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Digital Media Production Short Course

Digital Media Production Short Course

Categories
digital media

Duration
5 weeks - Saturdays

Time
10 am to 4 pm (Saturdays)

Course fee
5,000 AED

Our professional roles have changed today. More and more people in non-media related professions are require basic multimedia production skills. This hands-on course teaches the fundamentals of understanding and producing graphical images, video and audio spots using contemporary cameras and mobile devices. Students develop an understanding of the essential production workflow and software applications.

Our professional roles have changed today. More and more people in non-media related professions are require basic multimedia production skills. This hands-on course teaches the fundamentals of understanding and producing graphical images, video and audio spots using contemporary cameras and mobile devices. Students develop an understanding of the essential production workflow and software applications.

who is it for:

The course is designed for people who would like to get a basic understanding of multimedia production.

  • Digital photography basics and composition
  • Photo archiving in iPhoto
  • Computer graphics
  • Mac basics
  • Intro to photo editing and retouching with Adobe Photoshop
  • Basic video formats
  • Digital video camera shooting skills (mobile phones, flip cameras and video camcorders)
  • Recording and sound editing with Garage Band
  • Video editing with Apple iMovie
  • Creating DVDs with Apple iDVD

lesson breakdown (for internal use only)

lecture 1

  • Essential DSLR camera controls
  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Shutter speed

lecture 2

  • The art of seeing – composition
  • Patterns, contrasts, colors, rule of thirds
  • Depth of field

lecture 3

  • iPhoto: importing, editing, creating slideshows, photo books, calendars and cards, sharing photos online
  • Graphic formats
  • Photoshop:  intro to the workspace and retouching tools.

lecture 4

  • Photoshop: making selections, layer basics, filters, cropping, resizing, transformations, color spaces

lecture 5

  • Photoshop: tonal adjustments, color corrections, working with type, masks, preparing images for print and online

lecture 6

  • Video standards and formats
  • Using and HD flip cam or mobile device
  • Manual camera controls
  • Shot sizes and composition

lecture 7

  • Using a professional video camera
  • Shooting an interview
  • Basic location sound

lecture 8

  • Basic recording and sound editing with Garage Band
  • Creating a podcast
  • Finishing and outputting

lecture 9

  • Importing footage
  • Video editing with Apple iMovie
  • Adding photos, music and sound effects
  • Creating titles
  • Adding transitions

lecture 10

  • Finishing all practical exersices
  • Creating a DVD menu in iDVD
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