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I’m pleased to announce a Video Master Class in Malta, in collaboration with Digital Arts Expo. It will be fully dedicated to video editing and post-production, particularly with Premiere Pro and After Effects. The class is scheduled for 13, 14 and 15 July 2009. What are you waiting for? Book your place right now!

Who / Adobe Certified Expert Teachers

I’m the teacher for the Video Master Class, Lorenzo Colloreta is the teacher for other two classes: Digital Workflow for photographers (9-10 July) and Production techniques for designers with Adobe Creative Suite 4 tools (13-14-15 July). We are both Adobe Certified Expert and AdobeGuru collaborating with Adobe Italia.

What / About the training course

It is a specialized training for professionals, video enthusiast, videomakers, directors, animators or photographers using a DSLR with video capabilities and interest in experimenting with it. The target level is intermediate/advanced, so the ideal student has a minimum experience or comprehension of digital video.

When / Schedule for Video Master Class

Monday 13, Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15, July 2009

Training day 1: On Location, Bridge, Premiere Pro
Training day 2: Premier Pro and After Effects
Training day 3: After Effects, Sound booth, Media Encoder, Encore

Check out DA Expo’s site for schedule and info about other classes.

Where / In the beautiful frame of Malta

Context: Malta is a fascinating archipelago of seven islands situated in the Southern European areas of the Mediterranean Sea, 93 km off the coast of Sicily (Italy).

Location: Computer Domain
Street: Constitution
City/Town: Mosta, Malta

Booking and information

The price for the 3 days of the Video Master class is just 350€, with two coffee brakes included in the price.

There are only 12 spaces available per course, call today on +356 2142 2314 or send an email to info{at}digitalartsexpo.com for more information and bookings.

Official site of Digital Arts Expo: http://digitalartsexpo.com/creativity.asp
Event page on Facebook: facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=89313127939

Program for Adobe Video Master Class

• Workflow: overview of tools from shooting to encoded delivery, integration between applications and Adobe dynamic Link, end-to-end metadata workflow, reviews with Adobe Clip notes.

• Shooting: introduction to direct-to-disk recording and monitoring with On-Location CS4.

• Video Editing: project and workspace customization, rapid import and effective assets management, scenes scouting and selection, editing with multiple and nested timelines, colour correction and main effects, keyframing controlling time and acceleration, export and integration with After Effects.

• Sound Editing: basic audio editing and mix in Premiere, sound scores, noise removal, audio cleaning, mix and multi-track in Sound booth.

• Post-production & Motion graphics: post-production intro with Photoshop Extended. Post-production with After Effects: proxies and efficiency tips, footage stabilization and motion tracking, refining colour grading, masking and rotoscoping, compositing, paint with tablet, graphics and titles, animation techniques, advanced render options.

• Encoding: formats and codecs options, batch encoding in the background, techniques to optimize video before encoding, fine tuning compression settings.

• DVD authoring: importing assets and projects skipping intermediate renderings, controlling the navigation and interactivity, creating pictures slideshows, controlling errors and preparing a Master, converting a DVD project to a Flash minisite.