Illume Magazine is sponsoring a weekend class in the Bay Area to promote and teach digital journalism. The class is taught by media professionals on the weekend of April 17 and 18. The class will kickoff by a free panel the night of the 16th about the importance of local media activism. Details below!
From Illume’s site:
The Bay Area is the world’s innovation hub with technology that is profoundly changing the way news is being consumed and reported on. Learn cutting edge skills from award-winning media professionals on what it takes to produce effective and engaging content in today’s digital age of multi-media story telling.
This class will introduce you to the techniques of journalism in digital media and offer you conceptual and practical tools with which to join the fray
LEVEL: Intro
PRICE: Before April 16 – $75.00 Professionals, $25.00 for Students (ID REQUIRED) ,
After April 16 – $100.00 Professionals, $50.00 Students
In this class, you will learn:
* Understanding the different mediums: print vs broadcast vs web
* Effective news writing & storytelling
* Pre-production and script writing
* Interview techniques
* The different styles and approaches
* The “Five Elements of News Production”
* Basic Camera operation
* How to Light the Perfect Interview
* Getting the right Coverage
* Understanding Audio
* Selecting the correct mics
* Hands-on DV & HDV Camera use and tips
* How to shoot an Interview
* DV Editing with Final Cut Pro
* Editing techniques and styles
* Understanding rendering and nesting using FCP
* Exporting out of Final Cut Pro
* How to make DVDs, Overview of DVD studio Pro Basics and iDVD
By the end of the course you will have:
Written, shot and produced a print and broadcast news story for the web, including a tour of the CBS Studios in San Francisco.
REGISTER. Space is limited!
Instructors:
Farzad Wafapoor
Executive Producer – 14th Road Productions
Farzad is an Emmy award-winning director with more than 10 years of production and teaching experience.He has directed and edited more than a dozen independent videos & documentaries, and produced more than 400 interactive media applications for publishers and businesses. His scholarly works have been published internationally while his films have been screened locally and overseas. Marquis Who’s Who in America of 2010 selected Farzad Wafapoor as one of 95,000 of America’s “most noteworthy people”.Farzad earned his Master’s degree in Mass Media from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Muhammad Sajid
Editor-in-Chief – ILLUME
Muhammad Sajid is an award-winning journalist and graphic designer. He received an Edward R. Murrow award and has been named the Society of Professional Journalist 2004 Outstanding Young Journalist of the Year. He worked as a newspaper reporter for seven years before switching to broadcast. Muhammad Sajid received a BA in Journalism and a second BA in Graphic Design from San Francisco State University. He is currently pursuing a JD.
Anser Hassan
Executive Producer – ILLUME
Anser has worked both on-air and behind the scenes at several news stations across the country, including ABC, CBS, and CNN. His career began at CTV30, an award-winning cable station in the San Francisco Bay Area. There he was a reporter and news anchor, plus hosted two of his own shows. He also reported for the New York Times broadcast division at WQAD-TV. He has also reported at KRON4-TV/Channel 4 in San Francisco. Currently, he is an assignment editor at CBS5/Channel 5 in San Francisco. He was recognized as an up and coming reporter from the national branch of the Asian American Journalist Association, being featured on the “Men of AAJA DVD.” He was also the recipient of the national New York Times Reporter Trainee award and selected into the prestigious New York Times L.E.A.P. program, a company wide leadership program. Anser is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of San Francisco State University, with degrees in TV/Radio News and International Relations, with a Middle East regional concentration and an emphasis on Islamic political movements and Islamic feminism.
Details of FREE Media Panel (April 16th)
Location: SBIA Downtown Center (325 N. Third Street, San Jose, CA 95113)
Time: 7pm-9pm
Cost: FREE
Topic: “The Importance of Local Media Activism”
Panel Speakers:
Wajahat Ali is a playwright, journalist, attorney, humorist and consultant. His play, “The Domestic Crusaders” [www.domesticcrusaders.com], is one of the first major plays about the American Muslim experience originally premiering at the Thrust Stage of the Tony award winning Berkeley Repertory Theater to universal acclaim in 2005 and making its New York premiere on 9-11-09 at the world famous Nuyorican Theater. He is a frequent contributor to the Washington Post, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Counterpunch and Chowk.
Carma Hassan is a journalist and story planning editor with a KTVU Ch. 2 News in Oakland, CA. She is actively working to bring a stronger Muslim presence to mainstream media.
Javed Ali is the founder and publisher of the world-class, award-winning media organization, ILLUME. He is a seasoned technology expert and entrepreneur, who previously founded Digital Pad in 2003, a technology consulting company. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Network and Communications Management and consults with non-profits in the areas of media and technology.
Anser Hassan has worked both on-air and behind the scenes at several news stations across the country, including ABC, CBS, and CNN. His career began at CTV30, an award-winning cable station in the San Francisco Bay Area. There he was a reporter and news anchor, plus hosted two of his own shows. He also reported for the New York Times broadcast division at WQAD-TV. He has also reported at KRON4-TV/Channel 4 in San Francisco. Currently, he is an assignment editor at CBS5/Channel 5 in San Francisco.
Panel Moderator:
Irfan Rydhan is a “Multi-Media” Activist who lives in the Bay Area. His background includes non-profit management, film/video production and graphic art/design. He is co-founder of “Jam-Productions: An International Video/Film Company” and Executive Producer of “The Muslim Round Table Television Show” which currently airs on Comcast Ch. 15 in San Jose and streams live on Sundays at 12:30pm on www.CreaTVsj.org He is one of the founding members of the SBIA Media Committee, which conducts training programs and classes on how to effectively interact with the media in it’s coverage of issues relating to Islam and Muslims. Read his blog about Architecture, Islamic Art and Media Activism: Al Mihrab: The Place of War
