On Screen Manitoba

FCP 101: INTRODUCTION TO FINAL CUT PRO 7

This three-day, hands-on course teaches students to perform basic editing functions while becoming familiar with the Final Cut Pro user interface. In this course, you will cut a scene from the TNT television series Leverage, create a promo for Seaworld's Believe documentary, as well as master filters and effects as you edit a segment of "Playing for Change," the international music-creation event.

Start with basic video editing techniques and work all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features. Learn to mark and edit clips, mix sound, add titles, create transitions, apply filters, and more. Topics include basic setup, customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques, Ripple, Roll, Slip, and Slide tools, audio editing and audio creation, finishing and final output.

For more information or to register, please click here.

New Media Manitoba presents TWO half day sessions this August from their "Beat to Tweet" series that will rejuvenate, renew, and reload your social business strategy in 2010. It's like Hot Yoga for your social media mojo. :)

Trainer, Lloyd Hannesson, recently returned from the Mashable Media Summit in New York featuring some of the most notable social media speakers across North America including CNN, Starbucks, College Humor, Mashable, The Onion, and actor/activist Edward Norton.

Beat 2 Tweet: RENEWED & REJUVENATED, August 10, 2010

Our first in the series is meant as an introduction (or refresher) for aspiring social media managers to help you learn the terminology and building blocks of using the two heavy social hitters in your business: Facebook and Twitter. We'll cover some essential tools available to you online and on your desktop, and share how other companies are increasing their marketing success by utilizing the social networking cloud to spread the good word about their business.

This introductory session is ideal for corporations and individuals that want to hit the ground running once they leave the building. Bring your laptop, your iPad, or your favourite notebook and be ready to work through some valuable content. Even veteran 'socialites' will discover some new tools and be enlightened by the case studies Lloyd will share.

Date: August 10, 2010
Where: 1000 Waverely Street
Time: 9 am SHARP - 12 noon (doors open at 8:30 am)
Cost: $39.95 for non-members or $29.95 for NMM Members
Parking: Free anywhere except numbered and reserved stalls
Includes: Handouts & Breakfast from Fresh Café
Register: Online at www.newmediamanitoba.com

Beat 2 Tweet: RELOADED, August 24, 2010

This is a session for people who are already comfortable with the social networking basics, but would like to grow their social networking toolbox. We'll briefly review the significant social networking sites out there and how they've changed, then dive into some newer power tools for people wanting to expand their business. We will end with a look at how businesses are using a variety Social Networking techniques to generate tangible leads and build powerful relationships with their customers through regular communication and an extended look at Facebook Ads.

This session is ideal for those organizations that have attended one of our prior social media events and are looking at alternative techniques to leverage your social relationships into lifelong customers and advocates for your company.

Date: August 24, 2010
Where: 1000 Waverely Street
Time: 9 am SHARP - 12 noon (doors open at 8:30 am)
Cost: $39.95 for non-members or $29.95 for NMM Members
Parking: Free anywhere except numbered and reserved stalls
Includes: Handouts & Breakfast from Fresh Café
Register: Online at www.newmediamanitoba.com

There is a maximum of 45 seats for each event! So register now!

Aboriginal Actor’s Workshops - Part 2
Dates August | 14th | 15th, 2010

Time: 10 am – 6 pm
Instructor: Dean Harder
Location: The Urban Shaman Gallery (203-290 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB)

Cost: FREE (This course has been valued at $500. Film Training Manitoba is pleased to offer our training at a subsidized cost for the MB film industry.)

Notes: *All participants will be supplied Ivana Chubbuck’s book ‘The Power of the Actor’ and have it read prior to the course
*Scenes and scene partners will be assigned in advance. Scenes must be memorized.

Chubbuck Technique Actors Workshop

Ready to boost your acting skills? A new workshop has started up based on the teachings found in Ivana Chubbuck’s book “The Power of the Actor”. This workshop is for actors who are dedicated to the craft of acting. Things we work on include:

• 12 principles that offer a foundation for your work.
• How to bring more of yourself to the characters you play.
• Powerful script analysis skills.
• Dynamic character development.
• Developing engaging and driven scenes that make audiences wanting more.

Saturday will begin with an in-depth study of the acting text for character behavior and motivation, which will
be flushed out during the rehearsal process. Participants will finish day one with notes in order to rehearse
separately and return on Sunday to do the assigned scene again, implementing the notes. Sunday will be a
combination of coaching and self-critique, allowing the participant to identify strengths and weaknesses and
to grow from there. During the workshop, everyone will present his or her scene at least twice.

About the Instructor
Dean Harder is a certified instructor, who trained with Ivana Chubbuck at her Studio in Los Angeles. This is the first time her technique is being offered on an ongoing basis in Winnipeg. Consider it, an actor’s gym.

About Ivana
During her 25-plus year career she has worked with Academy Award winners and nominees who use her technique. Some of her clients include Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Jim Carrey, America Ferrera, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jessica Biel, and many more. Visit http://www.chubbucktechnique.com/ to learn more about the Ivana Chubbuck.

