Web Manager University – Fall 2009
Class Title: Video Bootcamp
| Class Format: | Two–Day Course | |
| Instructor: | Michael Rosenblum, Rosenblum TV | |
| Date | Tuesday, October 13 – Wednesday, October 14, 2009 | |
| Time: | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
NOTE: the time of this course is LONGER than other two–day WMU courses. |
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| Place: | Mathematical Association of America Carriage House Conference Center Washington, DC |
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| Fee: | $1,950 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $2,925 for non–government | |
Course Description
Learn to shoot, script, track, edit, produce and upload your video in this INTENSE two–day course with Michael Rosenblum, a pioneer in video journalism.You'll complete a video project from beginning to end and have extensive critique and feedback sessions throughout the course.We'll also spend a great deal of time on the impact of the digital revolution, which explores how to best apply your newly learned skills.
Video is often the best way to communicate ideas or offer instruction. As the web moves to video, it is critical that everyone learn to work in this remarkably powerful medium.Why You Should Attend
There is no denying video is the most powerful medium of communication we've ever invented. The statistics tell the story: 71% of US internet users view video online, an average US viewer spends nearly 4 hours watching video online each month, and if YouTube was a country, it would be the #3 most–populated nation in the world. Video is a powerful way we communicate ideas and information to one another and the vast majority of us are video illiterate. By completing this intense two–day course, you'll have completed professional video training and learned the hands–on techniques you need to make compelling web-based videos.
What You'll Learn
You'll learn the basics of video:
- How to shoot video and how to work the camera.
- Learn to write a script.
- Learn how to track your video.
- Edit the video with guidance from the instructors.
- Produce and upload your video using a MAC computer program.
- This course is hands–on and interactive.
Who Should Attend
Anyone who is in the business of communicating ideas or instruction to a large and diverse audience.
- Web managers
- Videographers
- Public affairs specialists
- Program specialists
- Anyone who does video as part of their job
Level of Course
Beginner. This is an intense course, but no prior video experience is needed – just your time, enthusiasm and willingness to be creative and learn.
About the Instructor
Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital 'videojournalist' revolution for more than 18 years. During this time, he has lead a drive for videoliteracy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled.
His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a Video Journalist–driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the "VJ" paradigm (1998–present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non–fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on the "VJ" paradigm – 1996–1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ–driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993–1996).
He has also designed, built and implemented VJ–driven newschannels around the world, including Time/Warner's New York 1, Associated Newspapers (UK) London based Channel 1, Young Broadcasting stations in the US, Switzerland's largest commercial TV broadcaster, TeleZuri, as well as a host of smaller projects such as Eritrea's ERI-TV and Sri Lanka's SLBC. His consulting clients include The BBC, TV–24/Germany, TV4/Sweden, Oxygen Media, BBC, KBC, TVL, Danmarks Radio (DK), TV–3 Sweden, Norway & Denmark, Tokyo Broadcasting, Korea Broadcasting.
As a producer, Rosenblum has produced or overseen production on more than 300 hours of programming for both network and cable. His shows have included the long-running Trauma:Life in the ER, Paramedics, Police Force, Labor and Delivery, Science Times. These series have aired on TLC, Showtime and National Geographic. He has also produced for ABC, CBS, Oxygen and the BBC. Most recently his groundbreaking 5Takes series for Discovery has completely rewritten the production paradigm. The company currently has more than 50 hours in production for this year alone.
He has conducted his unique VJ training classes all over the world, from Thailand to Marrakech, and has lectured extensively both overseas and in the US. He is an adjunct professor of communication at New York University, where he teaches "Television and the Information Revolution", a course of his own design, and at The Bauhaus in Germany. His Brussels based Rosenblum Institute trains European journalists to work as vjs. He is the author of Videojournalismus (Germany).
