Share your interests and ideas with regional cable viewers
through video! BCTV offers training and video production equipment to volunteers who want to make programming for broadcast on cable channels 8 and 10. BCTV provides free equipment and technical support to anyone who is trained.
Call 257-0888, email info@brattleborotv.org
or go to www.brattleborotv.org to register online. Cost of all classes is $20 per person; space in class is reserved at time of payment. All classes are at BCTV in the Brattleboro Municipal Center. BCTV is community television by and for residents of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, Jamaica, Newfane, Putney, Townshend and Vernon, VT.
Individual Training:
Get Certified to Use the Equipment
Scheduled at your convenience during BCTV’s office hours. Email to schedule a time.
To learn how to use BCTV’s cameras or editing suites,
register for an individual “flash” training. This is one-on-one,
hands-on training tailored to your level of expertise and learning style, and
is required before checking out BCTV’s equipment. You may take other workshops
without being certified.
Camera
Fundamentals
Wednesday, September 25 & Thursday, September 26
6:30 – 8:00 PM, Both Nights
Maximum: 8
Instructor: Frederic Noyes
Learn how to make your field productions look and sound better. This course
provides a baseline of technical and theoretical knowledge about the art of
using a video camera. Click here to register.
Digital
Storytelling
Saturday, September 28
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Instructor: Michael Hanish
Maximum: 12
Video as Storytelling. The importance of The Story, and different ways to tell
it. The grammar and vocabulary of video/film (shots, sequences, framing, light,
sound) and their uses to tell a story. The shot; framing; language and meaning;
frame design; the cut, dissolve, and shot transitions and juxtapositions. Click here to register.
Studio
Production: Creating Live TV
Saturday, October 19
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Instructors: BCTV Staff
Maximum: 8
Learn how to create your own multi-camera studio productions using the equipment
in BCTV’s all-HD Studio. Bring your entire crew! Click here to register.
Final Cut Tips and
Tricks
Tuesday, October 22
6:00 to 8:00 PM
Instructor: BCTV Staff
For intermediate or advanced editors.
Maximum: 6
Take your production to the next level using Final Cut Pro’s
advanced color correction, green screen, and audio tools, all while learning
new and exciting ways to hone your skills as an editor. Click here to register.
Audio for Video
Saturday, October 26
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Instructor: Michael Hanish
Maximum: 12
Nothing sets a video production apart like good audio. Local
pro Michael Hanish returns to BCTV for this comprehensive workshop dedicated
entirely to the art of sound. Get the pros and cons on an array of different
microphones, and the dos and don’ts of audio recording in the field, plus an
introduction to the world of sound design. Click here to register.
Make Great Video on
Any Device
Wednesday, November 6
6:00 to 8:00 PM
Instructor: BCTV Staff
Maximum: 8
You don’t need a production van of gear to make world class video
anymore–these days you don’t even need a video camera. Learn how to put the
rapidly expanding world of video technology to use, whether your cell phone,
tablets, flip-cam, webcam, or still cam, making good looking video has never
been more accessible. Plus, get tips and tricks on uploading, sharing,
converting, compressing, and archiving your video creations. Click here to register.
