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Upcoming Classes

Da Vinci Resolve is a powerful and FREE all-in-one video editing suite that features tools to help you cut, correct and improve your raw footage and audio to create amazing looking videos. The course aims to strip down this complex software into the necessities for the beginner video editor, providing a platform for a first-time user to create videos without being lost in the interface. In the class we will use raw footage, music and dialogue (all supplied) to create a short and compelling video, while exploring the many of the software’s exceptional features.

A laptop with an installed and up to date version of Da Vinci Resolve is needed for this class. You can download Da Vinci Resolve for free from this link, towards the bottom of the page.

On completing this course you will be able to: 

• Set up a project
• Import and organise media
• Add and adjust clips on a timeline
• Mark and annotate notes onto clips and timelines
• Use transitions between clips and audio
• Crop and resize footage
• Employ slow motion
• Stabilize shaking footage
• Add text and titles
• Colour grade to correct and improve visuals
• Perform batch adjustments to clips
• Perform basic audio adjustments
• Export your finished video ready to share

What to bring:

• A laptop
• A mouse (with a middle button)
• A notepad

Our COVID 19 Measures:

 At michaels media school we strive to create a fun and engaging environment in the classroom. To ensure our students have the best experience possible we have put the following safety measures in place:

 Classes will have a maximum of 8 students

• Each student is required to wear a mask
• 1 student per desk
• A minimum of 1.5 metres in between desks
• Hand sanitizers and antibacterial soap located in the classrooms
• All equipment will be sanitised before class

What you can do:

• If you are displaying symptoms please contact us, we will be happy to reschedule your class.
• Maintain social distancing - be aware of your surroundings and allow 1.5 metres between other students, teachers and team members.
• Wash your hands/use hand sanitiser before entering the classroom or touching any equipment - we have hand sanitising stations outside and inside the classroom as well as an interior basin.