Application Process

All applicants must submit a resume and a picture for the purposes of determining scene and partner selection. Send your resume by e-mail to john@filmtraining.mb.ca

Priority will be given to those participants who sign up for The Aboriginal Actor’s Workshops - Part I

For more information:
• Phone 989-9669 or Toll Free (in MB) at 1-866-989-9669
• Email john@filmtraining.mb.ca

Aboriginal Actor’s Workshop - Part I
August | 6th | 7th | 8th, 2010

Time:
Friday - 6 pm – 10 pm
Saturday - 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday - 1 pm – 6:30 pm

Instructor: Rebecca Gibson
Photographer: Gabrielle Touchette

Location (s):
Friday - Film Training Manitoba
Saturday - The Urban Shaman Gallery (203-290 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB)
Sunday - 4th Floor, 70 Arthur Street

Cost: FREE (This course has been valued at $500. Film Training Manitoba is pleased to offer our training at a subsidized cost for the MB film industry.)

Notes: This workshop is open to 10-12 Aboriginal participants who are at the entry level of acting and are in need of more assistance with their resume/headshots and on-camera technique.

Friday, August 6th - Professional Etiquette for the Actor

• The ins and outs of Actor resumes and headshots
• Hair, Make-Up, Wardrobe, Skin Care
• Working with Agents

Saturday, August 7th – Intro to Audition Techniques
Guest Speaker – Tina Keeper, Producer, Cashing In

Participants will be provided with sides to memorize and prepare in advance and will perform them on camera
and receive critique.

Audition protocol & techniques
• Voice
• Movement
• Making Strong Choices - How to Prepare and Memorize
• Taking Direction

Sunday, August 7th - Headshot Photo shoot
Each participant will receive 2 - 3 headshots on DVD. A Makeup artist will be provided.

About the Instructor
Rebecca Gibson works in film, television, and theatre as an actor, writer, director, producer, and teacher. Recent acting credits include the The Christmas Hope for Lifetime Network, the series Less Than Kind for HBO Canada, and the play Love for Sale at FemFest. Recent directing work includes the musicals Rent, and Sweeney Todd, the play The Lower Depths, and the APTN special Rising Stars. Rebecca voices and puppeteers the character “Elizabeth” on the award-winning series Tipi Tales. She teaches acting at the Academy of Acting. Though Rebecca’s work and training have taken her from Vancouver to Toronto, New York to Los Angeles, she is proud to call Winnipeg her home.

Application Process

All applicants must submit a resume and a picture for the purposes of determining scene and partner selection.
Send your resume by e-mail to john@filmtraining.mb.ca

For more information:

• Phone 989-9669 or Toll Free (in MB) at 1-866-989-9669
• Email john@filmtraining.mb.ca

Onalee Ames Film Studio presents:

From Here to Hollywood: How to make it in Hollywood

An open house offering FREE workshops, including insights from the film industry, sample acting classes and advice on how to effectively market your film career. With special appearances by Chris Charney and John Barnard from Farpoint Films and film director Sean Garrity.

Saturday, July 17th & Sunday, July 18th
1pm-5pm
701 Corydon Ave
All ages welcome

Call (204) 943-6832

FREEZE FRAME Media Arts Centre and KYAC present

F.I.L.M. (Fun. Imaginative. Little. Movies.)

Kids’ Film Making Workshop
July 12th - 16th 2010
9:00 am - 3:30 pm

For ages 8 - 12

Edmund Partridge Community School

Have fun learning how to make your own short film!

This week-long workshop will go through all the steps to create a short film: from storyboarding and scriptwriting to shooting techniques and camera usage. You will work in groups to create 2 to 3 minute videos.
All participants will have their short films screened at a Popcorn & Movie wrap up party on Thursday July 29th 2010 at 3:30 pm. Bring your friends & family!

Get registration F.I.L.M_permission_form_KYAC_2010-2011 and KYAC permission forms k.y.a.c_registration_form_2010-2011

Submit both forms to:

KYAC: Kildonan Youth Activity Centre
800 Salter Street (École Seven Oaks Middle School)

Application Deadline: July 9th 2010 / Maximum 25 participants
Questions? 204.949.9355, 1.866.543.3378 or info@freezeframeonline.org

FREEZE FRAME Media Arts Centre and KYAC present

F.I.L.M. Teen Film Making Workshop
July 19th - 23rd 2010 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Edmund Partridge Community School

For ages 13 - 17

Have a great idea for a movie?

The four best ideas will be used during this week-long teen filmmaking workshop. This workshop will take you through all the steps to create a video:

• scriptwriting
• storyboarding
• camera usage
• shooting techniques
• lighting
• sound and editing

The videos will be screened at a Popcorn & Movie wrap-up event scheduled for Thursday, July 29th at 3:30 pm.

Sound like fun? To register:

Fill out the registration and permission forms F.I.L.M_permission_form_KYAC_2010-2011 and k.y.a.c_registration_form_2010-2011

Pitch your idea for a video by posting on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/freezeframeonline or, if you’re not on Facebook, attach your pitch to the F.I.L.M. registration form.

