Session Descriptions
Learn to live stream in 8K with Insta360 and Radiant Images
Live streaming in 8K used to be next to impossible with technological bottlenecks. Now, with streamlined Insta360 professional cameras and 5G rolling out internationally, it’s already a reality. Creators are already using cutting-edge tech to achieve immersive 8K broadcasts, and we’re here to teach you their state-of-the-art workflows varying from low budget projects to high end productions. Whether you are new to VR live streaming or if you are a pro, as long as you have an interest for where the industry is headed, join experts from Insta360 and Radiant Images as they show you the latest ecosystem tools to using Insta360 technology for 360-livestreaming. |
Video Storytelling for Brand Building, Social Media Marketing and Promotion
Speaker: Christine Steele
- Story structure for short promotional videos
- Themes that capture attention
- Selecting visual and audio content to support brand
- Character/Brand development strategies: positive reinforcement & integrity
- Crafting value-added “packages” for clients
- How to make the ‘hero’ actor stand out
- Removing color blemishes
- Various ways of softening skin
- Matching different cameras using scopes
- Fixing bad white balance shots
- Over and under exposed problems
- What exactly is a mask?
- Mask Properties
- Mask Modes
- Animating a mask
- Using a mask for position Keyframing
- Using Masks from Illustrator
- Incorporating masks into your work
In this session, Jem Schofield of theC47 will take you through his journey of how he has repurposed a small space in his house and turned it into a live streaming studio for content creation, panel discussions and to provide educational & consulting services to his clients. He will discuss camera choices, lighting, audio and how to properly create a professional result on a modest budget.
- Choosing and treating your home studio space
- Camera considerations
- Lighting your studio
- Microphone choices
- Multi-camera switching solutions
- Incorporating masks into your work
Ask the Experts
The Making of Elton John’s "Love Me Again"
Learn how a leading creator creates beautiful high profile music videos including Oscar winner “Love Me Again” by Elton John.
Learn how to create stunning Motion Templates for titles, effects and transitions and deploy them in Final Cut Pro X.
Learn how to work with 3D Models in Motion using MotionVFX’s m02 plugin.
Learn how a leading creator of YouTube lifestyle content reaching 5 million subscribers daily, gets content & makes high quality content quickly & inexpensively.
Learn how the team behind successful indie comedy “Faith Based” shot on 2 8K RED Monstro cameras and encoded dailies on set and had them ready to review same-day on an iPhone — all on a decidedly small indie budget.
Editing and color correction on an iPad. Learn how to import your projects into Final Cut Pro X for color correction and finishing.
Learn how to work with ProRes RAW including shooting considerations, RAW to Log workflows, considerations for SDR vs HDR, color correction and delivery.
Hear about the hugely successful documentary boot camp for High Schoolers in Chicago.
Maybe you are just getting started as a freelancer. Or, you’re launching your creative business after a staff career. Running a creative business isn’t easy. You need to stay on top of your creative skills at the same time as managing clients, workflow, finances, and your own professional development. Learn from an entrepreneur who has run several creative companies on how to set up your business for success.
Overlooking the paperwork you need for your production can cause you to make many mistakes on set putting you in danger of breaking the budget or worse, missing the shot. There are important documents you need to ensure that you have everything ready and prepped for your shoot day, from communication to permissions. This course is taught by Rachel Longman, an experienced producer/director from RHED Pixel who works with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits. In this session, Rachel will walk through the paperwork you need to you protect yourself and your production.
More video is watched over the web on mobile, tablet, and computer than on traditional broadcast channels. Over-the-web video requires a trained eye for production, and understanding of codec, bitrates, resolutions, and color management for optimizing media for mobile delivery, best practices, and equipment are all discussed in this Web Video Power Session. Learn the best way to use your camera, frame a shot, get the RIGHT audio, set up for graphics over the web, and deliver a fabulous product aimed at mobile, tablet, or computer delivery.
Lights, camera, sound… Wait! Before you perfect the technical skills required to capture a powerful performance, you need to bring that performance to reality. Whether you are working with an Oscar nominated world-class cast, the CEO of a company, or a documentary subject, you need a specific set of skills to direct their performance.
