Advanced Filmmaking & Visual FX with Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro (UBC)
Video and Film these days involves a lot of post-production work to create the incredible visual experiences we enjoy today. Building on students existing knowledge of the basic principles of filmmaking in this course students hit the ground running, beginning with a rapid short narrative project that they complete during the first day of the course. Students then learn about title design and basic visual effects or VFX with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects, before launching into their second short film project. Students will learn how to use a green screen effectively. Additionally, students will gain a basic knowledge of sound design for video and film production with Adobe Premiere Pro. Film projects can be in a range of genres including narrative, music video, documentary, feature and more.
Advanced Filmmaking & Visual FX with Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro (UBC)
Video and Film these days involves a lot of post-production work to create the incredible visual experiences we enjoy today. Building on students existing knowledge of the basic principles of filmmaking in this course students hit the ground running, beginning with a rapid short narrative project that they complete during the first day of the course. Students then learn about title design and basic visual effects or VFX with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects, before launching into their second short film project. Students will learn how to use a green screen effectively. Additionally, students will gain a basic knowledge of sound design for video and film production with Adobe Premiere Pro. Film projects can be in a range of genres including narrative, music video, documentary, feature and more.
Video and Film these days involves a lot of post-production work to create the incredible visual experiences we enjoy today. Building on students existing knowledge of the basic principles of filmmaking in this course students hit the ground running, beginning with a rapid short narrative project that they complete during the first day of the course. Students then learn about title design and basic visual effects or VFX with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects, before launching into their second short film project. Students will learn how to use a green screen effectively. Additionally, students will gain a basic knowledge of sound design for video and film production with Adobe Premiere Pro. Film projects can be in a range of genres including narrative, music video, documentary, feature and more.
This course is one of our flagship Tech Camp experiences, infused with hands-on, project-based learning, designed to equip students with 21st-century technology skills. Students will engage in real-world problem solving and collaborate with fellow students to create solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems.
Join us on the beautiful campus of The University of British Columbia for an immersive on-campus learning experience. Outside of your course-specific lesson times, you will have the opportunity to tour the campus and gain a better understanding of life after high school.
By the end of this course:
Students will be able to…
describe advanced cinematography and the importance of mise-en-scene
demonstrate cinematography using DSLR cameras
explain the philosophy & technology behind sound design
use basic Adobe Photoshop and After Effects workflow for VFX
demonstrate green screen editing techniques with Adobe After Effects
demonstrate advanced post-production editing techniques with Adobe Premiere
Students will create…
an original script
dialogue scene
protagonist versus Antagonist scene
final project – a short narrative film
Course content
Unit 1 – Filmmaking Process 1.1 Intro to Advanced Filmmaking 1.2 Screenwriting Process 1.3 Cinematography and Camera Basics 1.4 Video Editing with Adobe Premiere 1.5 Video Editing with Adobe After Effects
Unit 2 – Silent Short Film 2.1 Silent Film Pre-Production 2.2 Camera Techniques 2.3 Silent Film Production 2.4 Silent Film Post-Production
Unit 3 – Independent Short Film 3.1 Story – Independent Short Film 3.2 Pre-Production and Set Design 3.3 Independent Short Film Production 3.4 Independent Short Film Post-Production
Unit 4 – Film Screening 4.1 Final Cut and Export 4.2 Backup and Film Screening
Computer:
https://www.adobe.com/ca/products.htmlLaptop or desktop computer running Windows or macOS that meets the minimum specifications of the hardware and software listed below.
Adobe After Effects (not provided by Digital Media Academy, 7-day free trial available)
N.B. Download and install Adobe software for free. You will receive a complimentary Adobe Creative Cloud license from Digital Media Academy to activate the software for the duration of the course.
Build your Future-key Portfolio with a coveted Digital Media Academy Digital Credential
Our Digital Credentials provide recognized, unforgeable evidence of your completion and attainment at Digital Media Academy. They are public-facing, supporting instantaneous posting to LinkedIn, Github and other professional sites, and stackable, allowing you to demonstrate your life-long journey through education and employment. Other early adopters of micro-credentialing include UNESCO, MIT, the University of California and the Government of Ontario (investing $60million over three years from 2020), among many others.
Our issuing partner Convergence.Tech is a world leader in blockchain-based identity and credentials. Their badges are verifiable (including offline), and all data is student-owned forever.
To learn more about digital badges, micro-credentials and our issuing partner Convergence.Tech, click here.
