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DCTV
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(4.3-star rating across 237 reviews)

DCTV is a non-profit media arts center in NYC that offers affordable workshops, production equipment, and space rentals for independent filmmakers. They provide a variety of hands-on digital filmmaking and media arts workshops in a convenient and accessible training facility.

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Online Office Hours: Filming with Your Phone

DCTV

Want to use this time to research gear for your next doc project, particularly if you only have your phone? Have a few tech questions that you’ve been struggling with? Do you miss the advice that our Equipment Rentals Manager can provide? Drop-in to our virtual office hours where you can interact with a knowledgeable staff member who will help answer any gear-related questions you may have. This session will focus on apps, filming techniques, and...

(237) All levels 18 and older
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Online Office Hours: Audio Techniques

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Are you trying to document the 7:00pm cheers for essential workers, but not sure what microphone to use? Still unclear about the difference between frequency and phase? Having trouble importing a file into Pro Tools? Drop-in to our virtual office hours where you can interact with a savvy DCTV instructor who can offer tips and clarity about your audio inquiries. This is a virtual office hours opportunity that will offer invaluable knowledge from a...

(237) All levels 18 and older
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Online Workshop: Video DSLR

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Have a Canon DSLR at home, but not sure how to shoot video with it?  Get that 35mm film look with these ever-popular still cameras that shoot HD or even 4K video, complete with stellar image quality, adjustable frame rates and customizable manual settings. Whether you’ve upgraded to the 5D MIV, or want to learn how to take full advantage of the lens selection and manual capabilities of mainstay Canon models, this workshop is for you. ...

(237) Intermediate 18 and older
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Online Office Hours: Premiere

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Not sure how or why to modify the audio channels of your source footage? Have some questions about Media Encoder? Having trouble with your timeline? If you’re new to Premiere, or if you just need clarity on a few things in this application, drop-in to our virtual office hours where you can interact with a knowledgeable instructor to help answer any questions you have, and hear others’ queries. This is a virtual office hours opportunity that...

(237) All levels 18 and older
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Digital Distribution (Online)

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Distribution can seem overwhelming and uncertain, especially now. Even if you pursue a traditional festival and theatrical premiere, have you imagined where your film could live? In this workshop, uncover the range of ways that you can distribute your film online, specifically on DIY platforms (Vimeo, YouTube), and curated platforms (Mubi, Ovid.tv, Fandor, NoBudge). Which will best serve you and your film?  Materials  You will need a...

(237) Beginner 18 and older
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Online Office Hours: Docu Gear

DCTV

Want to use this time to research cameras or microphones for your next doc project? Have a few tech questions that you’ve been struggling with? Do you miss the advice that our Equipment Rentals Manager can provide? Drop-in to our virtual office hours where you can interact with a knowledgeable staff member who will help answer any gear-related questions you may have. This is an Online office hours opportunity that will offer invaluable...

(237) All levels 18 and older
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After Effects: Titles and Infographics

DCTV @ 87 Lafayette St, New York, NY

Transform complex info and engage your viewers with dynamic titles, data visualizations, and infographics. By combining footage, typography and motion, advance your basic keying, scaling and tracking techniques to create dimensional effects and animated layers for your video. Topics include: Keying and Rotoscoping Animating Infographics Shape Animation Scripting with Expressions Camera Tracking Animating Titles and Text Prerequisite: ...

(237) Intermediate 18 and older
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$360

3 sessions

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Photoshop

DCTV @ 87 Lafayette St, New York, NY

Unlock your creative potential with the preeminent imaging and photo editing software at DCTV. Gain a firm understanding of Photoshop tools and essentials, and discover how it can transform your design and video projects.

(237) All levels 18 and older
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$300

3 sessions

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Online Workshop: After Effects: Titles and Infographics

DCTV @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

Transform complex info and engage your viewers with dynamic titles, data visualizations, and infographics. By combining footage, typography and motion, advance your basic keying, scaling and tracking techniques to create dimensional effects and animated layers for your video. This is an Online Post-Production workshop at the Fundamentals level. Topics include: Animating Titles and Text Animating Charts & Infographics...

(237) All levels 18 and older
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$60

4 sessions

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Online Workshop: Developing Your Story

DCTV @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

You have a great idea for a documentary, and maybe even some great footage. But how does it fit together? Are you telling a clear or most impactful story? Discuss different ways of shaping documentary films, including three-act structure, theme, plot, and character arcs, and discuss specific films as case studies. In the second session, you will then have up to 15 minutes each to discuss your own documentary stories in development or early production,...

(237) All levels 18 and older
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$70

2 sessions

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Online Workshop: Impact Producing

DCTV @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

You’re making a film on an issue you care deeply about. How do you connect your film with the right audience and use the momentum of your story to help inspire change and action? This workshop will introduce this increasingly popular role in documentary filmmaking, and cover several examples of ways impact producing has benefitted both a film and the community it reaches. This is an online Producing clinic that will offer invaluable knowledge...

(237) All levels 18 and older
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