Ring in The New Year With New Skills in 2015!

Welcome Back to the Real World!

Sometimes the Holidays can be a little overwhelming with the hustle and bustle of buying presents, visiting relatives, cooking and cleaning and multiple events all seeming to happen at once.
Now that we have passed through the vortex of the New Year, it is time to settle in and focus on what is really important…making videos!

Upcoming classes include:
Final Cut Pro X: January 12, 19, 26. Mondays 6-9pm
Express Studio: January 15 Thursday 6-8pm
Field Production January 29, 31 February 5, 7 Wed 3-6, Sat 12-3
Studio Production: February 10, 12, 17, 19 6-9pm

Please join us for the fun of Creative Expression and Free Speech: Hope to see you soon!

Melanie Mentzel Community Outreach Coordinator

www.betv.org
(510) 848-2288

His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet at the Berkeley Community Theater

Berkeley Community Media was able to film and stream live from the Berkeley Community Theater the latest visit by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on March 2nd, 2014. We are proudly rebroadcasting the visit  over B-TV channel 28 and provide access to the footage in it’s entirety archived on the front page of the BCM website Click on the Link Below: www.betv.org:

https://www.betv.org/shows/dalai-lama-bct

Calling All Film Makers!!!

See Your Dream on the Local Screen  Join the fun for BCM’s First Ever Screening Room Event Early Bird Submissions May 5th 6 pm Final Deadline May 19th 6 pm Screenings June 9th 6-8pm Don’t Miss this this Opportunity to Show Your Work to friends and family and hang out with Other Indy Film Makers Like Yourself in a Creative and Cutting Edge Community Environment Light refreshments and snacks will be served during the networking event after the screenings where you can mix and mingle with audience, cast, crew and directors…the possibilities are endless… Submission Guidelines First Come, First Screened All Subjects, No Pornography Audience 18 and over 10 minute maximum length per film Submit 1 paragraph synopsis Submit media on DVD only $10.00 submission fee per film Payable to Berkeley Community Media in person or by mail Berkeley Community Media 2239 MLK Jr. Way Berkeley, CA 94704 Or pay by phone (510) 848-2288 IT’S GONNA BE AWWWESOME!!!!! We have been waiting for an event like this…to showcase the amazing talent that is here in the Bay Area…and have an excuse to get together and have a community party! Please write us and tell us about your Indy experience…film making or film watching! See you soon! Melanie

 

GET INVOLVED!!! Workshops at BCM

Come to a Member Workshop!

(not a member yet? Signing up is easy)

 NEW!

Digital Media & The Law: Understanding Copyrights

Tuesday April 2nd 6-7:30pm

Berkeley Public Library Central Branch, Meeting Room

THIS IS A FREE EVENT Hosted by Berkeley Community Media and Presented by Amitai Schwarts ESQ.

 

Express Studio (First time Berkeley residents FREE, $20.00 (BCM members), $60 (Non-Members) 1 session

March 28

BCM’s Express studio can be operated by just one person and that person could be you!  Learn how to switch video, monitor audio, and trigger graphics,  all at the same time.  Students will learn the skills and gain the experience they need to begin producing simple shows in our Express Studio.  Taught by Jeff Kimmich

  

Video Production Workshop 

High School Students Grades 9-12 

Spring Break April 1-5 $200

Monday through Friday 12pm to 4pm 

Write! Direct! Act! Light! Shoot! Students will learn all

aspects of working in a professional broadcasting 

studio and developing shows for TV. This fun-filled 

hands-on class will focus on how to develop, produce, 

write, direct and shoot three camera television programs. 

Students will also have instruction in lighting and 

on-camera annoucing and acting. This class is for all 

students in grades 9-12. No special or prior skills are 

required. All persons are welcome here. 

Taught by Mike Vaughn and Jeff Kimmich

 

Field Production $80.00 4 sessions

April 3, 6, 10, 13 

Wednesdays 6-9pm and Saturdays 3-6pm

This core class offers hands on training with 3 chip digital video cameras, microphones, mixers, monitors, and lighting kits for your productions shot on location. Learn shooting techniques and use of accessories to produce high quality video and audio. We’ll also discuss equipment safety and check out procedures. Students will be given projects to complete during the class culminating in a final group project. Successful completion of this class will certify you to check out equipment. We will be using the Sony PD-150 and PD-170 cameras. 

