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There is
this saying, when God closes a door, somewhere a window opens. I tend to
think that this may be why churches are so drafty, but I digress.
God opened a window last week. After
sending my column to all my family and friends online (all three of them) my
brother contacted me. He told me about a tv studio in DC. He said they were
desperate for people to do stuff and would air anything.
So I call the place, figuring it
would be at least decent experience. I thought they just rented you studio
time. I find this out.
They offer a course, the A - Z of
television training. Studio work, field work, direction, production,
editing, lighting and sound.
All on the cameras I intended to use
for my business. So I went yesterday,r egistered for the first three
courses. The best part?
From A-Z costs $405 dollars. And then
they air whatever you make.
The place? Nah, must keep that a
secret so people don't flood the place. Ok it's www.dctvonline.org They are
a non-profit community based tv station. The website is pretty sparse, but
you can get contact information You can go there and register, even if you
aren't a DC resident.
And I know what your thinking. What
kind of equipment do they have there? Well, they use Apple iMovies for
editing. All the cameras are Canon digital cameras. Which from what I
understand that camera has become kinda a standard for digital filmmaking. I
saw it in Swordfish more times that I saw Halle Berry's breast. Hershey's
Kisses anyone?
So I am excited. While it isn't an
understudy at Dreamworks (more coffee, Mr. Spielberg's assistant?) it is
something noteworthy in my ongoing struggle to become a filmmaker.
Be nice if I could afford to actually
use film one day though. |