Actors often learn techniques to compensate for a lack of direction. Save them the time and effort (and your film!) by providing the guidance they need to fulfil their potential as performers – to tell the story with authenticity and emotional honesty, to add emphasis to the right words, to feel the beat of the scene, to listen and respond by being present in the moment, and to bring the words to life in a way the camera can capture.
Truly, your subject is the most important part of your production.
In this intensive deep dive into directing performance, you’ll learn the key facts your subject needs to perform, whether they are presenting the news or conveying an authentic emotional performance.
- Learn the language of actors.
- Learn how to hold the space, so your cast feels safe to explore the emotional terrain of the script.
- Learn how to help an inexperienced speaker present information clearly.
- Learn how to give your cast genuine emotional responses to the script.
At the end of this session, you’ll have more confidence, the right vocabulary, and new skills to help your subjects give you the performance you need to make an amazing film.
After Effects expressions can feel intimidating, but make a HUGE difference in your everyday workflow. We’ll cover the basics of how expressions actually work, and explore several common functions that will make your (AE-related) life so much easier. This session session is intended for users who know their way around After Effects, but have been hesitant to dive into expressions.
Drone shots are ubiquitous and often overused in TV and film. Effectively using drones first requires understanding the general operational requirements of different types. This presentation will discuss how to use drones effectively to enhance your production value, how to get the shot you need through effective directing techniques and realistic shot expectations, and understanding shots from a drone pilot’s point of view. In addition, we’ll look at limitations of each class of drone and when you should step up or down in size and number of operators.
Topics covered:
- Finding a pilot who can get the shots you need.
- Selecting the drone: Don’t send a quad to do a hexcopter’s job. While drone selection is usually the drone pilot’s purview, it’s important to recognize how your format of choice and operational environment affect drone selection and crew size.
- Understanding the platform: How external elements such as vehicles, actors and locations affect set-up, timing and shot selection.
- Why cost is not your first consideration. Identify your shots first then select the drone.
- Movement is your friend: identifying the most effective shots and techniques for your production.
- Communicate your vision: Using terms and language that drone pilots understand.
In this session you will learn how to use a combination of Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Character Animator to transfer your footage to different kinds of cartoon animations.
Rotoscoping is the process of drawing a piece of footage frame by frame. It can be simple outlines of fully coloured or very abstract. No matter what the style is, it always have the same starting point. A piece of footage trace over either by hand or through the use of a computer. Rotoscoping is also used to isolate part of the foreground from the background for composing or visual effects work. In this session you will learn how to use a combination of Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Character Animator to transfer your footage to different kinds of cartoon animations. We’ll also explore the built in tools and 3rd party apps that can help to cutout video from the background.
Lighting has dramatically changed in the past decade, and budgets often do not take lighting systems into account, space is minimal, and speed is required. Optimizing every scrap of brightness while creating the proper mood and ambience is critical whether it’s for interview, talking heads, corporate presentations, training, or education. Great lighting doesn’t need to come on a truck and certainly doesn’t need to be expensive. This session not only discusses and demonstrates lighting that can be carried in a overhead-sized backpack; we’ll dive into actual demonstration of how to use these lights for talking heads, and more. Attendees are encouraged to bring cameras (mobile devices are great for this!) to capture the overall scene during training.
Lighting has dramatically changed in the past decade, and budgets often do not take lighting systems into account, space is minimal, and speed is required. Optimizing every scrap of brightness while creating the proper mood and ambience is critical whether it’s for interview, talking heads, corporate presentations, training, or education. Great lighting doesn’t need to come on a truck and certainly doesn’t need to be expensive. This session not only discusses and demonstrates lighting that can be carried in a overhead-sized backpack; we’ll dive into actual demonstration of how to use these lights for talking heads, and more. Attendees are encouraged to bring cameras (mobile devices are great for this!) to capture the overall scene during training.
This session is full of tips, nuanced uses and lots of fun while learning. Loads of Q&A and playing around in the Adobe ecosystem. Jeff I. Greenberg, Master Trainer, has been spinning NLEs at NAB for over a decade. Everyone is guaranteed to have at least one “A-HA” moment. Loads of interaction and Q&A across the class. If you use Premiere Pro, this is the place to be — there’s something here for everyone.
