Spring 2024 Learning Opportunities Schedule Offers Six Classes

NOTICE: The date has been changed for the last of four “Video Production Workshops” taught by Dr. Tom Nash, starting Monday, May 8. The workshop on “Sound,” originally scheduled for Monday, May 27, will be held on Monday, June 10 from 1-2:30 pm in the Video Studio. $5.00 for members (pay at workshop session), $20 for non-members (includes club membership). Pre-registration is required. Email tomnash36@gmail.com.

Click below to view and/or download the Video Club’s Spring 2024 Learning Opportunities Schedule.

The Video Club has issued its Spring 2024 Learning Opportunities Schedule (above), listing six classes (two of them new) to be offered during April and May, open to all Village residents. Dr. Tom Nash, Vice President and Director of Learning Opportunities, explained that pre-registration is required for all classes by emailing the instructor in advance. Cost to members is $5 per session. Non-members pay an additional $15, which includes club membership.

NEW CLASSES: Appearing On-Camera & Setting Up A Video Interview

New classes are “Smile for the Camera,” 4 weekly sessions, starting Thursday, May 2, 2-3:30 pm in the Video Studio, taught by Cherri Farah, an experienced on-air talent. With actual practice before a camera, students will gain tips about conducting interviews and conquering on-camera nervousness. Also new is “How to Set Up A Video Interview,” 1 session, Thursday, May 30, 1-4 pm in the Video Studio, taught by club President Jonathan Williams. Topics covered will include proper interviewee placement, getting good lighting ans sound, and asking good questions.

Two Video Production Classes

Learn to use Video Studio equipment to produce your own projects and to be part of team-based club projects! Dr. Tom Nash will teach “Introduction to Video Studio Production” in 2 weekly sessions, starting Monday, April 22, 1-2:30 pm in the Video Studio. The first session will cover the roles of director, camera operator, floor manager, and other members of a studio production team. In the “hands-on” second session, each student will produce a 30-second announcement while all students will take turns performing each production task.

To help you hone your video production skills, Tom will also offer 4 weekly “Video Production Workshops” starting Monday, May 6, 1-2:30 pm in the Video Studio. The workshops will provide detailed training in “Lighting,” “Camera,” “Grip (camera and lighting support devices)” and “Sound.” Students may enroll in any or all sessions.

Intro to YouTube & Short Film Scriptwriting

One of the Video Club’s most popular classes, “Introduction to YouTube,” will be offered for 4 sessions, starting Wednesday, May 1, 10-11:30 am in the Video Studio, taught by Ward Cushman, the club’s YouTube Administrator. Topics covered will include an overview of YouTube, creating a YouTube channel, and uploading and deleting videos.

“Scriptwriting for Short Dramatic Films,” 3 sessions, starting Thursday, April 25, 10 am-noon in the Video Studio, will be taught by Gila Zalon and Lucy Parker, covering concepts of theme, plot, and characterization, as well as proper filmscript formatting. Original scripts may be submitted to the Video Club for possible local production. Two scripts that came out of this class when Gila and Lucy offered it in spring, 2021, were actually produced by the Video Club — “The Hole in One” (2022) by Doug Sainsbury and “Bowling Ball Debacle” (2023) by Jeanne Sanner.