Are you one of those folks who has a couple of ideas brewing, maybe even done some work on your idea, but you don't have enough money? This three-day intensive will cover the nuts and bolts of filmmaking on a shoestring. You will learn the basics of video production using Final Cut Pro Studio, but this class is more about a few amazing tricks. In the first weekend, you'll learn about making the most of the lenses you have to work with as well as lighting, blue screen, and general staging for filming. There will be plenty of hands-on demonstrations and exercises. The second weekend, you will learn about non-linear editing and color correction. This class intends to give you the skills and confidence to quit sitting on that great idea or screenplay and just get out there and do it. Oh, and yes you will be making your own work- that's the plan. One weekend intensive- and come back next weekend and work on your work.

W. Jack Strain
W. Jack Strain is a graduate of the Cornish College of the Arts video program and has worked professionally in various capacities on numerous big budget commercials and non-existent budget independent projects. He has built sets, dollies, cranes, and an animation table. He has an intense passion for all moving images and was most recently a finalist in the 1st Ballardian Festival of Home Movies, for which he produced a short film shot and edited entirely on a mobile phone.