Submit your registration and permission forms to:

KYAC: Kildonan Youth Activity Centre
(École Seven Oaks Middle School)
800 Salter Street

Deadline: July 16th 2010 / Maximum 25 participants
Questions? 204.949.9355 | 1.866.543.3378 or info@freezeframeonline.org

The Industry Program at the Gimli Film Festival was established to provide our audience and the emerging and seasoned filmmakers with opportunities to engage in professional development, education and inspiration. The festival has established the Industry Program in theme groups that will grow and evolve in the years ahead.

INSIGHT SERIES

The objective of the Insight Series is to offer a total “vision” into the process of filmmaking. Each year a film is selected and highlighted within this series. A team of people involved in the production of the designated film is invited to attend the festival and many aspects of the filmmaking process will be examined. This series is supported by the Burns Family Foundation.

The Insight Series for 2010 will highlight director Gary Yates’ film High Life and offer an in depth look into the production of the film.

The Creative Team of High Life "From Script to Screen"
Saturday 7:00-8:30 pm Waterfront Theatre

The panel will discuss the filmmaking process from scriptwriting, set design, cinematography, music and editing.

Moderator: Claudia Garcia de la Huerta
Panelists: Gary Yates, Larry Spittle, Liz Jarvis, Stephen Carrier, Michael Marshall, Stephan Carrier

The Director – Actor Relationship
Saturday 4:30-6:00 Aspire Theatre

The panelists will address the creative process of character development, in connection to their experience with shooting High Life.

Moderator: Sean Garrity,
Panelists: Stephen Eric McIntyre, Rossif Sutherland, Gary Yates.

Scary Monsters - Creative Sound Design in the Modern Era
Saturday 12:30- 2:00 Waterfront Centre

Genie winners David Rose and Steph Carrier from Tattersall Sound and Picture will discuss the creative and technical challenges of their work on the recent films "Splice" and "High Life". Challenges of creature voice design and working with constantly changing visual effects as well as the difficulties of creating a high impact dynamic sound track on a small budget. Many practical examples will be given showing how a sound track evolves from conception to completion and the multiple layers that go into creating it.

DEVELOPMENT SERIES

Producer Panel Discussion: Producing Skills
Saturday 10:00- 11:30 Waterfront Centre

The panelists will discuss the key skills needed to survive in this business today and look at some creative new ways that films are being developed, financed, made, and distributed.

Moderator: Brendon Sawatsky
Panelists: Jody Shapiro, Liz Jarvis, Lynne Skromeda, Christina Piovesan, Linda Ludwick

Director Panel Discussion: The Auteur Director Re-invented
Saturday 10:00-11:30 Aspire Theatre

This panel will focus on how the creative process of telling the story is changing with multi platform and digital media. How will the new storytellers emerge?

Moderator: Phyllis Laing
Panelists: Sean Garrity, James Swirsky, Ryan FitzGerald

Directors Panel Discussion: Women Directors
Thursday 7:00-8:30 pm Waterfront Centre

A discussion of the challenges, obstacles and opportunities faced by women directors in the film industry today, with particular attention to funding, relationships with actors and crew and public relations.

Moderator: Liz Jarvis
Panelists: Norma Bailey, Danishka Esterhazy, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Lisanne Pajot, Paula Kelly

Art Design and Cinematography : Visual Elements
Saturday 12:30-2:00 Aspire theatre

A discussion of the dynamics of the Art Director and the Cinematographer’ relationship; including the challenges of filming a period piece and staying within a budget.

Panelists: Larry Spittle, Ricardo Alms, Jody Shapiro, Paul Suderman,

More complete information about the panel discussions will be available on the website. Panel content and participants are subject to change, please check the festival headquarters or the website for the most recent schedule.

The filmography of the participating moderators and panelists will be found on the website.

Digital Audio Post - The Easiest Way to Make Your Film 100% Better!
Presented by Precursor Productions

Date: Friday, July 23
Time: 3:00pm – 6:00pm at the Waterfront Centre (94 1st Ave., Gimli)
Fee: $25

Film audio is like wardrobe – if it’s not there you’ll notice it right away! And if it’s not done correctly, it sticks out like a sore thumb. This workshop unveils the incredible power of the latest techniques being used by the pros in film audio post production. Learn how recent advances in technology can dramatically increase the production value and viewing experience of ANY film. Discover a leading-edge approach to ADR, Foley, sound effect & score that you can apply to your projects immediately. You will leave the seminar inspired by a number of easy-to-implement techniques that will take your film to the next level!

Precursor Productions is a Winnipeg based, industry-leading recording studio and audio post production facility. Read more about Precursor on their website www.precursorproductions.com

TO REGISTER, please call the Gimli Film Festival Office – (204)642-8846

SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS CAMP
August 9 - August 14
Pantages Playhouse Theatre

For Kids Ages 7 and Up

Children study acting, voice, musical theatre, dance and performing skills. The end result is a performance on the BIG STAGE!

For more information email director Kathleen Henry at kathleenhjs@aol.com

New Media Manitoba is offering their second Adobe training session:

Introduction to Adobe After Effects June 21st - 23rd, from 9:30am - 4:30pm

Register now for Introduction to Adobe After Effects!

