This course provides a broad survey/discussion of the philosophy, methods techniques, and ethics of coverage issues of local news in the Greater Washington television market. If you are interested in needed skills for today’s highly competitive field of broadcast Journalism News, then this course is for you. Purchase "Writing Broadcast News: "Shorter, Sharper, Stronger" (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Mervin Block. FPA Certificate of Completion.

Prerequisite: Orientation

Do you host a program or aspire to? Then refine your skills as a presenter and interviewer, learn how to create the best "you" and the best environment for you. Maximize your on-camera impact. Learn how to present your best self - vocally and visually, and how to evaluate the set and make it work for your program objectives. Get tips on preparing your guests. Learn how to interview people to keep viewers tuned in and interested. Small class size ensures individualized attention. FPA Certificate of Completion.

Prerequisite: Orientation

This course surveys the law as it specially relates to the media professional. Among the topics covered are: how to register for copyright protection; protect-ability of title; obtaining proper releases; intellectual property searches; obscenity and indecency; limits of first amendment expression; contracts; and avoiding defamation and invasion of privacy.

Ever wonder about the voices you hear on radio ads or narrating TV documentaries? Surprisingly, voiceovers have little to do with the voice and much to do with the intention and thought behind the delivery. If you want greater command of your on-mic voice, this course will help you begin to build the skills needed. There’s ample time on-mic. Learn what it really takes to create compelling voiceovers. FPA Certificate of Completion.

Prerequisite: Orientation

Join us for this exciting 2 week course to see what fun the world of Television 101

TV101 Summer Camp classes will introduce youths from ages 12 to 18 to all aspects of television production. Join us for this exciting 2 week course to see what fun the world of television and visual storytelling can be! There is a lot of work involved in putting together a production, so you'll be an integral part of the team. Your show will only be as good as each crew member, so be prepared to bring your talents & creativity. These excursions are specially crafted for young people, and you don't need any experience to get started.

Studio Camp classes include instruction in producing, scriptwriting, teleprompter, and lighting, camera, set design, on-air talent, graphics, technical directing and editing. Learn the basics of studio TV production and create a half-hour program that will air on Channel 10!

Prerequisites: Orientation

Ten sessions of 5 hours each + Completion of a project. Parents' permission required for youth under 18. TV 101 is a 2- week camp (Monday thru Friday) 9am - 2pm.

*TV 101 class fee includes a 1yr FPA membership*

We hope you'll come and be a part of these exciting productions!

With Final Cut Pro, state-of-the-art high-end non-linear editing, you will learn basic set-up, adjusting & customizing preferences & settings, capturing video & audio, project management, edit sync material, trim sequences, slip & slide editing, audio editing, video generators, creating titles & final output including laying back to videotape & exporting audio as an OMF file for use in a sound-sweetening environment. You will be FPA certified in the use of the Final Cut Pro System.

Prerequisite: Orientation & Eight sessions of three hours each and volunteer on one show

Este curso esta disenado a ensenar lo basico en tecnicas de operaciones radiales. Manejo de consola radial, el uso de los mescladores y sus multiples usos en el manejo propio para un programa en vivo. Programas Radiales en cable existen particularmente para presentar todo tipo de programa a diferente comunidades. Presicion es crucial para programas pre-grabados y en vivo. Es por eso que estas clases te ensenaran hacer un productor creativo. Dirigiendote a desarrollar un programa ameno, interesante y divertido para todo tidpo de audiencia. Tendras que preparar algunos programas pre-grabados y presentar programa en vivo para certificacion. Tambien tendras la posiblidad de poder tener tu propio programa en WRLD.

 

COMING 2007 !

 

The ability to appear in front of a camera looking one’s best is crucial to the success of any production. Appearance is the most influential factor in the audience’s initial decision concerning the credibility of the performer! To look effective on camera, make-up application will not only enhance your production, it will give the performer the added confidence they need.

Prerequisite: Orientation

Two sessions of four hours each and volunteer on one show.

 

The modern documentary combines a distinct mix of classic storytelling with innovative camerawork and editing techniques. From proposal to post-production, nine sessions will explain the documentary process in detail. Each three hour session will be devoted to a different topic: screenwriting, the visual image, preproduction, camera, production and editing. Various readings, homework assignments, and an in-class project will help participants hone their skills.

