Participants must sign up for the PRODUCTION 101 course. This is required prior to any other workshops.

Must be a Pinellas County resident to sign up.

Upon completion of Production 101 instructors from Bluewater Media will place the students into the higher-level classes they are interested in attending. Classes will be every other Saturday starting January 14th.

Clearwater based Bluewater Media is the first local production partner to be a part of this hands-on training program. Bluewater will;

• Write and develop the course curriculum for each class.

• Create the materials necessary for the program participants.

• Provide the studio facility.

• Provide all equipment necessary for all training.

• Provide the necessary staff and instructors for all training.

CLASSES OFFERED: Classes will be every other Saturday starting January 14th.

PRODUCTION 101 - Required

• Prerequisite – None

• Duration – One 4-6 hour session

• Introductory Class that is the prerequisite to taking all other Classes. This Class is to provide a baseline knowledge of what happens on a TV/Film production, the roles of each crew member, and basic set etiquette.

• Curriculum to cover things such as

o A day on set

o Departments and crew positions

o Proper Set Etiquette and Behavior

o What to Bring to Set / Toolkit

o Working Freelance / Networking

• The students will be provided with detailed handouts that they can take with them to use as future reference guides.

GRIP & ELECTRIC 201 (2 Sessions, 2 Days)

• Prerequisite – Production 101

• Class Size – 8-12 People

• Duration – Two 4-6 hour sessions

• This Class is to provide a baseline knowledge of grip and lighting gear, as well as proper techniques and safety standards with hands on experience setting up and tearing down equipment.

• Curriculum to cover things such as

o Grip / Rigging Equipment

 Stands

 Clamps

 Support – Sand bags, apple boxes, furniture pads, carts

 Grip Hand Tools

 Knots

 Dolly & Track

o Lighting Tools

 Tungsten

 HMI

 Kino-Flo

 LED

 Flags / Silks / Nets / Chimeras / Overheads / Gels / Scrims / Black Wrap / Duvatyne / Cucoloris / etc.

• The students will be provided with detailed handouts that they can take with them to use as future reference guides.

FIELD PRODUCTION AUDIO 201

• Prerequisite – Production 101

• Class Size – 4-8 People

• Duration – One 4-6 hour session

• This Class is to provide a baseline knowledge of working in the audio department, using microphones, mixers, slates, and recorders with hands on experience.

• Curriculum to cover things such as

o Tools used in the audio department

 Lavalier Microphones

 Boom Microphones

 Mixers

 Slates

 Recorders

 Timecode Sync Boxes

o Basic Audio Signal Flow

o Slates / Timecode

o Boom Operating Techniques

o Lavalier Placement Techniques

• The students will be provided with detailed handouts that they can take with them to use as future reference guides.

CAMERA ASSISTING 201

• Prerequisite – Production 101

• Class Size – 4-8 People

• Duration – One 4-6 hour session

• This Class is to provide a baseline knowledge of working in the camera department, using cameras, lenses, monitors, labeling and other gear and responsibilities with hands on experience.

• Curriculum to cover things such as

o Tools used in the camera department

 Cameras

 Camera Support

 Monitors

 Lenses

 Filters

o Basic Video Signal Flow

o Slates / Timecode

o Media Management / Labeling / Camera Logs

• The students will be provided with detailed handouts that they can take with them to use as future reference guides.

PRODUCTION DESIGN / ART DEPARTMENT 201

• Prerequisite – Production 101

• Class Size – 8-12 People

• Duration – One 4-6 hour session

• This Class is to provide a baseline knowledge of working in the art department, getting an overview of what happens with set design and construction, set dressing props and how to create a look from pre-production and research, to budgeting and shopping.

o Set Design

o Set Construction

o Set Dressing

o Props

o Research

o Budgeting

o Shopping

• The students will be provided with detailed handouts that they can take with them to use as future reference guides.

LOCATION MANAGEMENT 201

• Prerequisite – Production 101

• Class Size – 8-12 People

• Duration – One 4-6 hour session

• This Class is to provide a baseline knowledge of working in location management and scouting.

o Scouting Locations

o Working with Film Commissions

o Work with Location Owners

o Filming Permits

o Location Tech Scouting

o Community Relations

• The students will be provided with detailed handouts that they can take with them to use as future reference guides.