Who Should Attend
Introduction to Adobe After Effects is ideal for beginning users who want to learn key After Effects concepts and techniques. More experienced users who already have some experience with After Effects can use this course to learn some of After Effects' more advanced features and newest tools. Using step-by-step, project-based lessons, this course walks users through the creation of a specific project, with successive lessons building on the user's growing knowledge of the program.

At the end of this session, you will understand:

Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets
Animating Text
Working with Shape Layers
Animating a Presentation
Animating Layers
Working with Masks
Distorting Objects with the Puppet Tools
Keying
Performing Color Correction
Building 3D Objects
Using 3D Features
Advanced Editing Techniques

Prerequisites
You should have a working knowledge of the Macintosh and its operating system. Make sure that you know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands, and also how to open, save, and close files. If you need to review these techniques, see the documentation included with your Mac® OS X computer.

The three-day Introduction to Adobe After Effects course is $495 for Manitoba residents ($795 for out of province).

For more information on what the course offers, please browse the Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book outline here:
http://www.adobepress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321573838

Certification:
If you wish to become certified in Adobe After Effects CS4, details will be provided in class.
Certification for Adobe products is provided by Person Vue.

If you have any questions or want more information regarding the Introduction to Adobe After Effects course, please email Kert Gartner, our Certification Co-ordinator at kert@newmediamanitoba.com

About the trainer:
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Kert Gartner has become a lover of all things related to the visual arts. With a passion for Photography, Animation, and Visual Effects, Kert has accumulated over 12 years of experience in the visual effects, motion graphics and print industry. He spent 7 years working on some of Hollywood’s largest films, including A-Team, Dragonball: Evolution, Superman Returns, Across the Universe, X-men III, and Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D.

Click here to read more.

THE CHILDREN'S ACTING CENTER
B1-Suite 101 11 Evergreen Place

Program:

Summer Session
July 12 – July 16, 2010
Monday to Friday
9:00 - 5:00 pm
$450

Early drop-off available $20 (for week)
Interview required prior to acceptance

A DVD of the weeks events will be available to each student!!!! Available to kids and young adults.

Contact:

Lois Brothers
Phone: 204-801 8318
Email: loisbrothers@shaw.ca

Classes Include:

Scene study, auditioning and filming techniques:
• Lois Brothers
• Vanessa Mayberry (Camera/Editor)

Voice and Diction work:
• Channels sound studio

Improvisation skills:
• Dean Harder

Stunt Work:
• Sean Skene

Comedy workshops:
• Dan Licoppe

Make up:
Doug Morrow

Girl Geek Dinner # 5 - Blogging
June 8th, 2010

This month's Winnipeg Girl Geek dinner is all about blogging. Liz Hover and Polly Washburn will be sharing their experience, from the technical aspects of applications, tools, and themes, to the creative aspects of choosing a focal point, post composition, and how to keep content fresh and readers coming back for more.

Join us on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010, 6:00 PM at Aqua Books for a bite to eat and a chat at the EAT! Bistro. From there, we will move upstairs to the Live! Lounge for the interactive presentation.

Everyone is invited; if you plan on attending, please RSVP via Facebook or Eventbrite.

The presenters:

Liz moved to Winnipeg from London seven years ago. She works as digital media manager for the National Screen Institute - a film and television training school. She authors two blogs: Diary of a Web Gal and Hi, I'm Sadie Shih Tzu (nominated for a Canadian Weblog Award). Liz has presented workshops about the social web for the National Screen Institute, On Screen Manitoba, Canadian Women in Communications, the National Film Board and more. She also does web consulting to help develop and improve websites. Her passion is the internet and how to best use it as a communications professional.
Twitter: @lizhover @nsicanada @sadieshihtzu

Polly moved to Winnipeg from New York over 10 years ago. She is a film and digital media producer, owner of the production and consulting company Positron Media. She provides consulting and training in the areas of production and web marketing. She is currently producing three feature films, a couple of short ones, a collaborative online digital media project, an iPhone app and an augmented reality game. She has just launched a new blog ScreenLiving to examine content creation and distribution in a world where screens are both converging and proliferating.
Twitter: @pollywashburn

Summer Session
July 12 – July 16, 2010
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Monday to Friday
9:00 - 5:00 pm
$450
Early drop-off available
$20 (for week)
Interview required prior to acceptance
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Location:
B1-Suite 101 11 Evergreen Place
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A DVD of the weeks events will be available to each student!!!!
Available to kids and young adults.
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Lois Brothers
801-8318
Email: Loisbrothers@shaw.ca

www.childrensactingcenter.com

Classes include:

Scene study, auditioning and filming techniques:
•Lois Brothers
•Vanessa Mayberry (Camera/Editor)

Voice and Diction work:
•Channels sound studio

Improvisation skills:
•Dean Harder

Stunt Work:
•Sean Skene

Comedy workshops:
•Dan Licoppe

Make up:
•Doug Morrow

New Media Manitoba is offering our first Hands On Adobe training session: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop May 19th, 20th, and 21st from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.

