Manhattan Edit Workshop Announce Mobile Media Production Workshops

Students can receive 20% off Padcaster equipment by registering for our new classes

New York, New York – March 14, 2017 – Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, has launched a new workshop series for Mobile Media production.  With the advancements of cameras on mobile devices and the massive need for media content live and recorded; the need for mobile production is now a necessity for companies and individuals. MEWShop’s new courses in Mobile Media training will prepare students for professional live streaming events or producing high-end company videos with their mobile devices.  Students who are interested in purchasing equipment for use in class can receive a 20% discount on products with MEWShop’s partnership with Padcaster.

Mobile Media Live Streaming Workshop

This two-day workshop covers everything you need to know to create amazing mobile live stream video productions. Using Facebook Live and Live to Air, you’ll learn which devices, apps and support gear best suit your projects, how to set up professional lighting on the go, and techniques to capture excellent audio. You’ll learn how to enhance your live production with multiple cameras as well as how to add titles, graphics and video clips to your live stream.

Topics include:

  • Devices, gear and software - understanding the goals and the tools
  • Best apps for live streaming and proper configuration
  • Audio recording and an overview of microphones
  • Lighting on location and on the field
  • Students will produce a live stream broadcast using Facebook Live
  • Multi Camera set-up and understanding the Live: Air interface
  • Audio and lighting techniques for multiple cameras
  • Using a mini teleprompter 
  • Adding lower thirds, graphics and video clips to you project
  • Archiving your live broadcast
  • Students will produce a live multi-camera broadcast using Live to Air

Saturday & Sunday, April 8 - 9, 2017 from 10am – 5pm.  Cost: $595   Early Bird: $495 (early bird ends March 15th) 

Mobile Media for Corporate & Promotional Videos

This two-day workshop covers everything you need to know to create professional mobile video for in-house, corporate and promotional applications . You’ll learn which devices, apps and support gear best suit your needs, how to set up professional lighting on the go, and techniques to capture high-quality audio. 

In this course, you’ll shoot a sample video “profile” and learn the workflow of archiving, editing, color grading and uploading your final projects.

Topics include:

  • Devices, gear and software - understanding the goals, tools and challenges
  • Best apps for pro video and proper configuration
  • Video stabilization - how and when to move the camera
  • Audio recording and an overview of microphones & mixers
  • Lighting on location and on the field
  • Devices, gear and software - understanding the goals, tools and challenges
  • Best apps for pro video and proper configuration
  • Video stabilization - how and when to move the camera
  • Audio recording and an overview of microphones & mixers
  • Lighting on location and on the field
  • Students complete shooting profiles
  • Backing up footage for edit and archive
  • Review video footage with critique and suggestions for improvement 
  • Introduction to mobile editing with iMovie, Pinnacle Studio and other apps
  • Adding lower thirds, graphics and other effects to your project
  • Color correction on mobile devices
  •  Saving, archiving and uploading your final project

Saturday & Sunday, April 29 - 30, 2017 from 10am – 5pm

Cost: $595   Early Bird: $495 (early bird ends March 15th)

Registration

Register here.  Our Mobile Media for Corporate & Promotional Videos and Mobile Media Live Streaming are located under the “two-day” drop down menu.

About Manhattan Edit Workshop – Training in New York City & Your City

Headquartered in the Flatiron District of New York City, Manhattan Edit Workshop was founded in 2002 with the goal of providing cutting-edge instruction on Adobe®, and Avid®, Apple® platforms.  Since then, MEWShop has added Digital Cinema Production classes, Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve, Autodesk® Smoke®, Assimilate Scratch training and VFX Editing course to its already impressive curriculum. MEWShop’s signature Six-Week Intensive is a jump-start for anyone looking for a career in post-production, while weekend and one-week courses introduce and solidify core editing concepts. Corporate and group training offer a customized curriculum, either in-house or on-site, for professionals eager to learn a new skill or to build on existing ones. The facility’s focus on small workshops, highly skilled faculty, and a results-oriented curriculum have quickly won it the reputation as New York’s premier post-production teaching facility.

Follow @mewshop on Twitter and Facebook. For more information on Manhattan Edit Workshop please visit: www.mewshop.com.

About Padcaster

Featured in Apple’s “Your Verse” international advertising campaign for the original iPad Air, as well as the newly released iPad Air 2 “Change” campaign, and Visa’s “Visa Checkout” campaign, The Padcaster is a patented, rugged multifunctional iPad case that transforms the iPad into an all-in-one mobile production studio.  The Padcaster enables consumers to shoot, edit and upload video on the fly – or stream live right from the iPad.  More than an innovative way to mount an iPad to a tripod, The Padcaster transforms the iPad into an all-in-one production tool. The Company is creating, developing and enabling a new category of convenient and cost-effective professional quality video documentation and production.

What began as an idea to help amateur filmmakers use their iPads to shoot video, interviews, and documentaries is becoming a widely adopted and accepted solution for people from various backgrounds to shoot professional quality videos.  From extreme to mainstream, professional to consumer, The Padcaster is enabling consumers to conveniently and easily realize their creative vision.  Padcaster’s customers include some of the world’s most well known news organizations, journalists, reporters, schools, students, and filmmakers.

 

Press Contacts

Jason Banke

Manhattan Edit Workshop

President

Jason@mewshop.com

212-414-9570