Starting July 2010

Courses starting in July 2010

Video Editing with Final Cut Pro

A 24-hour course in the industry’s leading professional non-linear editing software application, designed for persons new to the application.

Chat Bout: A Voice and Speech Workshop for Teens

 

Feature Writing for Magazines & Newspapers

Feature writers are (factual) storytellers. This five-day course will help to stimulate participants to look beyond the obvious, identify, develop and write about the numerous stories unfolding around them daily ñ and earn money. The workshop includes identifying topics; exploring various forms of feature writing; gathering information; writing clear, catchy and concise copy; and pitching stories to editors. These will be done through lecture, discussions, assignment, critique and analysis. This workshop is for inexperienced writers; people who want to turn their words into cash; people who want to write for newspapers and/or magazines.

Graphic Design (Basic)

Do you want to go public with your ideas and products? Or learn some basic advertising publicity techniques? This course will introduce you to the basics of graphic design using Adobe Photoshop and Corel Draw. The principal focus is to show students how to design logos, brochures, posters or billboard advertising. **Good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Corel Draw or Adobe illustrator. You must be comfortable using a computer You will also need to take a USB stick along with you to this course.

Public Speaking and Speechwriting

This course seeks to equip participants with knowledge and skills that can be useful in areas of communication that require speaking publicly to an audience. Its major premise is that a speech, or public address, is a moment of significance in an ongoing discourse. Although it allows the speaker an uninterrupted period of information transfer, it is the result of dialogue, should promote interaction and result in joint action. It is therefore a means of communication ﾖ an interactive transference of meaning between individuals. The course promotes the concept that public speaking has a special role in advocacy as a means of garnering support by sharing information that will make audiences think, feel and do.

Radio Announcing and Presentation

This course relies heavily on the reading of scripts and radio copy for announcing and microphone presentation. There will also be some written assignments. Each participant should bring a portable tape recorder with either a good built-in condenser microphone or an external microphone. (No micro-cassette recorders.) Each participant must submit a 30-second audio cassette or CD stating name and country and the reason for taking the course. This cassette/CD/file should reach CARIMAC by the May 7, 2010. Audio files in mp3 format can also be emailed. You must be a confident speaker of the English Language.

Digital Photography (TEENS)

 

Digital Storytelling (TEENS)

Digital Storytelling combines the art of telling stories with some mixture of digital graphics, text, recorded audio narration, video and music to present information on a specific topic. The stories usually revolve around a theme or topic and often contain a certain viewpoint. Stories are typically short and can involve interactivity. Today’s technology allows us to tell stories in engaging, compelling and powerful ways.

Graphic Design (Advanced)

 

Interactive Motion Graphics (using Flash)

Since the late 1800s, media developers have sought new and improved methods to capture their audience’s imagination through the use of moving images. With the explosion of the personal computer in the late 20th century, media developers were given a powerful tool to engage their audience in new and now interactive ways. This course is aimed at providing participants with the training necessary to manipulate this mode of communication. Interactive Motion Graphics (Using Adobe Flash) introduces participants to Interactive Motion Graphics from both an artistic and practical perspective, with particular emphasis on understanding its role within the wider media industry. The course is designed as a ‘hands-on’ experience with exercises geared towards creating interactive motion graphics for any number of purposes and/or mediums. The experience gained from these exercises will provide the foundational skills necessary to start producing industry level interactive motion graphics.

iweb: Webdesign using Flash (Teens)

 

iDesign: A design workshop for teens

This short teen summer course is an introduction to the professional field of graphic design. iDesign: A graphic design workshop for teen will provide insight into digital imagery and illustration. Teens will be able to create pictures, flyers, covers and other designs, using the professional programs Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

Communication Studies BOOTCAMP

This short teen summer course in communication studies is to aid teens/young adults to bridge the gap between English and Effective Communication. Moving from CXC English to Writing for different disciplines is a drastic change. At the University level, students are expected to conduct research, and evaluation in a short time, while producing accurate information. This course is designed to teach students how to handle vast amount of information, and present it in both writing and oral forms.