You will not only gain a deep understanding of personal branding, you will learn how to create one and, more importantly, what it means to maintain and inhabit that personal brand. And how to make certain your personal brand is in alignment with the organization you work or want to work for or the company you want to create or have created.
Attendees’ takeaways:
- Experience personal branding and what it means to BE their brand
- Take steps to help unlock or uncover their passions, potentials and powers as a creative and unique person
- Tips in creating themselves on at least three social media platforms and express their brands with tools, tips and tactics to explore
- Create a brand essence statement for their personal brand to emulate often, a mantra, core values and strengths
- Be exposed or learn more about the various personality or character traits and skills strengths assessments to further unpack the traits and capabilities they have
- Learn about building “brand ambassadors” or “loyal fans” for their personal brand
- Navigate their digital security and online (and off-line) reputation management
- Gain insights, information and inspiration on how to maintain their brand using the latest trends and techniques to be their own “brand managers.”
Join adjunct-professor, marketing expert, industry leader, and keynote speaker Rhea Allen as she provides this class based on her 16 years of experience as a President and CEO of an award winning creative and digital marketing/ ad agency that’s performed professional marketing and creative services all over the world. She will provide an authentic and supportive atmosphere in which learners are encouraged to deeply reveal themselves in order to manifest a truly meaningful personal brand that effectively communicates their core values, principles and professional super powers. She is the host of the Marketing Expedition Podcast and not only the Co-founder of Peppershock Media, but also the founder of the Marketing Expedition Community, an on-line subscription based platform where members gain invaluable insights, the latest trends in marketing, chat support, ideas and inspiration for building brands and bottom lines. She has a distinct style in which she provides encouragement, coaching and feedback. She tends to promote a supportive environment and facilitates the creative process for all walks of life while participants pursue their goals of successful personal brand creation.
Join this session to learn how AI is enhancing human creativity and productivity in the Media & Entertainment industry – from content creation through to post-production and distribution. We will decode the mysteries of deep learning and machine learning, as well as explore how this technology will impact the future of post-production and how artists and technologists will be able to take advantage of these new creative digital assistants.
Learn how to shoot great-looking video with an iPhone or Android device. Mobile devices have transformed video production, making it possible to capture new angles and perspectives without a large crew or lots of additional equipment. In this session, Nick Harauz will share techniques for shooting talking heads, compelling B-roll, and capturing slow-motion and time-lapse footage from unique vantage points.
Attendees will learn:
- The fundamentals of shooting great looking footage with your phone
- How to prep you phone for filming
- Things to consider when in production
- Staying organized on your phone to your desktop
- Useful apps and gear to enhance production value
- Phone and Tablet apps to edit your footage on the fly
- Work with video files inside of Photoshop
- Turn still images into time-lapse videos
- How to use Layer masks
Sharing the content of your screen has become a standard for both prerecorded and live video. Whether you’re teaching software, giving a slide presentation, or hosting a business meeting this is a great technique. Rich Harrington has been producing screencasts for 20 years and clients incude Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, Skylum, and many more.
In this course, he offers practical advice for organizing, producing, and running a screencast or webinar that works with most hosting platforms. He explores choosing the right software tools and web cameras. Learn how to get the best video and sound from a computer screen.
Topics Include:
- Choosing the right recording tools (software vs. hardware)
- Organizing your content
- Setting up your presentation computer
- Selecting a microphone for recording
- Using a pro camera via Thunderbolt or USBC
- Optimizing slides for a webinar
- Holding a rehearsal event
- Recording options for log
- Configuring cameras to recording in log
- Monitoring log recordings
- Following typical camera workflows
- Getting ready for post
- Using log files in Premiere and After Effects
- Using log files in Final Cut Pro X
- Managing and manipulating lookup tables
- Understand why Email limitations exist
- Learn techniques for creating small looping animations in After Effects
- Optimizing Animated GIFs with Photoshop
- Explore 3rd party compression options
The World in One Backpack: Shooting Travel Documentaries for Months on the Road
- Color Compressor – Very subtle color adjustment tool
- Shift Tilt – Digitally shift focus to your subject
- Deband – Fantastic solution for fixing 8bit banding in skies
- Face Refinement – Make the CEO look good, fast and effectively
- Color Space Transform – Transform from 1 camera to another’s Color Space
- Patch Replacer – Great for sky replacements
- Lens Flares – Combined with the FX Tracker
Day 2 Sessions
In this session, you’ll learn how to create these templates. Make them efficient, flexible and and multi purpose as well as publish and sell them via Adobe Stock.