Register Now, for Introduction to Adobe Photoshop!

Who Should Attend
Introduction to Adobe Photoshop is ideal for beginning users who want to learn key Photoshop concepts and techniques in a hands on lab in a focused setting. More experienced users who already have some experience with Photoshop can use this course to learn some of Photoshop's more advanced features and newest tools. Using step-by-step, project-based lessons, this course walks users through the creation of a specific project, with successive lessons building on the user's growing knowledge of the program.

At the end of this session, you will understand:

Basic photo corrections

Working with Selections

Layer basics

Masks and channels

Correcting and enhancing digital photographs

Typographic design

Vector drawing techniques

Advanced layering

Advanced compositing

Working with 3d images
Producing and Printing Consistent colour
Advanced Image Manipulation Techniques

Prerequisites
You should have a working knowledge of the Macintosh and its operating system. Make sure that you know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands, and also how to open, save, and close files. If you need to review these techniques, see the documentation included with your Mac® OS X computer.

The three-day Introduction to Adobe Photoshop is just $495 for Manitoba residents ($795 for out of province).

For more information on what the course offers, please browse the Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book outline here:
http://www.adobepress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=032157379X

Certification:
If you wish to become certified in Adobe Photoshop CS4, details will be provided in class.

Certification for Adobe products is provided by Person Vue.

If you have any questions or want more information regarding the Introduction to Adobe Photoshop course, please email Kert Gartner, our Certification Co-ordinator at kert@newmediamanitoba.com

Register Now!

About the trainer:
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Kert Gartner has become a lover of all things related to the visual arts. With a passion for Photography, Animation, and Visual Effects, Kert has accumulated over 12 years of experience in the visual effects, motion graphics and print industry. He spent 7 years working on some of Hollywood’s largest films, including A-Team, Dragonball: Evolution, Superman Returns, Across the Universe, X-men III, and Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D. 



Kert took an interest in photography around 1999 with the discovery of his grandpa’s old Canon AE-1 35mm SLR, which he still uses to this day. Kert has devoted himself to exploring new and unique photography techniques, including the use of Infrared film, some examples of which you can see here. Most of Kert’s shots incorporate some sort of digital manipulation, using tools like Photoshop and Eyeon Fusion in interesting and unique ways to create a compelling final shot.

A Three Day Workshop with Lead Instructor Dave Brown

Participants will learn the hazards of firearms and blanks, what to watch for on set, how best to protect themselves as actors and how to look like they really know what they are doing with a gun in their hands. They spend a whole day on the shooting range testing blanks and shooting movie firearms with blanks and real ammunition.

Dates:
Friday June 25 – 6:00PM to 10:00PM
Saturday June 26 – 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sunday June 27 – 10:00AM to 4:00PM

Location:
Onalee Ames Film Studio - 701 Corydon Avenue

Cost:
All three days for $375 plus GST ($325 for SAG or ACTRA members) Registration requires a non-refundable registration fee of $125, with the remainder of the course fee due the first day of class.

To Register Call:
(204) 943-6832

Who is Dave Brown?

He was once called the most anal guy in Hollywood (Affectionately, we might add.) Industry insiders refer to him as one of Winnipeg's hidden talents. Entertainment Reporter Randall King once did an article on him appropriately titled, "Number one with a bullet." 

We are, of course, talking about our own On Screen Manitoba member Dave Brown. (Who else would be "number one with a bullet" in the Manitoba Film Industry?)

Dave is a professional instructor who travels the country teaching police, military and government agencies how to use their firearms safely and effectively, and is respected as one of few civilians considered to be an expert on police weapons training in Canada. He has taught workshops across Canada and even as far as Los Angeles, so it is a rare opportunity to have Dave talk about safety with firearms right here in Winnipeg.

In the Winnipeg Free Press, Randall King said, "Brown is fastidiously careful, but he is also patient and easygoing, an invaluable asset when working with actors. He knows, after all, that it's only make-believe."

Dave would probably add, "It's only make-believe until someone gets hurt."  With better knowledge, we can make sure that doesn't happen.

Download the poster for the course HERE.

It would not be an exaggeration to say HD capable DSLR Cameras have revolutionized the linear and interactive video industry. With their shallow depth of field, astounding low light capability and remarkable price point, these cameras are allowing filmmakers a cinematic look that was previously unattainable without access to a 100K camera or applying cumbersome 35mm adapter kits.

On Tuesday April 27, 2010, from 7 pm - 9 pm at 1000 Waverley, celebrated (by his family) commercial filmmaker James Swirsky will demonstrate the virtues of the HDSLR movement, as well as the drawbacks of shooting on such a new and evolving platform. Jamie's production company Blink-Works produced the New Media Business showcase that so many of you saw at IMAX this past December which was shot on just two HDSLRs.

REGISTER at the New Media Manitoba website.

Since its introduction a scant 18 months ago, the HDSLR has gone from curious toy to full fledged Hollywood production tool (the camera has been used on the primetime hits ‘House’ and ’24’). Not bad for something you can get at Best Buy.

