Association of Video Professionals Events
Winter AVP Training Conference
We are pleased to announce our third AVP Conference and Training Program!
This will be an intensive three-day seminar which covers intermediate to advanced video topics such as Video for the Web, HD Video, and Advanced Editing Techniques. Each class is a full day with morning and afternoon sessions.
LOCATION - San Francisco, CA
HOTEL - The Clarion Hotel San Francisco Airport (Information & Reservation Form)
DATES - February 28 – March 2, 2008 (Arrive on Februay 27th).
CONFERENCE COST
AVP Members: Free
Non-AVP Members: $299 per day or $999 for full conference.
CONFERENCE TRAINING SCHEDULE
| Wednesday February 27 |
No Host Cocktails 7pm-9pm |
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| Morning | Afternoon | |
| Thursday February 28 |
Mastering Video for the Web Part 1 |
Mastering Video for the Web Part 2 |
| Friday February 29 |
HD Video Primer Part 1 |
HD Video Primer Part 2 |
| Saturday March 1 |
Aesthetics of Editing Part 1 |
Aesthetics of Editing Part 2 |
| Sunday March 2 |
AVP Members Only Meeting | |
Daily Schedule
Hot Breakfast - 7am to 8am
Morning Session - 8am to 12 Noon - with 20 minute refreshment break
Lunch - 12 Noon to 1pm
Afternoon Session - 1pm to 5pm - with 20 minute refreshment break
TRACK DETAILS
Mastering Video for the Web - Instructor: Tony Holbrook
This intensive one day class will cover an Internet Video Overview, trends in the industry, delivery methods, key online video format players like Quicktime, Flash, Microsoft Windows Media Video, Real Player, DivX, and others. Time will be spent reviewing video compression concepts in detail (CODEC's, streaming vs download, compression standards, etc) and an emphasis will be placed on encoding web video using Quicktime, WMV, and FLASH. We will also look at the various delivery methods and the pros and cons of each.
HD Video Primer - Pre & Post Production - Instructor: Phillip Hodgetts
Morning: HD formats
An overview of the variety of HD formats with consideration of their strengths and weaknesses as formats with particular consideration of specific camera/format combinations. Although all HD formats will be analyzed, the primary focus will be on HDV, XDCAM HD/XDCAM EX-1, and DVCPRO/P2. We will also make sense of cameras that have more than 80 recording formats and why you'd want even half of them! Example footage will be shown and questions will be answered.
Afternoon: Post production workflows - and pitfalls.
You've shot it or got it, now what do you do? We will deal with 23.98, 29.97 and 59.94 frame rates as well as knowing when to change codec for editing and when to stay native in the codec the footage was shot in. The session will also cover brining legacy SD material into HD productions and how to deal with projects that have been shot in different formats - even how to deal with the 7 different HDV variations. Before you leave the session you'll also know how to create graphics and animations for HD shows and what distribution options are available for HD distribution, including the latest on Blu-ray and HD DVD.
Aesthetics of Editing - Instructor: Matthew Levie
The editing process is where the essence, method, and theories of filmmaking and video production truly come together, where connections are made, comparisons are drawn, and film becomes art. In this class we will leave software and hardware behind and focus on the art and craft of cutting. The class will explore a wide range of concepts in editing such as juxtaposition, pacing, montage, the use of sound, and more. Examples will be drawn from narrative and documentary films as well as music videos, commercials and experimental films. This is primarily a lecture class, with an inspiring range of clips, and plenty of time for questions and discussion.
INSTRUCTORS
Matthew Levie -
Matthew Levie has been editing film and video for more than 15 years, and has taught film editing at the Academy of Art University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the Bay Area Video Coalition.
His editing credits include the documentaries Healers of the Maya and 97 Orchard Street, and the feature films The Guatemala Incident and Sleep Furiously. He also does corporate work for America Online, BMW, Intel, and Wells Fargo. Currently, he is editing the cooking series ChefClass, which will air on PBS this spring.
Tony Holbrook -
Tony Holbrook began his career in video production as an instructor for distance learning courses broadcast via satellite in 1996. In 1999, he pioneered the use of streaming audio and video for online learning at Oracle Corporation by designing methodologies to rapidly produce online courses in a self service fashion using low-cost, efficient web-based video studios. Today, over 400,000 customers, partners, and employees worldwide use these online courses to train on Oracle products. Complementing his solid record of achievements in online learning, he is currently an integral member of a start-up television production company producing motor sports programming. Tony's extensive technical proficiencies include online video transcoding and deployment, digital video editing, DVD authoring, Web development, as well as Oracle Database Administration and CAD/CAM 3D modeling expertise.
Philip Hodgetts -
Visionary and technologist Philip Hodgetts is the President and CEO of both the Open Television Network and Intelligent Assistance. He is co-developer of the technologies that power Open Television Network, the Intelligent Assistant, and the Pro Apps Hub. Philip has been working in digital postproduction for more than 10 years and in production for close to 25, working on everything: national TV commercials, corporate video, to long-form documentary. For more than a decade, Philip has been accurately predicting the future directions of the industry. He is one of the primary consultants at BigBrainsforRent.com, a contributor to the Internet Radio show he created, Creative Planet's Digital Production BuZZ, a regular contributor to Inside Mac Radio and a member of the Techdirt.com consultant community. He has delivered Keynote address for NAB's Podcast Summit, The Academy of TV Arts and Sciences and the NY DV Show. Visit his personal website at www.philiphodgetts.com.
(See pictures from our prevoius training conference)
