Videography workshops offered in Davis, Fresno, Irvine, Riverside, San Diego

Get hands-on experience and expert guidance to enhance your video production skills. Strategic Communications will hold a series of videography training workshops developed based on input UC ANR colleagues provided in a recent survey.

Videography, audio production, editing

Academics are invited to learn photographic theory, smartphone video production, and equipment recommendations at a two-day workshop. The first session will be in-person only and held Nov. 20-21 in Davis. The workshop is limited to 25 participants and participants will need to cover their own travel.

Videography 101

In this three-hour course, participants will learn: 

1. Photographic theory - framing, composition, screen direction, aspect ratio, exposure, color temperature, and depth of field 
2. Nomenclature and shooting techniques for both supported and unsupported image capture
3. Methodology and preparation using shot lists, shooting schedules, interview question formulation, and the BLuRS production sequence 

ANR videographer Ethan Ireland will describe how to achieve basic production goals and adequate image acquisition using smartphone camera apps. He will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of video production using these devices and recommend equipment to purchase.

Audio Production 101

This three-hour course will provide:

• Field recording basics including level-setting, audio monitoring, recording environments, microphone types and pick-up patterns, and cables, connectors and adapters
• Basic audio postproduction including ingesting and organizing files, normalizing audio levels, cleaning up “bad” audio, and synchronizing audio with video

In addition, attendees will be provided with comparisons of competing nonlinear audio editing applications (e.g., Adobe Audition, Audacity, daVinci Resolve).

Editing 101 (second day)

This four-hour course will cover editing theory and visual storytelling via:

• Psychology (the Kuleshov effect), types of cuts and when to make them (e.g., jump cuts, match cuts, smash cuts, transitions), and how to assemble a scene using a master and inserts
• Comparison and contrast between nonlinear editing platforms
• Establishment of basic/universal principles including organization of your editor, ordering your timeline, and sequence presets
• Exploration of common editing tools like lift, extract, splice, overwrite and roll edit
• Brief overview of lookup tables and coloring 

Attendees will be provided with footage to edit and will break into teams where they will attempt to assemble a sequence with live coaching and consultation.

Register at https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=775145& by Nov. 6. Starting on Nov. 7, waitlisted non-academic applicants will be notified of admittance as space allows.

For more information, contact ANR Program Support Unit at (530) 750-1361.

Smartphone videography workshops at five locations 

Learn to create videos using your smartphone. Ricardo Vela, manager of News and Information Outreach in Spanish, will present a videography workshop 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at five UC ANR/UC Cooperative Extension locations:

• Riverside on Thursday, Dec. 7
• Irvine on Wednesday, Jan. 10
• Davis on Thursday, Feb. 8
• Fresno (date to be determined)
• San Diego (date to be determined)

In this training you will learn:

• How to set up your smartphone
• A and B roll
• Basic composition
• Basic Lighting (daylight/cold light)
• Audio best practices

Participants will practice hands-on video shooting with interviews.

Register at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=41658. Participants will need to cover their own travel. For more information, contact Ricardo Vela at rvela@ucanr.edu.

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