But alas, these cameras are succeeding in spite of themselves. Because for every glorious ‘Pro’ offered by an HDSLR, there is a boat-load of frustrating ‘Cons’ that can frustrate the shooter to no end. With these little ‘gotchas’ in place, your footage can go from ‘Coen Brothers’ to ‘Uncle-Marty-Just-Got-A-New-Camcorder’ in seconds flat.

Jamie's presentations are always informative, gracious, and entertaining. I encourage you to register soon as seating is limited.

There is no charge to attend but we will get Twilight Zone circa 1980's on you if you register and do not show up. We will meet at 1000 Waverley. All are welcome.

We are very fortunate that Mid Canada Production Services will be giving away 5 prizes consisting of an HDSLR camera rental, and William F. White's will be providing our refreshments!

Get Final Cut Pro Certified, with the help of your friends at New Media Manitoba!

NMM's  Apple Certification Final Cut Pro 101 Training Session is being held April 23rd, 24th, and 25th.

For those of you that remember last time, we sold this event out in a matter days, so if you're hankering to get your Final Cut Credentials in a hands on lab, we recommend you sign up early!

We will also be holding an EXAM DAY on May 8th for anyone wishing to challenge any Apple certification exam.

Register Now, for Final Cut Pro 101, or for the Exam Day

This three-day, hands-on course teaches students to perform basic editing functions while becoming familiar with the Final Cut Pro user interface. In this course, you will cut a scene from the TNT television series Leverage, create a promo for Seaworld's Believe documentary, as well as master filters and effects as you edit a segment of "Playing for Change," the international music-creation event.

Start with basic video editing techniques and work all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features. Learn to mark and edit clips, mix sound, add titles, create transitions, apply filters, and more. Topics include basic setup, customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques, Ripple, Roll, Slip, and Slide tools, audio editing and audio creation, finishing and final output.

Who Should Attend
This class is designed for anyone looking to edit professional-quality video with Final Cut Pro and who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore its functionality.

What You Will Learn
Marking clips, using insert, overwrite and drag-and-drop editing
Trimming edit points
Using Ripple, Roll, and Extend edits as well as the Slip and Slide tools
Applying filters and changing Motion properties.
Audio editing and audio creation
Finishing and final output

Prerequisites

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:
Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS and Basic knowledge of editing terminology

The three-day Final Cut Pro 101 course is $495 for Manitoba residents ($795 for out of province residents), which is the lowest prices in Canada for Apple Certification Training.

For more information on what the course offers, please browse the Final Cut Pro 101 Course outline here: http://training.apple.com/creative/fcp101

If you believe that you already have the necessary knowledge to challenge the Final Cut Pro 101 exam or any other Apple Certification exam, we will be holding an Exam Day on May 8th. The cost to challenge an exam is $250.

If you have any questions or want more information regarding the Final Cut Pro 101 course, or challenging an exam, please email Kert Gartner, our Certification Co-ordinator at kert@newmediamanitoba.com

SPECIAL WORKSHOP FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS - SPRING 2010
(DOWNLOAD THE PDF)

Confidence & Continuity (working professionals only)
ACTRA and CAEA members will have first opportunity to register (to May 21, 2010)

Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010
Time: 10:00 - 5:00
16 students, maximum
Registration for ACTRA and CAEA members deadline May 21, 2010
For this session only registration fee = $50.00

Instructor John B. Lowe & Guest filmmaker

You’re an experienced professional and we already know you can act. You’re an established actor with a long theatre resume and a good reputation but, you only get on set once in a while. The unfamiliar environment and the intensely technical process encourages anxiety and inhibits your creativity.

This workshop is designed to help you become comfortable in the working environment of a film set, understand coverage, camera and continuity and explore techniques for creating a relaxed, focuses and creative performance.

Voice Over Course 2010
Instructed by Nancy Drake, CAEA / ACTRA in cooperation with daCapo Productions

Starts April 1, 2010 - June 17th
Thursdays, 7-10pm

Cost: $185.00 plus GST every four weeks with a 15% discount if entire cost of the course is paid upfront.

Voice Over 2010 will help you...

Develop an awareness of the industry and focus on how to:

Meet clients' needs
Interpret scripts
Control the voice
Take advantage of vocal assets

For the daCapo studio sessions, you will:

Be exposed to the recording studio environment
Learn how voice animation is developed
Partake in a demo read with performance assessment
Complete an audio cd of your audition
Possibly qualify to be placed on the daCapo talent roster

Suggested pre-requisite for Deb Munro's Mic & Me intensive VoiceOver workshop

Actors Training Centre
www.actorstrainingcentre.com
Phone: 957-0061

WITH INTERNATIONAL GUEST ANIMATOR MARIEKE VON MIDDLEKOOP (HOLLAND)
Wednesday, March 10, 6:30-8:00pm
Portage Place, 2nd floor

Description:
There are differences between stage acting and acting for animators. While stage actors work in the moment, animators work with a representation of present moment. Join Marieke for an informative session about exploring the connections between thought, emotion, action, scene construction, characters and story telling.

Click here for the full pamphlet.

