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Learn the art of filmmaking and gain hands-on experience in directing, cinematography, and editing in the bustling city of NYC. Develop your skills in film production through classes focused on scriptwriting, camera techniques, and post-production editing.

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Developing Your Doc: Find the Money & Prep Production

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Developing Your Doc: Finding the Money & Prepping for Production There is an abundance of stories, issues and people to make a documentary about; to actually complete and finance a feature film is less common. Fundamental to succeeding is starting with a doable, marketable, and captivating treatment, and a proposal that accurately represents your project. The aim of this course is to prepare you for the road ahead, by giving...

(33) All levels 18 and older
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$150

3 sessions

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Make a Change: Social Impact Producing through Film

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Impact Producing is an emerging field in the film industry that uses issue-driven films as catalysts to create social, political, or cultural change through advocacy and engagement. Just as films have producers to manage the creative and financial process from script to screen, they also increasingly need Impact Producers to take the film campaign from production to impact. The course is taught by Cecilia R. Mejia, a producer and Social Impact Producer,...

(33) Beginner 18 and older
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$150

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Microbudget Filmmaking: Development & Production

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Microbudget Filmmaking: The Route to Development and Production In this class, you will learn proven, cost-effective filmmaking and business techniques for producing a $50,000 (or less!) film project. We’ll go step-by-step through the filmmaking process to discover tips and tricks for developing, planning, and producing a microbudget film. During this workshop, filmmaker Paul Harrill will take you through each stop on the road to making your...

(33) All levels 18 and older
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$125

2 sessions

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Quick Start for Sony Cameras

AbelCine Training @ 88 35th St, Brooklyn, NY

This workshop will get you ready to use Sony cameras on your next project. You will learn the fundamentals of prepping and operating Sony cameras, including what to look out for during a rental prep such as back focus, firmware, and lens mount options.  You will also learn common methods for trouble shooting in the field. You will be taken through menu operation, project set up, user buttons and practical shooting scenarios and configurations....

(48) Beginner 18 and older
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2nd AC on Set

AbelCine Training @ 88 35th St, Brooklyn, NY

Approaching the role from a professional production point of view, this hands-on course defines the role of the 2nd AC, equipping participants with on-set tips and tricks of the trade. Participants will have the opportunity to build a complete camera system using all the gear found on set today. They will learn to interchange components quickly and with precision. Through practical exercises including lens handling, equipment terms, data wrangling,...

(48) All levels 18 and older
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$84.15
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Quick Start RED Cameras

AbelCine Training @ 88 35th St, Brooklyn, NY

This workshop will get you ready to use RED cameras on your next project. You will learn the fundamentals of prepping and operating RED cameras, including what to look out for during a rental prep such as back focus, firmware, and lens mount options. You will also learn common methods for trouble shooting in the field. You will be taken through menu operation, project set up, user buttons and practical shooting scenarios and configurations. Who...

(48) Beginner 18 and older
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$89.10
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Bulletproof Foundations of Filmmaking - Film Tech

CLASS & CO @ 260 Ainslie St, Brooklyn, NY

In this course, we’ll explore the technical side of filmmaking having to do with cameras and lighting. This will not be a typical encyclopedic overview of what’s out there. We will go into great detail about the many tools that are available and discuss their common applications, but also scenarios for which one tool is better than the other, as well as dispelling myths and wrongly held beliefs.  A selection of the topics include: ...

(6) All levels 17 and older
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Film Production Budgets Workshop

The Black TV & Film Collective @ 1080 Fulton St, New York, NY

In this workshop, we’ll cover the critical components of a production budget, above the line versus below the line costs, soft budgeting versus hard budgeting. We will also analyze the production budget for a short film, web series and a feature film. Then – with guidance, you will begin building your budget. Don’t freak out. It will be fine. You will be more prepared to understand how much money you need to create a solid project. Make an...

All levels 18 and older
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$149
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Making Your Projects Happen

Livestream Public @ 195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Making Your Projects Happen: Essential Film/TV Producing & Financing An acclaimed & intense 5-hour workshop geared toward producers, directors, writers, actors, key crew, and other working and successful creative professionals who want to produce films, TV or new media productions.   This is an insider's presentation to doing what one needs to do to produce a film, play, web series, fictional or reality TV series....

