Classes

Princeton TV offers workshops and classes in Digital Media

For more info or to register for classes or workshops.

609-252-1963 or email us.

Refunds

There are no refunds unless PCTV cancels a class.

Cancelled Classes

PCTV reserves the right to cancel classes or replace instructors. PCTV may cancel classes that are not fully enrolled. If a class is cancelled a full refund will be provided.

Fall 2010 Classes

Intro to Citizen Journalism with Donna Liu, founder of AllPrinceton.com

October 30 @ 1:00 p.m. - Free

What if all the news about Princeton were reported by the people who know Princeton best? What if you could become a reporter for a Princeton news publisher? Sign up now for the AllPrinceton Journalism Workshop and learn:

- how to report on the local events and issues you care about most

- how to craft that reporting into a multimedia story

- how to publish that story to AllPrinceton.com, a new collaborative multimedia site for the residents of Princeton NJ

This 1-1/2 hour free workshop on the basics of multimedia reporting and publishing will be led by Donna Liu, Founder of AllPrinceton.com, founder the UChannel project, and a former CNN International producer at Princeton Community Television and Digital Media Center.

view photo gallery from past classes

Events Calendar

Fall 2010

Camera Basics

Wednesday, November 3 @ 7:00 p.m. - Free

A 1-1/2 hour required class for anyone wishing to borrow field equipment. We will review proper care of the cameras, how to start shooting, how to reserve a camera.

This class is held the first Wednesday of each month.

Beginner Level. No fee. Location: Green Room

Instructor: PCTV staff member

Members $85

Non Members $105

Your secure transaction is proof of registration. If you prefer to pay by check, please make check out and send to Princeton TV, 369 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Please list class name and e-mail so that we may send proof of registration.

Editing 101

Tuesdays in November 9, 16, 23, 30 @ 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

A great start to learn the technical aspects of telling a story with industry standard software, Final Cut Pro. Learn how to:

- organize your media

- trim clips so you tell the story you want to tell

-add photos and music to enhance your story

Beginner Level
Fee: $85 members/$105 non members (includes 2010 membership)

Location: Editing Lab
Instructor: Nick Hoskins

Nick studied fil

m at Oberlin College and Prague Film School, and later worked for Oberlin's Film department as the Production Coordinator, teaching workshops and facilitating the production curriculum. Now, Nick lives in Langhorne, PA and teaches media literacy at a high school in North East Philadelphia. He also runs PCTV's bi-weekly meetup group.

Acting

Tuesdays in November 9, 16, 23, 30 @ 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Judith K. Robinson is continuing her acting classes at Princeton Community Television Studio on Tuesday evenings. The sessions run for four weeks and the next one begins on November 9 and goes through November 30. New members can join at the beginning of each session. The class focuses on learning a process that expands the emotional range and creative potential that is then applied to acting on stage, television and film and in one’s personal expression. Ms. Robinson brings an eclectic approach to her teaching developed from her extensive professional and teaching experience. She has appeared on Broadway, television, and in film and has taught and directed at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the Stella Adler Studio, and the American Theatre Wing.

The fee is $150.00 for members/$170 for non-members (includes 2010 membership) for the four weeks. For more information and to register please call Ms. Robinson at 609-356-0558.

Location: Black Box Studio

Contact: Judith K. Robinson

609-356-0558

jkwolfjr@yahoo.com

Lighting 101

Monday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m.

This course will cover proper instruction in set up, break down and handling professional lighting equipment. Participants will learn to how to set up the equipment for an interview situation.

A required class for a

nyone wishing to reserve lighting equipment.

Beginner level

Fee: free to members/non members $20

Location: Green Room

Lighting Beyond the Basics

Saturday, December 4, 1:00-5:00 p.m

This class is designed for anyone who would like to improve your technique in any lighting situation. Bring a photo of lighting you’d like to try. We will attempt to recreate it.

Intermediate level

Fee: free to members/non members $20

Location: Green Room

About Lawrence Roth

While attending Columbia College in Chicago, Lawrence got his first taste of film as a production assistant for a couple of the big crowd shots on Ferris Buellers Day Off. After graduation, Lawrence worked on lighting crews for films, The Untouchables, Crime Story and She’s Having a Baby.

He has worked with Janusz Kaminski (currently Steven Spielberg’s Director of Photography), Wally Pfister (Batman) and Mauro Fiore (Training Day).

He has also been the lighting director for many television shows and commercials including pilots of the Osbournes, Wife Swap and Trading Spaces.

Most recently, Lawrence has served as lighting director on the Dr. Phil House, 48 Hours, ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series and CBS’s Lucky to be Alive.

Check out Larry Roth on IMDB (not the actor)