Contact: Anna at 795-4800 / 943-5341 to Register
execdirector@freezeframeonline.org

www.freezeframeonline.org

Consultez les ateliers offerts aux artistes professionnels (émergents et indépendants) offerts en français à Freeze Frame 2010. (25$)

Veuillez vous inscrire maintenant! Contactez Anna Fontaine au 795-4800(c) 943-5341 (b) ou au execdirector@freezeframeonline.org

Check out the workshops being offered for professional artists (emerging and independent) in French at Freeze Frame 2010. ($25)

Sign up right away! Call Anna Fontaine at 795-4800(c) 943-5341(w) or email execdirector@freezeframeonline.org.

Click here to download the Ateliers Worshop Sheet with all the details.

SHARPEN YOUR AUDITIONING SKILLS WITH ONE-DAY PROFESSIONAL AUDITIONING WORKSHOPS FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
With Emmy Award Winning Casting Director Jackie Lind CSA

“It is not always the best actor that gets the role, it is the best auditioner”.

March 20 or 21, 2010 in Winnipeg

Jackie Lind has been a Canadian Principal casting director for eleven years, casting in Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg and Vancouver.

Jackie won an Emmy Award in 2007 for “outstanding casting in a mini-series”.

Credits include Honey I Shrunk The Kids, The Assassination of Jesse James, Shooter, Open Range and Broken Trail, just to name a few.

With over eleven years experience, Jackie creates an interactive and supportive workshop that covers every aspect of the audition including business, technique and performance.

Actors receive one on one feedback on their prepared auditions, cold reads, and how they are perceived on camera, gaining confidence in their own range and audition ability.

Jackie will also invite actors to be casting directors, allowing them to see who is right for a role and why.

This unique and interactive environment will leave actors with a greater understanding of themselves, their choices and their abilities when auditioning, leading them to working.

Don’t miss out on these exciting one-day workshops with Jackie Lind, an award winning Canadian Principal casting director who wants to meet YOU!

Workshop Fee: $150.00
Workshop Location: Children’s Acting Center
Workshop Dates: Sat. March 20 or March 21, 2010
Workshop Time: 10am to 4pm

To register contact: loisbrothers@shaw.ca or lhb45@hotmail.com

SEATING IS LIMITED!

In association with The Children’s Acting Center
Produced by local talent Lois Brothers

www.childrensactingcenter.com

NSI New Voices Training Program

The National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI) is looking for nine talented Canadian Aboriginal adults aged 18 to 35 who are seeking careers in film & TV for its NSI New Voices training program.

Chosen students will connect with industry professionals through skills development training and an eight week full-time industry work placement.

NSI New Voices begins in April and takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba. There are a limited number of openings for non-Winnipeg residents; out-of-town program participants are responsible for covering the costs of their accommodation and travel.

Apply by Thursday, April 1, 2010, 4:30 p.m. Central Time.

Read application guidelines and apply

"NSI New Voices has become the cornerstone program of our Aboriginal training," said Susan Millican, CEO at NSI. "Over 50 students have graduated from the program in the past five years. They are working in the business in various capacities including production assistants, editors, and crew members.

"We’re pleased that NSI New Voices is meeting an identified training need in the market. The program continues to grow and develop each year to meet the changing needs of the marketplace and the changing skill sets of the young people applying."

Participants will receive minimum wage during the program, which runs in two phases:

Phase 1 - Skills development training: begins with 'Spirit Day.' Spiritual leaders and participants come together for a sharing circle, talk about personal goals and enjoy a Traditional Feast. The next six weeks of skills training takes place in the classroom and is designed to deliver a well-rounded understanding of industry job requirements.

Phase 2 - Work placement: provides an opportunity for students to put their new knowledge to work in a film or TV setting, exposing them to a variety of creative and technical opportunities. The contacts made with industry professionals during skills development and work placement are invaluable to students starting their careers.

The NSI New Voices Program Advisor is Lisa Meeches and Program Co-Managers are Ursula Lawson and Sam Vint.

Click here for more information on the program.

Over the next three months New Media Manitoba is hosting the most incredible series of iPhone events.

January 22: Adam Saltsman on Developing and Marketing iPhone Games
February 3: Nick Campbell on Designing iPhone Applications and Getting Paid
February 17: Jeff Hughes on Getting your iPhone App on Apple's Top 100 List
March 1 - 5: Big Nerd Ranch, 5-day iPhone Development Bootcamp

From January - March 2010, we're hosting 4 events for designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and businesses to create their own iPhone application and sell it to the world starting with:

GAME GOD
Our first iPhone event begins on January 22, 2010 with the much celebrated pixel game designer Adam Saltsman. Adam has developed and co-created over 13-games both online and for the Apple iPhone and has stirred a media frenzy in such publications as Edge Magazine, IGN, Kotaku, MTV Multiplayer, Boing Boing, and PC Gamer.

On January 22, Adam will share his methodology for creating successful iPhone games that have netted over $500,000 in independent sales. He will describe how he conceptualizes and prototypes games, and his chronic attention to design and sound.