The Essential Graphics Panel is a feature that makes graphic workflows much more easier when working on a video project. This allows any editor, no matter their After Effects skill, to edit and customise After Effects templates without having any After Effects knowledge whatsoever. In this session, you’ll learn how to create these templates. Make them efficient, flexible and and multi purpose as well as publish and sell them via Adobe Stock.
Mastering Video Compression - Better Looking Encodes and Save Time with Automation
Be smart about video compression! Get the best looking video online or with direct to the client distribution by knowing what you should (and shouldn’t) adjust. This software agnostic session will cover the key compression basics, go over which file format and codec are best for both targets. You’ll come out with concrete methods of smart distribution – including some of the killer tools out there, ways to automate and go faster and how to best add key metadata.
Jeff I. Greenberg, a Master Instructor, encourages lots of Q&A during the session.
If you’re interested in creating 360 videos, then this session can help you get up to speed with the fundamentals of 360 video post-production.
360 video offers creative professionals unique ways to create immersive content. In order to share that content, users must have a solid understanding of the 360/VR post process. If you’re interested in creating 360 videos, then this session can help you get up to speed with the fundamentals of 360 video post-production. Nick will take you through the basics of 360, show you techniques to stitch together footage, how to edit VR clips in Adobe Premiere , what to watch out for when adding transitions and effects and also making sure your projects are ready to be experienced on the web.
- How to build a quality email list that converts
- How to be CAN-SPAM Act compliant
- How to optimize your time and budget
- Coverage of tools and resources
- Working with the VR Comp Editor in After Effects
- Seamlessly removing the tripod
- Adding logos and artwork to spherical panoramas
- Removing yourself and others form a scene
- Adding Photoshop into the workflow
- Bracketing your shots
- BONUS – adding animations for VR photos
In this session, we will learn techniques to turn a mistake into a situation that can benefit you in the future.
Based on the nature of our industry, mistakes will happen. How you handle them decides if you will have another try. Not every failure is a complete defeat. In this session, we will learn techniques to turn a mistake into a situation that can benefit you in the future. This course is taught by Rachel Longman, an experienced producer/director from RHED Pixel who works with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits.
Ok, so you’ve been using DaVinci Resolve – but are you really using it well? Come to this 2.5 hour session and we’ll cover the following:
- Basic Recipe of Color Correction (have to cover the foundations!)
- Secondaries
- Getting projects in/out of Resolve from other editorial tools
- DaVinci Resolve Color Management
- Key Effects
And whatever else we can cram into two and a half hours! This is your chance to take the mystery out of Resolve’s color page and start color correcting in Resolve. There is no faster way to go from zero to 60 than this class. Learn only the keyboard keys that are truly necessary to use this tool!
Level: Novice/Beginner/Editor/Colorist
Have a question prior to class? Get all of your questions answered now from Master Trainer Jeff I. Greenberg jgreenbergconsulting.com.
How to read, understand, and issue spot contracts. Great for business owners.
Learn how to use Illustrator artwork to build amazing videos, animations, and 3D motion graphics. Discover how to share artboards, layers, type, colors, and paths between Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Cinema 4D in the most efficient way possible. Learn how to prep Illustrator artwork for use in other applications, how to animate Illustrator layers and build 3D motion graphics in After Effects. Learn how to import Illustrator files in Cinema 4D and use a variety of free and paid plugins that make sharing assets between apps even easier.
