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Filmmaking Courses

Art of Motion Picture Editing

Course Number: CNTV-332

In-Person (Ages 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Seats Available

Picture Editors are story tellers but unlike writers who use text, or lyricists who use words, editors use visual images, dialogue, sound, special effects and music to stir the emotions of the audience and tell our stories. This course will analyze and deconstruct all the elements of the art of creatively manipulating visual images through editing.
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Digital Cinematography: The Art of the Moving Image

Course Number: CTPR 428

In-Person (Ages 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Seats Available

An intensive camera, lighting and image design class for emerging cinematographers, producers, directors, editors and writers. This class includes weekly hands-on projects on 35mm stills, Sony FS5 and RED motion picture cameras.
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Digital Editing With Avid

Course Number: CNTV-413

In-Person (Ages 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Seats Available

This course uses the AVID system to open new doors of post-production creativity, taking you from basic through advanced digital editing techniques.
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Directing the Short Film

Course Number: CNTV-411

MINORS ONLY In-Person (Ages 16 & 17)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Waitlist Available

ADULT SECTION (Ages 18+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Seats Available

You will see realized on-screen a story now “inside you” that you feel you just have to tell. The core of the course will be the individual project. Your imagination is the first step to a successful summer.
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Documentary Filmmaking

Course Number: CNTV-410

In-Person (Ages 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Seats Available

The popularity of documentary films and reality TV is exploding, and now you can be a part of it, as you conceive, write, produce, direct and edit your own original non-fiction work.
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Filmmaking Intensive

Course Number: CNTV-392 & CTPR-240x

In-Person ADULT (ages 18+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Waitlist Available

In-Person MINORS (ages 16 & 17)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Unavailable

MINORS SECTION 2 (Ages 16 & 17)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Waitlist Available

Filmmaking Intensive is a total hands on immersion in the filmmaking process. Each student will create three 5 minute digital projects from conception to projection. This course is a fundamental education in all components of filmmaking including producing, directing, cinematography, editing and sound. Parallel class study includes both cinematic theory and practical workshops. Realize your dreams...now!
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Horror Film Production

Course Number: CNTV-478

In-Person (Ages 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Seats Available

Are you a horror movie fan? Then this is the film class for you! This course will teach you the fundamentals of horror filmmaking and working within the horror genre portion of the industry. You will learn not only how to create films, but also how to craft and focus your skills to create compelling and effective horror content. The course will also give you the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the top minds in the horror industry through panels, lectures, and field trips. Each student will create two horror short films during the 6-week course.
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USC/Warner Brothers Producing and Directing Class

Course Number: CNTV-405 & CTPR-460

In-Person (AGES 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Unavailable

From script to screening you will, on a daily basis, explore and practice in all the fields of filmmaking and production and leave the class with at least two short, polished digital films.
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