Pegasus Media Project: Skills Training Program

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature, Economic/Workforce Development, Technology

Age Group:

Teen (ages 13-17), Adult (18+)
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Event Details

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Pegasus Media Project (PMP), in partnership with the DFW-area media industry leaders and creative technologies companies and employers, have created the Pegasus Skills Training Program for Multimedia Jobs, a blueprint for impacting the future of underrepresented art workers in the film/media industries. The program offers personalized education with access to state-of-the-art equipment, professional development opportunities, and paid On-the-Job-Training (OJT) in media arts and creative technologies with special outreach to women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+.

 

Video Production Boot-Camp

6 weeks in classroom training- October 1st- November 5th. 

36 hours of instruction, 60 hours of independent and group fieldwork on assigned projects. Classes are FREE for selected participants through an application process that is in line with the mission of PMP. Camera gear equipment, laptops, and software will be provided by the Pegasus Media Project for the duration of the program. 

The Boot Camp brings you the best tips, tricks and know-how in a 36-hour intensive training course. Candidates will gain hands-on experience in all aspects of short-form video production from PMP’s expert instructors.

  • Camera gear equipment, laptops, and software will be provided by the Pegasus Media Project for the duration of the program

  • The three phases of production (pre-production, production, and post-production)

  • The fundamentals of cameras and cinematography (iris control, focus control, color balancing, shot composition and camera movement)

  • The fundamentals of audio, as well as types of microphones and editing audio

  • The fundamentals of lighting

  • How to conduct site surveys for videotaping locations

  • How to use camera angles, lighting, sound, music, and dialogue to convey messages and tell stories

  • How to cooperate and work as teams to complete projects

  • How to edit short videos and get Adobe Certified

  • The business of Freelance Media Production

  • And much more!

 

For information about Pegasus Media Project, see https://www.pegasusmediaproject.com/

For information about the national Arts2Work program, see https://arts2work.media/