All levels 18 and older
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Change of (S)pace

92nd Street Y

We’re Tik Tok’ing, we’re Instagramming… we’ve become extremely well-acquainted with both the spaces we're occupying and our mobile recording devices. So step up your dance film game! Get the skills and techniques to merge your space and device into a site-specific, movement-inspired mobile dance film. Alter the space around you through movement and capture it as a meaningful documentation of a newfound creative process. No movement or filmmaking...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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Making the Cut

Manhattan Edit Workshop @ 119 W 23rd St, New York, NY

The purpose of this course is to reveal the art and technique of master editors through the screening and discussion of their work. By doing a cut-by-cut analysis, Bobbie will explain the strategies and decisions behind the editing of many successful films - based on extensive interviews from her books, panels, and event series - which will ultimately empower you to become a better editor and storyteller yourself. Schedule: CLASS ONE - From...

(95) All levels 16 and older
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$599

4 sessions

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Production Week: Lunar New Year Parade

DCTV

Designed for those seeking an extensive introduction to the world of digital production, this comprehensive hands-on workshop combines content from our Camera, Lighting and Audio Fundamentals workshops, and then after a dedicated session to prep, takes your new skills out into the streets! This special Production Week culminates in filming at Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Parade, practicing shooting on the run by recording person-on-the-street interviews...

(237) Beginner 18 and older
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DIT On-Set Dailies Workshop with Von Thomas

AbelCine Training

Join digital imaging technician Von Thomas for his On-Set Dailies workshop to learn the process, tools and art of creating dailies in the field. This full day workshop will give you a thorough understanding of the on-set dailies process and how you might use it on your next job. With the evolution of current digital cinema cameras has come the ability to create dailies on set. Using the latest hardware and software, on-set dailies have become a...

(48) All levels 18 and older
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In-Depth: ARRI ALEXA

AbelCine Training

This in-depth, hands-on workshop teaches you the skills needed to operate ARRI ALEXA cameras, including SXT & Mini models. Designed for working professionals, as well as those looking to enter the field, this course gives you detailed instruction on camera set up, operation and workflows. By the end of the course, you will have gained comprehensive knowledge of the ALEXA and the confidence to operate the camera in a variety of production scenarios....

(48) Intermediate 18 and older
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In-Depth: ARRI AMIRA

AbelCine Training @ 609 Greenwich St, New York, NY

This in-depth, hands-on workshop teaches participants the skills needed to operate the ARRI AMIRA camera. Designed for working professionals, as well as those who are looking to enter the field, the course gives detailed instructions on camera set up, operation and workflows. By the end of the two-days, attendees will have gained comprehensive knowledge of the AMIRA and the confidence to operate the camera in a variety of production scenarios. In...

(48) Beginner 18 and older
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$525

2 sessions

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Producing 101: The Role of the Producer

Made in NY Media Center by IFP @ 30 John St, Brooklyn, NY

Creative producers are managing almost every aspect of a film's production. Even before the director starts shooting, a producer is involved in creating a realistic film plan and a budget. Once a film plan is made, the producer will keep overseeing the project from hiring crew and cast to the release of the film and beyond. In this class, participants are introduced to all facets of the film producer's role along with the specific job functions...

(33) Beginner 18 and older
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$150
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DIY Stop Motion Animation (Online)

DCTV @ 87 Lafayette St, New York, NY

Bring your creative vision to life using stop motion animation! This workshop will cover pre-production, production, and post-production with a focus on low budget, DIY handmade animation methods. Execute several short in-class projects practicing a variety of animating techniques and styles. Take the material you shot and add audio elements to make your creations pop. Ta-da! In this workshop, you will create original work, requiring that you work...

(237) Intermediate 18 and older
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$350

2 sessions

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Sony a7S Workshop

AbelCine Training @ 609 Greenwich St, New York, NY

As a result of the popularity of the Sony Alpha a7s, we have created a one-day a7s Production Workshop. Whether you own an a7s or are considering purchasing one in the near future, this workshop will be focused on both the tech and craft sides of using this unique camera system. In the morning session, our trainers will take you through both the tech & post sides of the camera. Sensor science, lens mounts, recording options, ports and post...

(48) All levels 18 and older
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$199
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Evening Filmmaking Intensive

International Film Institute of New York

After you shoot several exercises focused on different filmmaking techniques, you're ready to write, direct, produce, shoot, and edit your own short video. You choose the format: narrative, documentary, or experimental. The course is designed to give the beginner filmmaker a better understanding of the process and craft of developing a project focusing on storytelling and content. The intensive will focus on four core elements: Writing for the...

(5) Advanced 16 and older
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ARRI AMIRA Intensive

AbelCine Training

This full day workshop is for owners of the ARRI AMIRA or those who are planning to purchase in the future, who want to learn all of the functions of the camera as well as learning how to shoot. The ARRI AMIRA combines the image quality of the popular ALEXA camera with a form factor of a light weight ENG system. This camera is designed for run and gun work, with features that make operation both easy and efficient. AbelCine has put together a course...

(48) Beginner 18 and older
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