FINAL CUT PRO–INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR THE ADVANCING EDITOR

In this weekend seminar learn the secrets to cutting faster with an in-depth look at the editing tools and techniques, multicam editing and the Media Manager in Final Cut Pro. Move beyond the basic edit and discover the Final Cut Studio workflow, seamlessly using Motion for titling and Soundtrack Pro for audio editing.

Great for users with any experience working in FCP who want to move beyond the basic edit.

Intermediate Final Cut Pro
5 + 6 July 2008
Cineworks [1131 Howe, back lane entrance]
Members: $155, Non-members: $225

Pre-registration is required. To register, please contact Leanne at info(at)cineworks.ca or 604.685.3841

Registration Deadline: 02 July 2008

Instructor: Using the software for the last nine years, Alec MacNeill Richardson is a Final Cut Pro veteran. He currently works at Rugged Media as senior editor and digital post supervisor.

INTRODUCTION TO AVID MEDIA COMPOSER/EXPRESS PRO

This two-day workshop will demonstrate typical project workflows on the latest version of Avid, from digitizing BetaSP dailies (for a 24 fps film project), capturing DVCAM footage (for a 29.97 fps video project) and HDV 1080i footage, to creating personalized settings, organizing bins, media management, video resolutions, effects, rough cuts, trimming, adding titles, colour correction, importing, outputting work tape and EDLs and consolidating a project. Students will become familiar with the industry standard Avid interface, and will understand how the Avid processes digital media. The workshop concludes with some basic hands-on exercises.

Basic knowledge of the Mac or Windows platform or previous digital editing experience is recommended.

Instructor: Jean-Denis Rouette
Jean-Denis is a Vancouver-based editor and producer for the Knowledge Network. He also serves as Cineworks’s digital media coordinator.

Two Days: July 19-20, 2008
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Cineworks, 1131 Howe Street, back lane entrance
Cost: $155 Cineworks members; $225 non-members

Pre-registration is required. To register, contact Leanne at: info(at)cineworks.ca

Registration Deadline: 16 July 2008

Secrets of the Production Office
All the tips and hints you didn't get at film school!

This two-day workshop will be an introduction to the entry-level positions available in a standard film production office, specifically catering to those who have no prior knowledge of the workings of the film industry. Details of the job of the office PA and the duties of other jobs available in unionized film will be covered, including the standard business model film productions adopt, everything an office production assistant should know about business etiquette, standard production paperwork, and the details of day to day operations on the job. Students will learn what is expected in terms of their work kit, their knowledge of industry terms and their professional attitude. The workshop will conclude with details of union and guild entry requirements and how to go about obtaining work.

The course is also suited to those operating as service contractors or vendors to the film industry. Learn the lingo and get to know about the inner-workings of a production in order to serve film clients more effectively.

Instructor: Sarah Collins
Sarah has over 14 years of production experience on set and in the production office, mostly outside of Canada. Her experience is varied and includes everything from high end commercials, TV series, feature films, to newsreel work. For the past 6 years she has worked in the production offices of the studio shows filming in Vancouver.

26+27 July 2008, 10:30am-6pm
Members: $75, Non-members: $125
Location: Cineworks Studio, 1131 Howe Street, back lane entrance

Pre-registration is required. To register, please call 604.685.3841 or email Leanne at info(at)cineworks.ca

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 23 July 2008

THOUGHT ON FILM VII
MONTHLY READING + DISCUSSION GROUP EXPLORING CINEMA + CINEMATIC PRACTICE THROUGH WRITTEN WORDS

A monthly reading + discussion group, Thought on Film aims to promote critical thought around film product and practice through community-based discussion. Rooted in our membership but open to the public, Thought on Film fosters the close reading of texts confronting issues in contemporary, cutting-edge cinematic practice and philosophy.

Proceeding from last month’s meeting, July’s discussion will focus on Slavoj Zizek’s The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, Part 2. The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema offers an introduction into some of Zizek's most exciting ideas on fantasy, reality, sexuality, subjectivity, desire, materiality and cinematic form. Playing on cinema's great tradition for romantic narratives, Part 2 unlocks what these narratives tell us about the critical role that fantasy plays in sexual relationships. Interested parties are encouraged to join in Thought on film at any point and to draw strange connections to their practice, be it film or not.

If you have any questions about Thought on Film, please do not hesitate to contact Programs Manager cheyanne turions.

Thought on Film VII
The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, Part 2
Cineworks Studio [1131 Howe, back lane entrance]
30 July 2008, 6pm
Free