Course Description
This three-day hands-on course will familiarize students with
Apple's masterful new color grading and finishing software. Start
with the basics of color balancing and correction, and move on to
the fine points of secondary grading, including scene matching,
using vignettes to isolate and track regions, creating advanced
color effects and "looks," skin tone adjustments, adjusting
the composition and framing of a shot, and much more.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for existing Final Cut Pro users who
want to learn more about the color correction and grading capabilities
of Color. The course is designed for those who prefer hands-on and
interactive instruction to best explore the functionality of Color.
Certification
This course covers the requirements necessary to successfully become
an Apple Certified Pro, Level One in Color. Level One certification
attests to basic operational knowledge of the application.
To register for the exam, please consult with your Apple Authorized
Training Center. You are required to have an Apple Tech ID number
before registering for any Apple exam. You can apply for a Tech
ID by following the instructions at certifications.apple.com.
Color Level One certification also counts towards the new Final
Cut Studio Master Pro certification. Master certification recognizes
a user's skills with the entire Final Cut Studio product suite.
Since workflow is such a significant component of Final Cut Studio,
users need certification in at least four of the applications to
earn Master Certification. For details, please visit training.apple.com/certification/proapps.
Prerequisites
Included In The Cost Of The Course: Course Book, Breakfast And Lunch, And Certification Test Voucher!
An Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Premiere Pro with over twenty years of video editing experience. Rich has a Master of Science degree in Instructional Media and was one of the beta testers for Premiere Pro 1.5. He currently works in the eLearning department at a technology center and specializes in streaming media for health education. Rich emphasizes real-world problem solving and provides "hands-on" experiences for students.
Margaret "Margee" Gaeddert, is a certified professional designer and owner of G Art & Design in Oklahoma City. A 30 year career in design as an art director, graphic designer, illustrator, and web designer has awarded her regional, national and international awards. She has worked with Fortune 500 and 1000 corporations such as AOL, Avon, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Sony Music, CNBC.com and Gucci. Local corporations include American Fidelity, KOCO Television, Metropolitan Library Association and Sperry Van Ness. She teaches design at the University of Central Oklahoma. Gaeddert enjoys serving on the board of the Oklahoma Watercolor Association, and two design advisory boards supporting education in Oklahoma. She holds a bachelor's of fine arts degree and is an accomplished award winning fine artist in watercolor media, calligraphy and caricature art.
Mr. Gaines is a certified professional in both Logic Pro 8 and Soundtrack 2. He is currently in demand as an instructor of both applications. Current projects include independent film work and collaboration on the television series, LA Ink. Jason Gaines is a New York City based trumpeter, composer and arranger. He has performed and recorded with some of the most influential performers in the jazz idiom including Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Gerald Wilson and others. He holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music, New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University.
Foster Johnson is the Owner and Lead Creative for Foster Johnson Studios. He has 10 years of professional creative development and leadership experience in interactive, print and advertising, executing creative direction, art direction and team strategy. An architect of numerous web based commerce and database connectivity solutions, as well as e-commerce, telecoms, entertainment, advertising, publishing, photography and video for broadband. Johnson is an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) with expert level application skills in Adobe Creative Suite 3, including: Flash using ActionScript 3.0, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects Pro, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Captivate 3.0, LiveCycle ES as well as QuarkXPress and web application development using advanced CSS, SQL, AJAX, XML, RSS, Google AdSense and AdWords.
Rick Allen Lippert is president of Lippert Media in Oklahoma City with 30 years experience on both sides of the camera. Specializing in industrial production, he has won numerous awards for his writing, producing, and directing for clients such as the Oklahoma Arts Institute, Oklahoma City University, the City of Oklahoma City, the University of Central Oklahoma, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.His commercial clients include CompSource Oklahoma and Dane Design. Rick has been using Final Cut Pro since version 1.25. As an adjunct instructor, he teaches video production at Oklahoma City Community College and media writing at the University of Oklahoma.
Brian Mays has 5 years of teaching at the University of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Community College, 9 years of day-to-day web and print design at OPUBCO Communications Group, and 2 years as president of Oklahoma’s AIGA chapter. When Brian was young he picked up a pencil and drew Disco Mickey Mouse. Then about 15 years ago Brian was stricken with The Graphic Designer’s Curse and could not look at print and digital design works without mentally deconstructing and reconstructing them to figure out how they were built.
Kiri Christopher Roberts is the creative director of One Media USA, a media production house located in Albany, NY. Born in Zimbabwe, Kiri migrated to the UK where he received a Masters in Audio Production from the University of Westminster in London. With a diverse international experience he has worked on music production, TV commercials, documentary films, music videos and currently ‘Frozen River’ the movie. Kiri is also a contributing writer for the Edit-Well magazine whose editor is Larry Jordan of LA. Kiri balances his time between his business and as a trainer for Apple Pro Apps. He is an Apple Certified end user and trainer for Motion 3, FCP6, STP2 & Logic 8.
Luis Sierra is an experienced Apple Certified Trainer for Color and all levels of Final Cut Pro 6. He teaches custom classes in DVD Studio Pro 4 and Motion 3. Luis attended the Macintosh Learning Center in New York City. He continued his education at an Apple Certified Training Center and became their IT/Editing Systems manager for 3 years and then the Apple Certified Instructor in Miami. He has also worked in technical support for video editing systems at National Trade Shows such as the Digital Media DC Conference in Washington, DC, the Avid Government Training Symposium in Washington DC, and NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) in Las Vegas NV. Luis brings real world experience into the classroom and shares it with his students.
Luisa Winters has been in the professional videography industry for 17 years. An awards winning videographer / editor, her tips make editing and compositing more productive, faster, and far more inventive. Luisa is a featured instructor for NAB, Government Video Expo, DV Expo, CES, NAB - NY and PMA. An accomplished videographer, editor, 3D animator and graphics designer, her compositions have been seen on broadcast TV as well as in private video productions. She has created and edited scores of video and web projects for dozens of corporate, government, and educational, commercial and private clients. Luisa has conducted training sessions and master classes for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Flash and Encore DVD. Luisa is a Johns Hopkins University Graduate and is fluent in both English and Spanish.