The VC Digital Academy Presents Armed with a Camera
Course and Other Digital Video Workshops This Summer
Beginning this month, Visual Communications introduces
its first session of the VC Digital Academy. The
Academy is prepared to transform scores of individuals
into digital artists. This emerging generation of
filmmakers and artists will be the ones who change the
world by any means: cameras, computers and maybe even
pencil, pen, and paintbrush. The VC Digital Academy
Summer/Fall Schedule is as follows:
Armed with a Camera, a six-week crash course for
community members with little to no experience in
producing linear video projects (June 6thJuly 21st,
every Saturday 9am-1pm plus orientation and editing.)
The course covers story development, scriptwriting,
camerawork, editing and web streaming. Each student
will complete a short video project. Community
members will learn to use video or film as the medium
to have their voices heard and document their stories
and experiences. It will help prepare them to make
meaningful and professional quality documentaries.
Armed with a Camera will be taught by award winning
veterans Arthur Dong, Janice D. Tanaka, and Walt
Louie, who have produced social justice and socially
relevant work and will be sharing their experience and
training with the next generation of new voices.
Cost: $350 members/$380 non-members.
Webolutionary Boot Camp (June 14-Aug 9, every
Thursday, 4-7 pm) No longer must artists be bound by
frames, tables and static graphics. On the internet,
Flash has revolutionized artistic freedom. This class
will further students understanding and start them
exploring the softwares potential, along with their
artistic capabilities in the world wide webolution.
VCs own web development director, Lyndon Versoza will
be instructing this session.
Digital Arts Network (September 25 January, every
Tuesday except holidays 4-7 pm) is a project under the
CAL Arts Community Arts Program. The Network is now
conducting community youth art classes that pay close
heed to advancements in technology that are making
many forms of art more accessible. Particular emphasis
is placed on the web and digital video.
Additional workshops at the Academy will include:
* Directing Workshop with Henry Chan (July 14: 1-4 pm)
A hands-on workshop designed to address your ability
to handle pressure before and after the film starts
rolling. Participants will work live with a group of
actors. Cost: $80 members/$95 non-members.
* Final Cut Pro: What You Need to Know to Get Cutting
(Aug. 4 & 5: 9am-1pm) This intensive course taught by
Walt Louie will cover the basics of how to edit with
FCP, learning keyboard shortcuts, and creating basic
effects and graphics. Cost: $280 members/$325
non-members.
* The Art And Design of Motion Graphics (Sept. 8: 10
am-5 pm) taught by John DeTemple will give a
comprehensive overview of the current state of motion
graphics and demonstrate industry standards of graphic
software including specific examples and tips on using
Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop and After effects. Cost:
$175 members/$200 non-members.
* Grants and Fundraising (Sept. 22) taught by Justin
Lin (and others TBA) will cover such topics as project
description, treatment, developing a detailed budget,
and the dos and donts in preparing a sample tape of
representative work. Cost: $80 members/$95
non-members; $180 covers workshop, membership fee, and
VC fiscal sponsorship.
* Taxes for the Filmmaker (Oct. 6) will present tips
on how to make tax day less painful (Instructor TBA).
$15 members/$20 non-members.
In addition, short one-day seminars will also be
conducted: Story and Structure Are Everything (Jun 9:
9 am-1 pm) intensive seminar focused on
interview-driven documentary, taught by Arthur Dong;
Screenplay Systems Seminar (Jun 9: 1-4 pm) an
introduction to the advantages of working with a
program made specifically for screenwriters, taught by
Stephen Greenfield, president of Screenplay Systems;
and The Role of Editing in Film and Television (Jun
30: 10 am-5 pm), taught by Walt Louie, will explore
and analyze the craft of editing, the tricks of the
trade, and the difference between a "good cut" and a
bad "cut".
Monthly payment plans may also be negotiated with
Visual Communications on a need-by-need basis. For
further information and an enrollment application go
to or
call the Digital Academy Manager, Arjuna Soriano (213)
680-4462 x26.
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