Sebastian Wiegärtner, BVK
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Another 2-day Bavaria Film Studios HDSLR workshop!

This is a last minute posting, because the workshop will take place this weekend 14th and 15th July 2012 at the Bavaria Filmstudios in Munich. You can book your slot directly on their website (costs 330,- € for 2 days!). This is my 2nd workshop for the Bavaria Film Studios, the first one was an huge success! Workshop content: Basic Camera settings (shutter speed, picture profiles, white balance…) Pros and cons of DSLR cameras with video function and how to deal with their downsides Professional sound recording for DSLRs Gear Hands-on, which accessories are important (you will be able to try equipment on location) Introduction to large chip camcorders (AF101, F3 …) Interview techniques Basic lighting on set Shooting techniques (camera movements, framing, shot size, crossing the line…) Practice Part post production workflow (mainly Final Cut Pro, Basic Color Grading) Important: The workshops will be held in German. Booking and more information! 

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Free HDSLR workshops at Nikon Solutions

Sorry for being so silent the last few months. My schedule is absolutely full with projects. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook for daily updates. I just came back from the US and had a wonderful time with my friends Philip Bloom and Nino Leitner at our Masterclass in Las Vegas. Very stressful though, had no time to rest after hard working days at NAB. After two days at my office I will speak at the Nikon Solutions in Essen, Germany on Friday and Saturday (27th April – 28th April). It will be a free (!) HDSLR workshop, which will cover the basics shooting video with DSLRs. Nikon expects 10,000 visitors, so hurry up and sign up on their website. It costs you nothing! You can sign up until 12.00pm, after that you have to pay € 25,00 for your ticket. You can also join me at the Vitec and ARRI booth after my workshops, if you have any questions. Dates: 27th April – 28th April Timetable: Two workshops – 10.30am and 2.30pm Location: Messe Essen Price: € 0,00 until 26th April – 12.00pm – Sign up here

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2-day Bavaria Film Studios HDSLR workshop

This is a last minute posting, because the workshop will take place this weekend 4th and 5th February 2012 at the Bavaria Filmstudios in Munich. You can book your slot directly on their website (costs 330,- € for 2 days!). There are only 3 slots available. Workshop content: Basic Camera settings (shutter speed, picture profiles, white balance…) Pros and cons of DSLR cameras with video function and how to deal with their downsides Professional sound recording for DSLRs Gear Hands-on, which accessories are important (you will be able to try equipment on location) Introduction to large chip camcorders (AF101, F3 …) Interview techniques Basic lighting on set Shooting techniques (camera movements, framing, shot size, crossing the line…) Practice Part post production workflow (mainly Final Cut Pro, Basic Color Grading) Important: The workshops will be held in German. Booking and more information!  Bavaria Filmstudios – New York set

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DSLR/AF101 workshop tour with Philip Bloom, Nino Leitner & me

Philip Bloom, Nino Leitner and me are going to do a DSLR/AF101 workshop tour in Germany and Austria this August. It won’t be beginners (a bit of the basics are still included). Workshop content: Basic Camera settings (shutter speed, picture profiles, white balance…) Pros and cons of DSLR cameras with video function and how to deal with their downsides Professional sound recording for DSLRs Gear Hands-on, which accessories are important (you will be able to try equipment on location) Introduction to large chip camcorders (AF101, F3 …) Interview techniques Basic lighting on set Shooting techniques (camera movements, framing, shot size, crossing the line…) Intensive timelapse training including motion control and HDR Practice Part post production workflow (mainly Final Cut Pro, partly Adobe CS 5.5, Basic Color Grading) The workshops will be held in English, but if need Nino Leitner and me will translate everything you don’t understand. The intensive course costs € 299 for early bookers (including VAT). This special rebate only runs through June 30th and is only valid for the first 12 attendees to sign up. After that, the workshop price will increase to € 349 (including VAT). From experience we can tell that our workshops are booked…

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Majorca HDSLR/AF101 Masterclass w/ Philip Bloom

My Twitter and Facebook followers might have seen it already, but the dedicated website for the Majorca HDSLR/AF101 Masterclass 2011 is now online! In 2010 Nino Leitner and I had a huge success with our last masterclass. Now we are happy to announce another one this June, this time together with Philip Bloom, again in the beatiful Majorca, Spain. Philip Bloom, Nino Leitner & me: 3-day-intensive course! This is not your ordinary DSLR workshop, typically lasting less than a day. This is a full 3-day-intensive Masterclass, teaching you absolutely everything you ever wanted to know or learn about this cameras. It will be VERY hands-on, you will be shooting for a large part of these days, and we will divide the process into theory, lots of practical shooting & post productions. We are working on the exact schedule and are talking to all our attendees to serve their needs and listen to what they want to learn more about. (The limited amount of places – about 25 – allows us to be very flexible and hands-on.) Apart from gear & cameras, we will be talking a lot about technique as well. In the end, gear is just a tool to…