High definition cameras have arrived at Berkeley Community Media! This workshop will focus on our new JVC GY-HM100U cameras and will cover everything from how to white balance, focus, expose and record audio to the special considerations of shooting HD. Taught by Jeff Kimmich.

Studio Production $80.00 4 sessions

April 16, 18, 23, 25

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9pm

Make your own TV shows or films in our full-service Large Studio, the biggest studio in the East Bay! Or, choose our simple and easy to use Express Studio which can be operated by just one technician. This 4-part class will show you the basics of all aspects of studio production, from camera and lighting to audio and graphics. Take turns on crew positions as you produce actual shows. Get certified and then it’s your turn to create your own shows. 

Taught by Jeff Kimmich.

Spotlight Member

Susan Livingston celebrates community through PANinA (Peace and Nonviolence in Action) and produces Expressions of Peace programming for BeTV channel 28 and Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/expressionsofpeace

BCM SPRING NEWSLETTER

Spring Studio Update  Greetings Friends From the Interim Executive Director Arielle Krnich If you have dropped by BCM over the last few months, you may have noticed a few changes that have been happening here!  We’ve redecorated our front office with a fresh new look, upgraded our Express Studio (still in progress), and switched over to a tape-less recording system!  Consider it our Spring Revival of Berkeley Community Media.But that is not where the end begins In the coming months, more big changes are coming – including a brand new website that is designed for members to be able to have video on demand, schedule their own shows, make their own reservations, and much much more. We’re even working on a new workflow so that you can submit your shows from home via the internet! These are exciting times for BCM: a new beginning with even more light and heart than ever before. I look forward to take BCM back to the future, and enhance your experience with us!   See you soon! We’re staying closely connected to our membership because of these new changes. We need to make sure we have your current contact information to notify you of special events, workshops and neat discounts! If you missed the last opportunity to get $5 bucks off your next class or membership, click here to update your info and enjoy your reward: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5RV85JT Jeff Kimmick, Access Facilitator says: And remember, Berkeley community’s equipment is blasting into the future too. We now have two HD cameras that can shoot 1080 at 24 frames per second onto SD cards, delivering incredibly high quality imagery that can then be simply copied onto a computer for post-production, eliminating forever the real-time capture process!  And once those files are copied, they can be imported into Apple’s state of the art Final Cut Pro X, allowing for greater flexibility than ever seen before with this application. Our Express Studio has been upgraded and with much higher quality cameras and a design making it easier than ever for one person to tech an entire show alone.  And both studios now have the capability to record shows directly onto a computer hard drive so they can be uploaded or streamed to YouTube or Vimeo immediately.  We here at BCM are committed to providing you with the best equipment and the newest methods possible. BCM would also like to welcome Ellora Coombs, previously a production intern, Ellora is now part of the staff. Hello! My name is Ellora and I’m the new administrative & technical assistant at BCM. On a day-to-day basis I will be assisting the Executive Director, answering phones, helping out in the mac lab, assisting in the production of City Council, Zoning Adjustment Board, and Rent Stabilization Board meetings, and editing for media service projects. I’m excited to be apart of BCM! Donald Bauer has rejoined the organization as Business Manager for BCM.  Donald was previously BCM’s Operations Manager from 2003 until late 2009, during which time he managed the full gamut of BCM’s financial and operational issues. Since departing BCM, Don has worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce,     as the Senior Accounting Manager for a commercial testing laboratory in west Berkeley, and as Accounting Manager for another non-profit organization headquartered here in the east bay. Don is happy to return to BCM — an organization he cares greatly about, and one where he invested a great deal of himself during his earlier tenure with the organization. An experienced business professional with a master’s degree in business administration, Don will be a big asset to BCM as it grows and evolves as an organization and as a key community asset in the City of Berkeley, California. From the Community Outreach Coordinator Melanie Mentzel Community is the heart of BCM and filming and airing events such as Berkeley Sunday Streets, Telegraph Ave Holiday Fair, The Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, and the Peace Symbol Birthday exemplify the uniqueness and diversity of Berkeley. We are always reaching out to potential new members and creating more opportunities for people to get involved with BCM. Coming in May, we will have our first ever “BCM Screening Room” where producers with short films can show their work. Our 3rd Annual 48 Hour Summer Shorts Movie Jam, where people gather to create a 5 minute film in just 48 hours, happens towards the end of July. Watch for a House Warming Pot Luck Party in between to get to know the staff and check out the new studio space and equipment! We think you’ll like it all!        Thanks for all of your positive energy towards keeping BCM a vibrant center for promoting something Berkeley is known for… Free Speech! From the Interim Director of Education Michael Vaughn The training and continuing education of our members and the Berkeley community is central to our mission. BCM offers core classes in Studio Production (and lighting & directing) Field Production and Final Cut Pro X (with our new teacher John Clark). This spring we have added a new class, Audacity. This will focus on sound recording and mixing. I hope this too will become a “core class”. Our internship program has over 16 students; they come from Berkeley High, BCC, Laney, Cal and from the neighborhood. We have begun two exciting new partnerships. One is with students from U.C Berkeley, in particular CALTV. In this we anticipate original content in all genres developed by Cal students. The other is with The California Lawyers for the Arts. We have started to offer free public workshops and lectures at the Berkeley Public Library on legal issues important to community broadcasters. Finally, we are pleased to have begun developing content with the Berkeley Senior Centers and the Center For Independent Living’s teen group. Stay tuned to both channel 28 & 33 for these and so much more upcoming programs. And Finally, Our Government Producer, Joe Liesner The staff of BCM would like to shout out a special moment of gratitude to our amazing government producer, Joe Liesner, who has faithfully been producing all of our government meetings productions that air on Channel 33!   He is a beacon of light and love here at BCM, and we are eternally thankful for his efforts!   Hooray for Joe!

