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This exclusive event will feature three young, female casting directors who are all running their own offices. They will be providing working actors with a perspective from the other side of the table. This panel will give you an opportunity to learn exactly what these leading casting directors are looking for in their audition rooms.

Casting directors include:

• Joy Dewing
• Daryl Eisenberg
• Jamibeth Margolis

Moderating the event will be Jewel Elizabeth of Actor’s Next Level.

Act quickly, as space is extremely limited. Click here to RSVP!

Appearing In Person at The Landmark for a Q&A after the screening will be NOW YOU SEE ME director Louis Leterrier and producers Bobby Cohen, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

Advance tickets now on sale!

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This two-day course covers editing and effects in the Avid Media Composer. Class time is divided between demonstration and hands-on-practice. This course is also appropriate for Avid Symphony users.

Topics include: Introduction to Effects, Creating Motion Effects, Introduction to Compositing, Nesting Effects, Performance and Rendering, Introduction to Finishing, Creating with Avid Marquee and Review and Approval.

This course is for video editors who understand the basics of the editing tools in Media Composer and are ready to move ahead and learn the fundamentals of creating effects within Avid Media Composer 6, the non-linear film/video editing application used in most movie and television productions. This course provides a solid foundation in Media Composer audio and video effects capabilities and, in conjunction with MC 101 – (Part 1) Editing Essentials with Media Composer 6 course, will prepare you for Avid’s User Level certification in Media Composer 6. You will be taken through the basic effects-building interface; then, using a real-world, hands-on approach, you’ll learn fundamental audio adjustments and effects, multilayered video compositing, tracking, stabilization, various retiming methods, and basic color-grading techniques. This course is a crucial step in mastering Avid Media Composer, the standard editing system used by professionals in the film and television industries.

This course targets:

• Producers
• Editors
• Assistant editors
• Multimedia producers

Prerequisites: Students should have completed the MC 101 – (Part 1) Editing Essentials with Media Composer 6 course or equivalent experience.

Weekend and Two-day intensives are from 10am-6pm.

To download the course outline click here.

Click here to register.

Cost: $995 (includes Avid Certified Courseware)

This class is offered as a $995 weekend course (material is compressed into two-days with less lab time) or a $1,295three-day course that introduces the concepts of nonlinear editing and includes all basic features of the Avid Media Composer system for Macintosh. This course is the first step in achieving confidence, creativity, and efficiency with Avid Media Composer 6, the non-linear film/video editing application used in most movie and television productions. Along with its counterpart, (MC 110) MEDIA COMPOSER 6: PART 2–EFFECTS ESSENTIALS, this course provides the foundation for Media Composer User Certification.

This course leads you through the interface and basic editing techniques before moving on to trimming, fine-tuning the edit, adjusting audio, handling multicamera editing, adding transitions, adding titles, and outputting your finished project. The training is hands-on and features project-based lessons in which you work on real-world projects ranging from extreme sports and dazzling documentary footage to an episode of the television show Hell’s Kitchen. This  course is the first step in mastering Avid Media Composer 6, the standard editing system used by professionals in the film and television industries.

This course targets:

• Producers
• Editors
• Assistant editors
• Multimedia producers

This course is also appropriate for Avid Symphony users.

Weekend and Three-day intensives are from 10am-6pm. The weekend class is a $995 compressed version of the class with less lab time.  The Three-day class is $1,295 and spread out over three days only offered during the week.

Students can also take the Avid 101 & 110 as a bundle week long class for $1,995.  Please click here to see our Avid 101/110 bundle week long workshop.

To download course outline click here.

Click here to register. To Register for the three-day class that takes during the week, click on the three-day drop down menu on the registration page.

Please click here to see our Avid 110 workshop.

Cost: $1,295 (includes Avid Certified Courseware)

Final Cut Pro X is a revolutionary video editing application that makes it possible for beginners and seasoned professionals to achieve stunning results. This three-day, hands-on course teaches students to perform basic editing functions while becoming familiar with the user interface. Start with basic video editing techniques and work all the way through Final Cut Pro’s powerful advanced features. Students work with dramatic real-world media to learn the practical techniques used daily in editing projects.

This class is designed for anyone looking to edit professional-quality video with Final Cut Pro X and who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore its functionality.

What You Will Learn:

• Creating Smart Collections to organize media based on metadata and keywords.

• Using the Magnetic Timeline for an exceptionally fast, fluid new way to edit.

• Combining multiple elements into a single Compound Clip.

• Finetuning clips in the timeline with the Precision Editor.

• Comparing alternate shots from a collection of clips with just a click using auditions.

• Applying effects, transitions and retiming clips.

• Finishing and final output.

Prerequisites:

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

• Knowledge of OS X and basic computer navigation

• Basic knowledge of editing terminology is highly recommended

NEW! Want to set-up and use the program before you take a class?  Click here for a free FCPX 30 – day Trial from Apple!

Apple Pro Certification is available for this course.

Three-day intensives are from 10am-6pm.

To download course outline click here.

Click here to register.

Certification cost: Free with course (certification test must be redeemed within 30 days and taken on-site)

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