Adam will present a case study for the 2009 hit "Canabalt" that earned him no less 650,000 players in less than 5-days and how his iPhone game "Wurdle" became a top-10 classic on the iTunes Store. He will also share the social media strategy that has attracted oodles of ravenous players from around the world to his gaming multiverse.

This presentation is ideally suited toward game developers, students and educators, ad agencies, creatives, and programmers interested in game development for mobile devices.

Adam's flixel API, an open source flash game library, has been embraced by both beginners and veterans and earned Adam a place on Game Developer Magazine's inaugural Top-50 Developers list alongside Apple's Steve Jobs and Will Wright (Creator of Spore & The Sims).

Cost is $49.95 and includes breakfast.

You may register here
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DESIGN AN iPHONE APP AND GET PAID
On Wednesday, February 3, Nick Campbell will spend the day deconstructing how to design and get your app started, develop a user interface, find a programmer, and market and sell your iPhone app. Nick will deconstruct how he created a business plan for ShakeItPhoto, an App Store Staff Favourite which turns your iPhone into the perfect Polaroid.

Nick is a regular speaker on the Web 2.0 lecture circuit and maintains a popular blog and podcast at greyscalegorilla.com. Over the course of the day he will unveil a wealth of knowledge that any new or seasoned producer can use to sell their iPhone application including:

- picking a development team if you're a non-programmer
- dealing with contracts
- usability that makes you an Apple staff favourite
- making an app for an international audience
- establishing buzz before launch
- testing and tweaking
- supporting your app after launch
- dealing with Apple
- getting paid

This presentation is ideally suited for designers, recent graduates, and entrepreneurs that have an iPhone idea and are looking for a place to start.

Nick Campbell is a motion designer, and photographer from Chicago. He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Art with a degree in Design and Fine Art. He spent three years at Digital Kitchen, where he animated and designed titles for shows such as True Blood and Dexter and with such clients as HBO, Showtime, Target and most recently with The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. His creative portfolio can be found at CreamyOrange.com

Cost is $$49.95 and includes breakfast.

You may register here
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IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY COME?
Everyone has a great moneymaking idea for their iPhone, but in a sea of over 100,000 Apps, how will yours get noticed?

Jeff Hughes brings over 18 years industry passion as a marketer, publisher and keynote speaker. He is the author of 10 technology books and numerous trade press articles on technology and marketing topics and is the author of the upcoming Pearson Education book "iPhone Apps Marketing: Secrets to Selling Your iPhone App."

On February 17, 2009, Jeff will show you case studies for companies and applications he has helped develop iPhone marketing plans for companies that have resulted in hundreds of thousands in sales on the iTunes Store. Throughout the day he will provide step-by-step instruction on how you can achieve similar results including:

- how to get your app into the top 100 on iTunes
- how to define your app's marketing message
- using promos to sell your app
- how to conduct a pricing analysis for your app
- how to measure results with analytics, and,
- implementing a marketing plan & calendar for your launch

This presentation is ideally suited for small, medium, and big business, as well as entrepreneurs, iPhone developers, marketing departments, and ad agencies.

Jeff is the developer and lead instructor for "Intro to iPhone Apps Marketing" a course that has helped hundreds of developers learn how to market their iPhone apps in a very competitive market and is a frequent contributor to popular iPhone sites including 148Apps.Biz.

Cost is just $49.95 for the day and includes breakfast.

You may register here
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iPHONE DEVELOPMENT BOOTCAMP
We round out our iPhone Marketing with the most comprehensive 5-day iPhone Developer Course ever offered in Canada from Big Nerd Ranch. Let me speak quite plainly when I say that Big Nerd Ranch's Bootcamp is recognized as the most comprehensive and influential iPhone course in the world. Their list of clients and students include Pixar, Google, and Apple (to name a few).

Our trainer from Big Nerd Ranch will be Scott Ritchie.

Scott Ritchie has been developing and teaching Objective-C since he joined NeXT Computer in 1990. Prior to that time he was an engineer at Sun Microsystems working on window systems. Since 2000 he has held several training and engineering positions with Apple, most recently working with both AppKit and UIKit development. When the Fortune 500 companies of the world need an iPhone trainer, they call Big Nerd Ranch and ask for Scott Ritchie.

This week long course normally starts at $4200 for registration plus flight and hotel. But thanks to the generous support from the Province of Manitoba and Entrepreneurship, Training & Trade, Manitobans can take this course for just $1,495.

We at New Media Manitoba have worked for 2-years to offer this kind of top-tier iPhone development training at little cost. If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if I knew of someone locally that develops for the iPhone I would be a hundred-naire! :) We are excited to promote you as part of an exclusive group of iPhone application developers in Manitoba.

The course is ideally suited for programmers that already have some experience with Obective-C and Cocoa.

Upon completion of the iPhone Bootcamp, you receive exclusive access to Big Nerd Ranch's private developer board where you have access to all the students Big Nerd Ranch has ever trained (in the thousands) and can ask questions of their trainers. You will also be profiled on New Media Manitoba's upcoming website relaunch as an iPhone specialist.

Cost is $1,495

You may register here