Media Composer 202: The Documentary
Come join us, and delve into the world of documentary workflow.
Documentary filmmaking takes passion. It also takes proficiency with the industry-standard tools that enable you to transform your vision into reality. MC 202: The Documentary – the first in the new series of Avid Training Services workshops – will help you achieve your professional ambitions. Whether you’re an independent filmmaker, a journalist, an educator, or an assistant editor, this hands-on, roles-based training will get you up to speed and on the road to success.
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Day one is an instructional experience that includes topics such as the documentary post process, advanced bin organization, script transcription methods, scene construction techniques, and useful “invisible” effects for documentary editing. You will be working with raw documentary footage to practice these techniques.
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On the second day, we will screen and analyze excerpts from several films in different documentary genres in the morning, and hear in-depth workflow talks from guest speakers in the afternoon. Q & A with these industry professionals will accompany the talks.
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What: New Class – MC202: The Documentary
When: July 30 and 31
Where: Avid Corporate Headquarters, Tewksbury, MA (One Park West, Tewksbury, MA 01876)
How to Enroll: Register here, or contact trainingservices@avid.com (978-275-2071)
Cost: $800 for 2-day MC 202 only
$1280 (20% off) for 4-day MC 201 and MC 202 combo
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Steve Audette, senior editor for PBS Frontline, will be the keynote guest speaker at July’s class. Mr. Audette received rave reviews when he spoke at a MC 202 course last year. Join us again to experience one of the industry’s most interesting presenters share his documentary workflow tips with you!
Enroll now and save!
Enroll in both MC 202 and MC 201 (the Advanced Techniques for Avid Media Composer class that immediately precedes MC 202 on July 28 and 29) and get a 20% savings for all four days!
The MC 201 is a perfect compliment to the MC 202, because it emphasizes efficient editing, a detailed look into project and media management, and lots of advanced techniques using the Avid Media Composer – all skills that are essential for documentary workflow.
Reactions from the course’s debut at Avid Technology in Tewksbury, MA (Sept. ’07):
“The small class size and workshop format allowed us to share our reactions to the samples that the instructors and guest editors showed us. For me, a documentary producer and editor, that was a rare opportunity to see creative decisions and their effects through the eyes of editors and filmmakers very different from myself.”
-Jaysari Hart, Independent Documentary Filmmaker, Los Angeles
“…it's nice to see the tips and tricks of experienced and, most importantly, SUCCESSFUL documentary editors. It's a great experience to have them show us their timelines, bins, project settings and talk us through some of their favorite tricks. This class was one of the best values we've invested in.”
-Jim Hart, PAO-HQUSAREUR, U.S. Army, Europe
"I thoroughly enjoyed the MC202 Avid Workshop Series: Documentary Editing course. I enjoyed the fact that the format of the class was structured loosely enough to allow a little bit of free form discussion and variance from the class outline. We could cover as little or as much as the individual class members desired. The guest speakers were also a nice departure from the typical Avid class. New perspectives and different workflow techniques helped provide a balance to what could have been a more one-dimensional approach."
-Breann Neal, Senior Producer/Editor, State Farm Creative Services