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Imarion Post-Production HD Primer - 3 Part Program
Imarion Inc. is a full service, all digital post production facility offering offline AVID suites, shared storage, 4 online suites, DVD production, graphics, animation and special effects.
Instructor: Alex Olegnowicz
Born in Mexico City, Alex Olegnowicz moved to Toronto in 1995 searching to expand and utilize his background in graphics and animation and apply it to the Film & Television industry in “Hollywood North” That same year, with his wife Debbie, they launched Digital Post, which later became “Imarion”. .....click here for more
Part 1: Beginner - Introduction & Acquisition Thursday September 28, 2006
This seminar is designed for producers and directors 0-2 years experience in the industry who are looking to start into the realm of High Definition. No prior experience in HD is required, however and overall understanding of production for Film and television is essential.
• What is High Definition?
• A brief history of HD
• Common HD formats
• How is HD used today?
- HD and ATSC
- HD over cable and satellite
- HD in Film and post production-
- HD and digital cinema
- HD and consumer electronics
• HD in Production
- HD cameras
- Lighting for HD
- 16:9 versus 4:3
- Frame Rates (23.98, 24, 30/60 p)
• HD Tape Formats
- Sony HDCAM and HDCAM/SR
- Panasonic D5 and DVCPro HD
- HDV and XDCAM
Part 2: Intermediate - Working In HD
Thursday October 26, 2006
This seminar will focus in the postproduction side of High Definition. We will explore the technical requirements for post production as well as workflow for HD, editing and finishing. Full understanding of HD formats will be required for this seminar. Experience: 2+ Years working in television and/or film
• HD Storage Considerations
- Range from 8 to 1092 GB per hour
- Firewire drives or RAID
- 8 bit versus 10 bit
• HD Connectivity
- How to acquire material (capture cards and interfaces)
- SDI, Firewire or analogue component
- Upconvert and downconvert issues
• HD Preview
- Choosing a display monitor
- HDSDI – DVI Converters
- Color space and calibration issues
• HD Editing
- Popular offline editors (Avid, Final Cut Pro, Premiere)
- Offline considerations (project setup, media formats)
- Popular on-line HD editors (Smoke, Symphony, Final Cut Pro)
- Colour correction in HD
Part 3: Advanced - Delivering In HD
Wednesday December 13, 2006 @ NFB
This advanced seminar will focus on distribution and delivery in High Definition. We will look at examples from an array of sources and discuss broadcaster deliverables. Experience: 4+ Years working television and/or film + Part 2 (or similar)
• HD Delivery
- HD
- SD
- Film and DI
- HD DVD
- SD DVD (down convert)
- DVHS and HDV
- Hard drive delivery
- Web download and streaming
- Broadcast delivery
• HD Media distribution
- Windows Media
- MPEG2 and MPEG4
- H.264
Instructor: Alex Olegnowicz (continued..)
Dedicated to the post production process, Alex has established a renowned boutique, not only assisting producers in the post-production of their projects, but also giving insight to the pre-production and production process, ensuring the successful completion of quality programming. Mr. Olegnowicz, who has been nominated for an Emmy and the RTS award for producing the visual effects for the Discovery Channel documentary Planet Storm , currently sits at the forefront of Hi-Definition post-production in Toronto. Imarions latest productions include such notable works as; Peter Lynch's latest documentary feature A Whale of a Tale , Shipbreakers , Masterminds , Rich Bride Poor Bride , Opening Soon , The Exodus Decoded , Final 24 , Naked Archeology and numerous other documentary features and television series.
Location: Part 1 & 2: Imarion, 380 Adelaide St. W. 1st floor
Part 3: National Film Board, 150 John St. (at Richmond)
Dates: Beginner: Thursday, September 28 , 2006
Intermediate: Thursday, October 26 , 2006
Advanced: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Check-in: 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fee: All 3 sessions: $135 + GST members, $180 + GST non-members
1 session: $50 + GST members, $65 + GST non-members
Registration for Part 1 is required by Tuesday, September 26, 2006.
Registration for Part 2 is required by Friday, October 20, 2006.
Registration for Part 3 is required by Friday, December 10, 2006.
To register: call (416) 322-3430 x221 or email a completed registration form, along with your resume to wift@wift.com or fax your registration to (416) 322-3703
Space is limited (maximum of 20 participants).
* Cancellation of registration with more than 3 business days notice is subject to a $25.00 administration fee; for cancellation with less than 3 business days notice, no refund will be given. WIFT-T reserves the right to cancel, reschedule or substitute guest instructors as necessary. Should the workshop be cancelled, WIFT-T will issue a full refund or credit the fee to another WIFT-T Professional Development program.
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