Up Comming Events

MAY Is the month of workshops!

Interested in making you very own short low budget film?

BCM HAS A WORK SHOP FOR THAT! 🙂

May 5th and May 12th

How To Write Produce and Direct a Low Budget Short Film Workshop taught by author Gini Graham Scott
This two day workshop is based on the book by the same name and covers the complete process of how to get your ideas for film from inside your head written into script form, cast, filmed, produced and distributed including ways to get your film funded by things like Kickstarter. Class size will be kept small so register early.

Want to learn how to be an on camera talent.

BCM HAS A WORKSHOP FOR THAT!

June 9th: Saturday 10am to Noon $20.00
Camera Basics: How to Act in Front of the Camera Workshop taught by actress and producer Amelia Avila
This two hour special workshop iis going to be a unique skill building opportunity designed to help you engage audiences with your unique style as an interviewer or actor in front of the camera.
This workshop will include the basics techniques for warming up your body and voice as well as what to wear or not to wear for the camera!

come join us for these please check the website for more details

 

BEING ON CAMERA THE BASICS

June 9th:  Saturday 10am to Noon $20.00
Camera Basics: How to Act in Front of the Camera Workshop taught by actress and producer Amelia Avila
This two hour special workshop iis going to be a unique skill building opportunity designed to help you engage audiences with your unique style as an interviewer or actor in front of the camera.
This workshop will include the basics techniques for warming up your body and voice as well as what to wear or not to wear for the camera!

SHORT FILM WORKSHOP MAY 5TH and 9TH 2012

Want to write, produce or direct a low budget short film?

A comprehensive step by step overview from writing and casting your script to creating a scene breakdown, shooting your film, working with an editor, and getting iy shown. By an author who has written and produced over 4 dozon low budget videos.

Short Film work shop  Saturday May 5th 2012 and May 9th 2012 2 days of workshop for just $75.00

log on to the website for more information.

WATCH THIS: ExtravaGANGA!

Today is the latest installment of the epic variety show “Watch This”.  The show is going to be live tonight from 7pm to 8pm. Tonight’s show is about herbal medication and a celebration of one of the 5 sacred plants of India. Can you get what it is?  Tune and find out.