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This six-evening course provides a further level of instruction in some specific advanced applications of After Effects. Part of Adobe’s CS5.5 package, After Effects is a program that allows new levels of creative freedom for designers and animators. This course is suitable for motion and broadcast designers, compositors and animators who wish to take the next ‘step-up’ to a more advanced level of After Effects practice and knowledge. This is a hands-on course and each student will ... [More]

Presented by James Sherry, AFTRS TV Segment Producing Course provides a comprehensive overview of the practice for non-drama television. It encompasses all the critical elements required to create a ‘magazine segment based’ program. Designed for those with experience and knowledge of TV production processes it will expand and enhance a participant’s TV segment producing skills and understanding. At completion of the course participants will: + understand sequence field producing + h... [More]

This two-day course provides a detailed introduction to desktop compositing for broadcast using Adobe After Effects CS5.5. After Effects is the most commonly used graphics program in Australia for the preparation of broadcast design/graphics in TV. It is a program that allows new levels of creative freedom for designers, animators, art directors and editors. Participants will gain an understanding of desktop digital animation and compositing environment and how it is used for broadc... [More]

This three day Avid-accredited course is the first step in achieving confidence, creativity, and efficiency with Avid Media Composer 6, the non-linear film/video editing application used in most television productions. Along with its counterpart, MEDIA COMPOSER 6: PART 2 EFFECTS ESSENTIALS, (MC 110) this course provides the foundation for Media Composer User Certification. The course leads you through the interface and basic editing techniques before moving on to trimming, fine-tuni... [More]

Final Cut Pro is Apple’s most popular and powerful video editing application, and is widely used by industry professionals around the world. This course covers everything needed to get started including capturing material, editing, trimming, adding dissolves and effects, working in the timeline window, mixing audio, managing projects and media. With a hands-on approach, participants will work with several styles of footage and produce a video for output. Fee includes the Apple Final... [More]

Cinema 4D is a 3D modeling, animation and rendering application, used increasingly widely in the Broadcast Industry in the creation of animated graphics. The Introduction to CINEMA 4D workshop is designed for those who have little or no experience in 3D, but would like to learn how to become skilled in this growing area of production. Ideal attendees include: • Artists, designers and editors who would like to expand their knowledge and skills to include 3D • Studio producers/manager... [More]

Lift your Final Cut Pro skills to the next level AFTRS FCP Advanced course is designed to turn those with competent skills into expert users. Run over two days the course will cover a range of skills and processes that will both advance and enhance your editing skills. Topics covered include: Customising the interface, keyboard and window layouts. Accelerating the workflow Advanced editing and trimming techniques Compositing, keyframing and motion effects Colour Correction Chroma Ke... [More]

This 2-day lab-based course will explore the basics of colour correcting and grading using the industry standard DaVinci Resolve software. It is a hands-on workshop that encompasses both demonstrations and practical exercises in colour correcting and colour effects. The course will cover colour theory, basic grading, grading with colour wheels, grade management, conforming and raw workflows for cameras such as Red. At the end of the course the participants will have an understanding... [More]

Held over four consecutive nights , this course takes participants through further features of the Final Cut Pro V 7 software, as well as being introduced to professional editing practices and procedures. The course contains some necessary video theory, as it applies to Final Cut pro operation. The course is delivered through extensive practice sessions and is intended to follow-on from the Final Cut Pro basics course. Apart from professional editing techniques, it will be looking a... [More]

Many editors will tell you that they work intuitively – but do they? 'The ‘technical’ aspect of editing is the physical joining of two disparate pieces of film. The ‘craft’ of film editing is the joining of two pieces of film to yield a meaning not apparent from one shot to another. The ‘art’ of editing occurs when the combination of two or more shots moves meaning to the next level'. Karel Reisz This workshop seeks to go beyond the intuition mantra to reveal the thought and process... [More]