Taught by Sam Spielman
Class Postponed: Dates TBD
5-7pm
Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
Final Cut Pro X
Professional Editing Tools at Your Fingertips: Final Cut Pro is a powerful, intuitive application designed to revolutionize video creation, editing, and production. Combining high-performance digital editing with native support for virtually any video format, it offers a streamlined workflow that allows you to focus on what matters most—storytelling.
In this course, you’ll learn how to seamlessly integrate multiple video and image assets on the timeline, apply dynamic transitions, and enhance your projects with precise color correction and audio adjustments. Whether you’re creating content for your website, social media, or submitting to film festivals, you’ll have the tools and techniques to bring your vision to life with professional quality.
Dates TBD
Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
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 or a laptop as the live switcher.
You don’t just have to dream it, you can be it!
2 sessions $120 Taught by David Flores
Dates TBD
Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
Classes held at the Maudelle Shirek Building (Old City Hall)
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley California 94702
BCM Community Club
3rd Wednesday of Every Month 6-8pm
Join the BCM Film Festival Team!
Be part of a passionate group dedicated to creating meaningful, community-driven filmmaking events. Connect to plan, collaborate, and make the magic happen. Contact Melanie@betv.org and come to the 3rd Wednesday of every month at BCM.
This is your chance to step behind the scenes of BCM’s beloved film festivals. Each year we host signature events like the 48 Hour Filmmaker Challenge in July and Horror Film Fest-Evil in October— By joining the team, you’ll gain insider knowledge of festival production from start to finish.
Whether you’re an experienced filmmaker, just starting out, or simply excited to support film culture at BCM, we want you!
Email Melanie@betv.org
Master Classes at BCM
Media Management is one of the biggest issues that slows our work down and keeps us from fulfilling our true creative potential. Why reinvent the wheel every time you go to film and edit in order to share your vision with the world? This one night Master Class will help you with tools and technique to get and STAY organized. Free to attend. Donations welcome. Taught by Bay Area professional videographer, teacher and problem solver. One Tiny Problem. Join us Monday August 18th 5-8pm at Berkeley Community Media 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Berkeley. (510) 848-2288. Dates TBD
Tony Jonick is an Apple Expert and a filmmaker so he knows what a valuable asset being organized can be. Join this 2 session Master Class presented by Berkeley Community Media as a way to boost your capacity to create positive work flow during your projects. You will come away much more confidence and proficiency.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are using a laptop, this Master Class will benefit you MOST if you are able to bring your computer to the sessions as Tony will be running through how to completely customize your set up
Dates TBD Melanie@betv.org to RSVP
BCM FILM FESTIVALS
Berkeley Community Media proudly offers this memorable adventure whose success depends on the imagination, skills and endurance and willingness of it’s participants! It’s our Sweet 16 Party: The 16th Annual BCM Summer Shorts Movie Jam: 48 Hour Filmmaker Challenge.
This is gonna be one Film festival for the record books!
Berkeley Community Media (www.bcmtv.org) is a non-profit public access TV station and a community hub for creative media makers.
In this day and age, just about everyone has an eye for making media! We invite you to round up some friends to either come with as a team, join together with other folks on the spot, or fly solo. If you are new to this kind of filmmaking sport, never fear, there are always others with just a bit more experience to bond and support your filmmaking efforts. Teams are allowed to consider in advance all the various factors of creating a film such as what gear they will use, scouting locations, transportation, craft services and which team member will fulfill each position, but actual filming is limited to the weekend challenge and must include the 3 secret clues given at the Launch Party.
We are limiting the festival this year to 12 teams so we have enough time to screen films with mini interview sessions with filmmakers.
The main emphasis is that the film MUST be created only during the 48 hour period July 10-12. How do we ensure this particular detail? We wait till the Launch Party at 5pm July 10th to reveal the 3 clues: An Object, A Phrase, and A Theme. Filmmakers are then let loose into the world to write, shoot, and edit a short film of 10 minutes or less and bring it back Sunday July 12th by 6pm to be screened at 7pm Live on BCMTV and in front of a live audience.
Details:
- Friday July 10th 5pm: Arrive in person on the steps of Berkeley Community Media by 5pm (2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way) to receive the clues which you must include in the film. You may also join the challenge remotely by tuning into the live broadcast www.bcmtv.org. Then, at 6pm, filmmakers will launch into the world to write, shoot, edit your film.
- Sunday July 12th 6pm: Submit your short film of 10 minutes or less, in person to Berkeley Community Media or, remotely via g-drive to berkeleycommunitymedia@gmail.com
- Sunday July 12th 7pm: Films will be screened in front of a live audience and broadcast live on www.bcmtv.org.
RSVP to Eventbrite link HERE to let us know you’re going to participate. Fill out this Production Team Google doc to register your team under one name.
Only 12 teams accepted. Team collaboration encouraged.
See you in the movies!!! AND, Tell your friends!
Questions Melanie@betv.org
More info about Berkeley Community Media www.bcmtv.org