Effective communication includes story-telling, which nowadays is widely done through video. Learn practical leadership skills, how to deliver a message through video, and wise consumption and production of media. 

 

Participants must be interviewed prior to the seminar. 

 

Day 1 Introduction to Professional film editing (9am to 3pm)

Introduction to the fundamental principles of 'continuity' in film editing

• Introduction to professional film editing software

• Maintaining consistency of both time and space in the film. 

• Grounding audiences in the 'reality' of the film while establishing a clear and structured narrative.

• Organizing the different components of a film scene to tell a cohesive story

• How to use the eye line and eye tracing in editing 

• How to use matching action in editing

• The Rule of Six of Editing

Introduction to SFX sound and foley.

Film editing workshop.

Students will work with professional film footage and foley to edit a single scene for a film.

Introduction to film storytelling  

 

Day 2 and 3 Film Shoot (12pm to 6pm, starts and ends later to include optimal filming hours of 3 to 5pm)

Introduction to:

• Handheld camera techniques

• Basic shot sizes and their use

• Shot types

• Framing

• The 4-second shot rule

• The three invisible externally and internally generated moving shoots

• How to shoot a moving master shot

• How to 'block' a scene - space - shapes - lines - subtext/contrast

Film workshop

• Students will block and shoot a short film scene.

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Day 4 (9am to 6pm includes rafting the Bow in the afternoon) - Post Production 

Students will edit their films

 

Day 5 (9am to 7pm includes evening BBQ with families) - Post Production 

Students will edit, export, and show their films

 

Seminar requirements

• A video camera or cell phone  that can shoot video clips

• Students must be able to transfer video clips from their cell phones to a laptop computer.

Students will be asked to download and install the editing software DaVinci Resolve 18, which is free for download here. DaVinci Resolve system requirements.