Whether you are new to journalism or are long established in the profession, the training at the Frontline Club will equip you with the skills you need in a multi media age. From shooting and editing your own video footage to setting up your own blog and getting to know your twitter from your rss feed, Frontline training focuses on practical, individual training that will help you sharpen existing skills or develop new ones.
Further details
New courses will be added throughout the year. For further details and for further information on prices and booking contact Leona Chaliha on +44 (0)207 479 8944, +44 7939 030380 or [email protected].
Lighting for Video
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Many of today’s documentaries and news stories are shot by small crews or just one person working alone who is expected to do all the shooting, directing and everything else necessary for a completed shoot. This course shows you how by attending to the simple element of lighting you can dramatically improve the look of your film.
Solo Video Journalism (Foundation)
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With increasing demands on journalists to be multi-skilled and be able to shoot video themselves, these courses gives instruction on working as an independent, solo broadcaster. These courses have been developed in response to the increasing demands on journalists to become multi-skilled and embrace the rise of video journalism. Taught using a mixture of theory, hands-on practical training and constructive feedback, the course runs in two different formats.
Solo Video Journalism is taught intensively over two straight weeks whereas the Condensed Solo Video Journalism is split into four weekends or squeezed into one week so that it is accessible to those working journalists and budding broadcasters who are keen to upgrade their skills, but can’t give up the day job while they do it!
The Solo Video Journalism and the condensed solo video journalism are both taught at Foundation level, which requires no prior camera experience or specific knowledge to attend. Intermediate level; aimed at those with some previous training in camera work and/or experience shooting a finished programme.
Shooting (Foundation)
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The Foundation course offers a thorough introduction designed for people with little or no previous hands-on experience with professional video cameras. Through daily practical exercises and regular feedback, course members learn:
Editing with Final Cut Pro
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This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to produce video ready for broadcast. The course is designed to train participants in a thorough basic understanding of Final Cut Pro and in non-linear editing concepts.
With an approach that is flexible to the skill levels of all participants, the course allows for individual time with the trainer and offers practical training and time for solo editing, recapping and testing. Participants each have their own Mac work station and learn how to take a basic edit from start to finish and solve any problems encountered along the way.
Participants will be using Frontline archive footage from documentaries, VNRs and news pieces shot around the world by freelance cameramen.
Blogging and Beyond
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Blogging and Beyond is an introduction to social media- explaining what it is, why it’s important and how to join the ‘global conversation’. On this very practical course you will get to know a variety of social media tools and learn how they can be used in your work. You will learn what RSS is and how to use it, how to create and publish your own blog and use social bookmarks as research tools.
Producing Video Ready for Broadcast
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This new three-day Frontline Final Cut Studio Master class teaches advanced techniques of Apple’s Final Cut Studio 2 and equips course members with the skills and knowledge to produce high quality video to broadcast standard. The course is designed to train participants on many of the advanced functions of Final Cut Pro and to provide a practical introduction to Motion, DVD Studio Pro and Compressor.
Free post-course e-mail support from our trainer is included in the cost of the course, which is for those with some editing experience who want to start using the advanced functions of Final Cut Studio. The course is also ideal for editors who want to learn many of the advanced tools within Final Cut Pro, to edit to broadcast specifications, who want to create eye catching motion graphics, author professional DVDs and create polished video content for the web.
Track Breaking News Online
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The Sichuan earthquake, the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the US Airways plane that crashed in the Hudson River… When a big story breaks it increasingly breaks online first. This practical one-day training session introduces you to social media and the “live” web. You will learn how to use a wide range of tools to “listen” across a broad range of social networks, blogs, microblogs, discussion forums and photo and video sharing websites, tune in to the social media newswire, find the story quickly and follow it efficiently.
Using freely available tools, RSS feeds and specialized search engines you will learn how to speedily rewire the web for your precise needs and create your own rapid reaction digital news room.
You will learn how to:
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