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The great HDSLR Workshop in Hamburg

Only in German: If you want to get more information about my english speaking HDSLR workshops, just go ahead to this site! You also can read some feedback of my workshops right here. Ich veranstalte am Samstag, den 27.11.2010 einen HDSLR-Workshop in der wunderschönen Stadt Hamburg. Nach einigen Firmen-Workshops und der HDSLR Masterclass musste ich die Termine jedes mal ein wenig verschieben, da ich in Europa unterwegs war und keine Zeit gefunden hatte für die Organisation. Jetzt habe ich endlich die notwendige Zeit mich darum zu kümmern und ich freue mich schon auf meinen Workshop in der Hansestadt Hamburg. Ich habe bereits einen sehr schönen Schulungsraum in einer Canon Vertragswerkstatt in Hamburg, muss aber noch Einzelheiten klären und werde sobald es dann auch fix ist die Adressdaten mit euch teilen. Bei meinen Workshops wird es neben theoretischen Wissen auch einen sehr praxisbezogenen Part geben. Wir haben die Möglichkeit jede Menge Ausrüstung zu testen. Dank unserer Sponsoren (Carl Zeiss, Denz, Kessler Crane, Genus, Letus…) habe ich jede Menge Equipment dabei, das auch direkt getestet werden kann. Das Hands-on ist für viele Teilnehmer immer eine ganz tolle Sache, da man meist nicht die Möglichkeit hat Ausrüstung zu testen und dann zu entscheiden,…

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Behind the scenes: HDSLR Workshop in Dresden

Last friday I was in Dresden for an HDSLR workshop. The guys from “Knitterfisch” organized the workshop and it was a big pleasure for me to be their host. Many talented guys there and I had a great time in Dresden. I teached them how to work with DSLR cameras in video mode (advantages, disadvantages, picture settings, external sound, multicam recording and much more). I took some photos of this workshop. By the way: You can sign up for my upcoming HDSLR workshops if you are interested. I also can be booked for individual workshops. Just send me an email to workshop (at) wiegaertnerfilms.com.

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European HDSLR Masterclass in Majorca in September

Join us on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Majorca for our European HDSLR Masterclass! I will host a three-day intensive course on everything related to shooting movies with HDSLR cameras together with Nino Leitner. n this Garden of Eden, we will teach you everything you need to know about these cameras, and more importantly, how to use them properly and efficiently in different set situations. You will learn the gear inside and out! SPECIAL REBATE for bookers until Saturday, August 14th, 2010: EUR 849 (after that, the regular price will increase to EUR 1.149, so better hurry up!) The price includes the following for each participant: • 2 nights in double room for single use including breakfast and dinner • training material • workshop package including snack catering during the day • excluding flights and other travel costs Please contact us via workshop@wiegaertnerfilms.com for booking information. Here you can download the schedule of our HDSLR Masterclass The theory, the practice and some post production essentials – it will all be there, jam-packed in three full days. And don’t think this will be ‘standard operating procedure’: We will be there for you all day, also in the evenings, to shoot with you hands-on, coach…

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The next HDSLR-Workshops by Sebastian Wiegärtner

Only in German: Nach meinem ersten erfolgreichen HDSLR-Workshop bekam ich jede Menge Anfragen über weitere Fortbildungen in anderen Städten. Das Interesse ist groß, selbst Filmbegeisterte aus Dänemark und den Niederlanden haben sich für meine kommenden Workshops angekündigt. Aus diesem Grund habe ich vor wenigen Wochen eine Umfrage auf meinem Weblog gestartet. Dort war es euch möglich über die nächsten Orte meiner HDSLR-Workshops abzustimmen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Umfrage findet ihr hier. UPDATE 24.08.2010: Es haben sich einige Termine verändert! Düsseldorf: 21. August 2010 Hamburg: 09.10.2010 Düsseldorf: 30.10.2010 Berlin: 27.11.2010 München: 15.01.2010 Frankfurt: 29.01.2010 Nürnberg: 19.02.2010 Stuttgart: 19.03.2010 Dresden: 23.04.2010 NEU: Gebucht können die Workshops direkt über meine Seite! Einfach über Paypal bezahlen und Platz sichern. Pro Workshop sind nur 8-10 Plätze frei! Hier geht es zur Buchung. Zusätzlich zu diesen Workshops wird es im September / Oktober einen intensiven 3-tägigen HDSLR-Workshop auf Palma de Mallorca geben. Diesen Workshop werde ich zusammen mit Nino Leitner veranstalten. Wir haben uns vor mehreren Monaten über Twitter kennengelernt und waren zusammen Assistenten von Philip Bloom am Set von Lucasfilms kommenden Kinofilm RED TAILS in Prag. In wenigen Tagen werden wir weitere Informationen über unseren Workshop auf Mallorca veröffentlichen. Nino und ich planen auch drei Workshops…

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