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* apologies for cross postings * Forthcoming one day Camera courses at the BUFVC --------------------------------------------------------------- Digital Video Camera Operation: 25th September 2003 Location Shooting & Production Techniques: 26th September 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------- DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA OPERATION ********************************************* 25th September 2003 Presenter: Mike Raycroft With improved equipment and decreasing costs, digital recording has become far more accessible, offering a range of opportunities to academic staff. This course is being offered by the BUFVC for the non-technical to understand how to use a digital camera to shoot more professional footage and to make use of this valuable resource. It assumes no pre-knowledge. By the end of the day participants will be able to: - operate the camera's most useful features - understand the different types of microphone available and when to use them - record broadcastable pictures and sound - understand digital connection and download to computer, and storage on tape/computer file This is a practical, hands-on introduction to digital camera operation. Delegates will work in pairs, each being supplied with a Sony PD 150 DV camera kit for the day. Mike Raycroft was a cameraman with ILEA and Independent Television News, becoming Training Officer at ITN, and is now a consultant and trainer. Intended audience: participants involved in education who wish to learn professional camera operation for their own recording methods for use in courseware, research and teaching. LOCATION SHOOTING & PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES **************************************************************** 26th September 2003 Presenter: Mike Raycroft This course has been written as a companion course to Digital Video Camera Operation (see above), and in response to request for a course covering production techniques. Using subjects such as informal lecture recording, and filming on location, the course enables delegates to gain a professional insight into planning and successfully managing a production. At the end of the day delegates will be able to: - understand the importance of surveying the shooting location - understand basic lighting principles - be aware of potential hazards when recording - understand shooting sequencing, and its importance in post production - write a production script - understand copyright law considerations when planning a production. The day includes a practical exercise and is limited to a small group of delegates so individual's needs can be addressed. The presentation is informal. Intended audience: participants involved in education who wish to learn professional camera and production techniques to improve their own recording methods for use in courseware, research and teaching. Each course costs GBP 250 (212.77 + VAT); discount rate for BUFVC members/staff from member institutions: GBP 200 (170.21 + VAT); The British Universities Film & Video Council exists to promote the study and use of moving images in education and research. It runs a regular programme of one-day courses. For more information contact: *********************************************** Sandra Houlton Courses & Publicity Officer British Universities Film & Video Council 77 Wells Street, London, W1T 3QJ Tel 020 7393 1504 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/courses/index.html