All Workshops
Field Production: Documenting Portland
In this three-session workshop, participants will work as part of a team to develop a documentary field production about a Portland person or place. The completed project will be distributed by PCM. Working from criteria set forth by PCM, participants will collectively determine their production topic and then plan, shoot and edit a complete program. Participants will learn to tell a story using video, conduct an interview in the field, learn the fundamentals of field audio, camera operation, and how to edit with Final Cut Pro.
Certification type: Field Equipment (camera, audio, lighting, MacBook Pro)
Resources for Field Production
PCM Camera Manuals
Online Video Tutorials
Izzy Videos is a website that covers many areas of video production.
Editing with Final Cut Pro: Framing the Message
In this three-session workshop, participants will explore concepts of editing while developing a basic understanding of Apple's Final Cut Pro editing software. Participants will learn to conceptualize the framing of ideas, how to stay organized as a editor, and develop a strategy for media management (both long term and short term).
Workshop projects involve the creation of a short promo for Portland Community Media. Selected promos will be distributed by PCM.
Workshop participants work on individual MacBook Pro laptops, while the trainer guides participants through the applications covered in the training, project creation and file management. Each session allows time for both technical instruction and project creation. The workshop fee covers all six sessions. There is no additional rental or lab fee for use of equipment during the workshop.
Certification type: Field Edit (MacBook Pro)
Digital Storytelling: Portraying A Neighborhood
Mainstream media’s emphasis on passive entertainment has some cultural critics, educators and media makers questioning if society is losing the art of telling stories. In this six-session training, participants will learn to use photos, video clips, voiceover and music working in Final Cut Pro and Photoshop to tell a story about your neighbors, your street, your neighborhood.
Workshop participants work on individual MacBook Pro laptops, while the trainer guides participants through the applications covered in the training, project creation and file management. Each session allows time for both technical instruction and project creation. The workshop fee covers all six sessions. There is no additional rental or lab fee for use of equipment during the workshop.
Certification type: Computer Certification (MacBooks)
Nonprofit Project
If you have a group of engaged staff or volunteers interested in taking media for your organization to the next level, PCM can provide your group with training in social media (Blip.tv, Word Press) and a range of other video production workshops. PCM will train your staff and volunteers to develop short videos from initial concept to distribution on PCM's cable channels, the internet, and at public events.
Typical workshops run six sessions (18 hours total) and require eight to twelve participants. For information on PCM’s media education services for nonprofits, contact Daniel Maques or call (503) 288-1515 x 141.
Skills Workshops
Skills Workshops range in length and fee amounts. The focus of Skills Workshops is on technical training, as opposed to project creation. These workshops were designed with beginner and intermediate producers in mind. Build your skills and create better video, or explore new ways to get your videos out into the community.
Studio Skills Building - Four sessions $75
In this four-session workshop, participants develop a technical understanding of the various elements of studio production. Participants will learn the fundamentals of studio lighting, audio, camera operation, switching, directing and graphics. Workshop includes three training sessions plus one session as volunteer crew on a staff or community produced studio program.
Video for the Internet - One session $35
Video for the Internet is an introduction to using Blip.tv to host videos on the internet. Participants will learn to compress and upload videos to the internet and how to effectively use the internet to increase “views” and networking opportunities. [Basic knowledge of Mac OSX is necessary, click [here] for resources on how to use Mac OSX. Participants should bring a QuickTime clip less than five minutes long to upload during the workshop, or a sample clip can be provided for you.]
Field Lighting - One session $35
Hands-on three point lighting demonstration with the Lowell lighting kits and Lowell soft boxes for use indoors and out. Covers gels and diffusion, flagging and bounce lighting.
Final Cut Pro 2: Beyond the Basics - One session $35
Learn features of Final Cut Pro (FCP) for the intermediate user: color correction, motion and animation techniques, and tips for audio mastering. Each workshop will focus on limited features in FCP (for example, color correction). Please ask a PCM staff person about the topics to be covered in the workshop you are registered in.
Motion: Final Cut Pro Studio - Two sessions $50
Motion is a graphics program that comes bundled with Final Cut Pro Studio. If you want to learn a graphics tool that can do more than the graphics features within Final Cut Pro, you should consider attending this workshop. Topics covered include: Motion workflow and integration with Final Cut Pro, simple motion graphics, more advanced motion graphic, and how to edit existing graphics files.
Mobile Production Vehicle - One session $35
Learn the basics of remote live or recorded productions using PCM's Mobile Production Vehicle (MPV). This workshop will encompass set-up, take-down and basic operation of the MPV, as well as covering the logistic of organizing a remote production with the MPV.
Resources
Creative Commons and Open Source Licensed Media Library
Creative Commons has a wealth of information regarding intellectual property rights
flickr is a photo hosting and sharing site that allows users to select a non-copyright license for their work
WikiMediaCommons is a media project of wikipedia which has a plethora of images you can use
The Free Music Archive is a repository of music from bands that support creative commons licensing and want to share their work
SoundSnap is a public domain sample and sound effect library
Prelinger Archives contains many public domain films