I decided that I would skip December because the holidays are usually kinda of rough for me. Now that that is over I can pontificate again. But I am still kind of busy, so, I thought that I would let you guys know about a project that I am working on.
Three or four times a year we send volunteers in to the missions field. I give them a small Hi-8 or miniDV camcorder to take footage while they are out in the field. Unfortunately, they are usually don’t know how to shoot good video. The footage I use in commercials, promos, and other projects. The problem is that I usually have to discard most of the footage as it is unusable.
So, I decided to host a series of courses/classes that will teach people how to use their camcorder. From there, we will progress to more advanced topics such as sound, lighting, graphics, and editing. The first class will be “How to Shoot Better Home Videos”. Each class will be about three or four sessions at about two hours per session. Part of the class will also include homework and a class project. The classes will be limited to no more than ten students.
Stay tuned to That DAM Blog and the Dead Armadillo Media home page further info. I may also put the schedule up on the main White Dove site.
Good shooting.
RevMark
