Workshop
Process
The
three day intensive workshops offered at our center in Berkeley and in
various cities around the U.S. and Canada offer an introduction to working
with digital imaging and digital video software. The workshops include
script/storyboard development and hands-on instruction in Adobe Photoshop
as well as Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro or iMovie. Our teaching staff
give each student specific assistance with design, scripting, and editing.
Students will complete a 3-5 minute piece, which will be output to CD
ROM, DVD and or VHS after the completion of the class.
4
Step Process:
1.
Presentation of Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling
As both a guide to scripting and design, and as a showcase for design
examples, we begin each workshop with a lecture-demonstration on guidelines
to creating a digital story. Outstanding examples are presented and
discussed.
2.
Group Script Process
As in a creative writing class, we facilitate a review of story ideas
or actual scripts, in a group process. Both the general approach and
specific editorial issues are addressed, and issues of storyboarding
and design are touched upon.
3.
Hands On Software Tutorials
Participants are taken step by step through the basics of the software
used in the process. While we often use Adobe Photoshop, for image manipulation,
and Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro or iMovie, for video editing, the
process can be done with a large number of alternative tools as well.
4.
Production Support and Management
Most of the workshop involves participants working on producing their
own projects, with their own ambition and pace. As teachers, we guide
each person through the steps they need to complete. Great attention
is given to time management, troubleshooting, and prioritizing the process
to assure that participants achieve the goal of a completed project.
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