Wednesday, March 5th 2025

Video Production Workshop Series

By the end of this series of 4 workshops, participants will gain the foundational skills necessary to shoot and edit their own video projects using Struts Gallery’s media arts equipment. People are welcome to register for these workshops as one offs or as a series. Register in advance by contacting lucas@strutsgallery.ca. $10/Struts Members or $25/non-members. INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL CAMERAS AND CAMCORDERS Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, 7 - 9pm Learn the ins and outs of digital cameras and camcorders in this workshop. Orient yourself with the parts of the camera and gain an understanding of exposure, frame rate, and colour space. This workshop is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to use any of our digital cameras and camcorders for photography or video projects or simply understand their own camera. INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTING Wednesday, March 19th, 2025, 7 - 9pm Discover the basics of lighting for video in this hands-on workshop. Orient yourself with our lights and lighting modifiers, and see how different light changes the look of your scene. Participants will also learn DIY solutions to diffuse and bounce natural light onto their subjects or scenes. INTRODUCTION TO SOUND: MICROPHONES, AUDIO RECORDERS, AND MORE Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025, 7 - 9pm Gain an understanding of audio production for video in our introductory audio workshop. Through this workshop, participants will learn how to record voices and background/folly sounds. Familiarize yourself with our microphones and audio recorders, learn how to use them and how to reduce background noise. Participants will even learn DIY tricks for recording audio at home. EDITING WITH DAVINCI RESOLVE Wednesday, April 16th, 2025, 7 - 9pm Want to unplug from those expensive subscription-based video editing software? Dive into video editing on the free version of DaVinci Resolve in this introductory workshop. Orient yourself with the many tools, for cutting and splicing, subtitles, and more.