Advanced Digital Cinema: Building an On-Set Digital Workstation

***PLEASE NOTE: This virtual training session will take place in the PACIFIC TIME ZONE.***

Advanced Digital Cinema is our new series that teaches the key building blocks of technical knowledge needed to advance your career in the Camera Department. In this class, participants will learn the ins and outs of building a DIT cart, with a focus on how to set up for remote production.This class will cover all the components that go into a DIT cart, including hardware, software, connectivity, and signal flow. Attendees will learn about each item on the cart and its function. Emphasis will be placed on how to connect to a camera though wired and wireless options, so that DITs can work safely and remotely on set. 

This class and all of its materials will be delivered on the Smashcut platform. Smashcut is an online learning environment, designed especially for media education, that offers robust collaborative instruction with media sharing capabilities, contextual feedback on student work, and broadcast-quality asychronous video lectures. Once students have registered for this course, they will be granted access to Smashcut.

This live stream class will include plenty of time for discussion and questions throughout. 

Topics include: 

• Electronics on set 
• Integration of modern filmmaking and computer science 
• Types of computer hardware commonly used 
  • Mainframe 
  • External devices 
• Monitoring 
  • Types of monitors: computer monitors to broadcast studio grade 
  • Video editing and color critical operations 
  • Monitor calibration 
  • Signal Monitoring (waveform monitors, vector scopes, etc.) 
  • Live Grading & LUT Generation/Application 
  • Wireless Options 
• Remote camera control 
• Preforming DIT functions remotely 
• Transportation and setup of a DIT station 

***BUNDLE DISCOUNT: We are currently offering a special bundle price of $595 for all four of our live stream Advanced Digital Cinema workshops. If you plan to take all four live stream classes, please contact [email protected] to purchase at the discounted rate.***