Prerequisite: (Field Package or Panasonic DXV) & (Basic Edit or Final Cut Pro)

Six sessions of three hours each

 

This class will instruct you on the proper skills needed to conduct successful taped interviews both in the studio and in the field. Focus will be on journalistic techniques, learning how to forage for facts, encourage opinions, and solicit sensitive stories.

Required reading: How to Write and Sell Interviews, by Sally-Jayne Wright.

Prerequisite: Orientation

Five sessions of three hours each

 

These Summer Camp classes will introduce youths from ages 12 to 18 to all aspects of Radio production. This camp provides a unique educational experience in the world of Radio. You can also listen online at www.fcac.org

In WEBR Radio Summer Camp the student groups write, produce, direct and edit Promos and a Radio show. Class time is non-traditional (a mix of hands on workshops, in class discussions) devoted solely to troubleshooting the needs of each genre of Radio show. Students will know how a radio station works, hands on workshop devoted to the use of the Radio board, Scriptwriting for Radio News, develop and cablecast a weather report for Radio and write and produce commercials. Students will also learn how to interview their peers. In addition this Radio Camp will teach them the art of audio editing on Adobe Audition 1.5. Students will rotate and share key production roles as they complete these projects to creating their own Radio show which will be aired on Ch 37 and heard globally! WEBR radio camp fee includes a 1yr FPA membership *

Prerequisites: Orientation

Fives sessions of 5 hours each + Completion of a project. Parents' permission required for youths under 18. The Camp is a 1- week (Monday thru Friday) 9am -2pm.

 

Are you looking to become a certified FPA TV Producer? Then this is the time for you to take this test and pass it.If you have prior experience or have simply forgotten some of the information and need reinforcement then this is your golden opportunity. Jump in and sign up for an hour of hands on technical test followed by a written test.

Prerequisites: None

1 session of 2 hours

Are you looking to become a certified FPA TV Producer? Then this is the time for you to take this test and pass it. If you have prior experience or have simply forgotten some of the information and need reinforcement then this is your golden opportunity. Jump in and sign up for an hour of hands on technical test followed by a written test.

Prerequisites: None

1 session of 2 hours

 

Attention all! FPA is introducing a golden opportunity for you to sign up for this two part test in Final Cut Pro aptitude test. You will be tested on both video and audio media. Once you are certified you will be allowed to use our Edit 1 lab computers to work on your FPA show or other projects that will air in our station.

Prerequisites: None

1 session of 2 hours

T.P.T – Final Cut Pro  

Start date: 11/18/07

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Similar to WEBR Summer Camp, our WRLD Spanish radio camp introduces youths from ages 12 to 18 to all aspects of Radio production. This camp provides a unique educational experience for Spanish speaking students that are interested in the world of Radio. WRLD radio camp fee includes a 1yr FPA membership*

How to Be a... Cinematographer
Learn about the creativity, skills and tools that make a cinematographer.

A cinematographer’s most fundamental task is to operate a motion picture camera to capture moving images. With 30 hrs of training you can develop the skills of producing motion picture images that are reasonably well-focused and satisfactory in exposure. The greatest task of a cinematographer is to "paint with light." To really learn how to paint with light, you’ll need to learn to observe it.

Cinematography class will explain that you are also dealing with motion. Watch the way players toss a football. Imagine how you would capture that motion. Then shoot it. Try tracking a close-shot, or see the whole scene in a wide shot. In this class some of you can learn these skills through instruction, others only through observation, experimentation, and practice.

Have fun in this class by bringing in your personal video camera as much of the art of cinematography can be learned with this too. For example, proper use of a tripod is a paramount task for a cinematographer, and the tripod is a multipurpose tool that can be used to mount, move, pan, tilt the camera, and, in turn, be mounted on a dolly. 

This class will teach you how to use your video camera to practice composing shots, blocking actors, and experimenting with unusual camera angles. Though some may disagree, you can even learn to light using a video camera. At the very least, you can learn how to use lights safely and efficiently while shooting on video. Just be aware that any change in medium changes the way lighting is perceived.
Gain experience by working with others at FPA. Perhaps you might apprentice with a camera crew, and learn to be an assistant camera man or woman.

Those of you who are schooled in videography , photography and editing have a head start as cinematographers, but so do those who have had experience as film directors and  want to shoot your own stuff. Soon you will be creating your own images. You’d be surprised at all the things you will be doing once this class is over.

Prerequisites: Orientation

30 hours of class time