EMMY-Worthy programs come in all shapes and sizes, but the top productions have traits and touchstones that win their producer that statue. This presentation looks at what goes into a winning production from a Producer who’s judged, been judged and won. The session will touch on the importance of sticking to what you know or, “Time in Type”, the role of collaboration, and why the story is key in everything piece you do. We’ll look at ways to get your work submitted and how to increase your nomination chances on your way to that great big win.
Areas discussed:
- The EMMY submission and nomination process.
- Your client’s role and how to foster the relationship.
- Keys to good storytelling and the important role it plays.
- The function of effective collaboration and how to nurture it.
The iPhone is not just for family video — with the right tools and training you can turn it into a high-level pro camera that’s amazingly versatile and affordable — come learn how its done.
This session will look at Avid Media Composer in its current form and detail a number of signature features that have been added in recent versions of the NLE.
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In this session Nick Harauz, will look at 5 AR phone apps that are helpful in the world of production and post on iPhone and Android devices.
- A brief primer in AR creation for iOS and Android
- Build simple AR experiences with moving assets
- New ways to collaborate in AR
- Visualize lighting simulations, the sun, moon and TOD of your location
- Blocking shots & setting up cameras with just your phone
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With the release of the multi lens iPhonePro, mobile filmmaking has taken a leap forward. Join Gary Adcock and Special Guests to discuss some of the groundbreaking new ways phone based journalism and film production will change media forever. In addition to tools and techniques, we also plan to do an in-depth look at the latest releases from Filmic Pro on both iOS and Android and how one application changes the way you create content for social media.
Premiere Pro Stepping it Up: Keying, Compositing, Masks, and Adjustment Layers
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The F* Word Makes all the Difference | Finding Your FORMULA and FUDGING Through. Sarah Cortez and Rhea Allen deliver a high energy break out session to help business people find their formula for success in sales and have fun along the way. This presentation will have you laughing while learning how to develop a formula to hit numbers based on goals and desired annual income. You will also learn about the age old sales velocity formula and how to apply it in your career.
Attendees will walk away with:
Access to a FREE website that calculates sales velocity AND monthly and weekly closings needed to reach goals and desired annual income.
The F* Files worksheet that walks you step by step through how to track and calculate the numbers in the sales velocity formula to accomplish your goals.
The Triple F* Ect mindset tool to keep you focused each day.
A valid business reason for why people should do business with you.
Clarity on your personal brand and the impact it has on your business.
After attending this session you will have all you need to achieve your sales goals and desired annual income.
In this session, you’ll learn how to use Insta360’s 360 degree camera as a tool for capturing traditional content. For beginners, you’ll learn how you can save time in post-production with easy-to-use AI editing tools. And for more advanced videographers, you’ll learn the infinite possibilities of how a 360 camera can help you pull off creative and complicated shots with less gear and budget.
Learn how to make professional live streams from lighting, to cameras, to switching choices & using Motion for titles and graphics
Increase your production’s value by changing the way you look through the lens. Tell your story creatively and effectively. By choosing the right positions, angles, and lenses you can build powerful, emotional, and consistent scenes. This session is designed for the Producer/Director who needs to keep all aspects of a production in mind while composing the perfect shot.
Audience: Producers/Directors/Shooter who need to create strong images and make compelling film/videos while keeping the overall production and its audience in mind.
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Step up your 360 immersive game by learning how to create interactivity in your videos.
In this session, we’ll explore how to prepare your 360 videos for export to a variety of applications that allow you to create hotspots. We’ll view solutions both online and, on a desktop, including Unity and WondaVR. We’ll create various forms of interactivity and test them in the app and through a variety of distribution portals. Finally, we’ll look at a few successful case studies of 360 interactive experiences.
Step up your 360 immersive game by learning how to create interactivity in your videos.
In this session, we’ll explore how to prepare your 360 videos for export to a variety of applications that allow you to create hotspots. We’ll view solutions both online and, on a desktop, including Unity and WondaVR. We’ll create various forms of interactivity and test them in the app and through a variety of distribution portals. Finally, we’ll look at a few successful case studies of 360 interactive experiences.
Learn how important captioning is to accessing the broadest possible audience for your content — and how easy it is to do!
