Training:

Making complex technology useful, by explaining clearly and simply how it works, and what it can do for you.

A totally flexible approach, that can be modified at any stage to take account of peoples existing levels of understanding.

Either one to one, or in a group of typically up to six people, on a reducing cost scale per person.

All the following can be run as a single day, or expanded to give a more in depth version over two days.

Fundamentals of High Definition Television.

This course can be tailored to suit anyone from completely non-technical support staff, through production personnel, directors and DPs, to those with an engineering background who haven’t yet needed to know about HD.

Typically includes a guide to the different worldwide standards, progressive and interlace scanning, how to choose the correct frame rate for a production, choosing the most appropriate camera and recording format, understanding the HD workflow, differences from film, and de-mystifying the industry jargon.

Recording Formats

An explanation of some of the available recording technology, with a view to making the right choice for a programme or project. 

Digital and analogue, data compression, MPEG this and 4:2:2 that, composite, SDI, optical disk, I-link and firewire. From consumer DV to HD and all formats between, a simple guide to the pros and cons of each format , enabling you to choose the right balance of quality, cost, and convenience.

HDV

Another year, another format…but this one is going to be particularly important. There will be a fast and widespread take-up of this new low cost HD recording system. It comes with a whole new set of issues though…frame rates, 1080 or 720 lines, long GOP MPEG compression, CCD size and performance, lenses, editing and international exchange. You’ll need to be ready for how all these will affect the production process.

Can be combined with operational training on the HVR-Z1 and HVR-A1 camcorders

Conversion course from Film to HD

If you’ve spent twenty years working with film it can be a daunting proposition to be faced with a whole new set of tools. That’s all they are though…the tools to do the job, and the most important skills required are still lighting, composition and movement of the camera.

Explaining how the complex technology of HD  can be directly translated to the familiar world of film production, this is the ideal way to get familiar with the new tools.

Conversion course from Digi Beta to HD

It’s a lot simpler to move to HD from Betacam than it is from film, but there’s still some new ideas to get used to, such as progressive scan, variable frame rates, down-conversion and a whole new production workflow. Also covers multi-camera HD work if required.

The following camera specific courses are also available for freelancers, owner operators, rental company staff, equipment dealers and vision engineers:

Sony HDW-750 HDW-F900R:

Operation.
First line maintenance.
Files and menus.

Sony DVW-709 / 790:

Operation.
First line maintenance.
Files and menus.

Sony HDC-950, HDC-1500 HD Systems Cameras

Operation
First line maintenance
Files and menus
System components and control

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