Our free production classes are designed with beginners in mind. Through a mix of classroom instruction and hands-on training, you’ll learn the basic skills needed to make your own show and/or podcast.
1. COME TO ORIENTATION.
The first step in making your own show/podcast is attend an Orientation. The one hour Orientation introduces you to all we have to offer plus you’ll have the opportunity to sign up for any of the free production classes we offer.
You must be a resident of one of the nine cities we serve or be working on a sanctioned project for an organization within our service area. Those cities are Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth, and Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
Sign up for Orientation by email or call 763.278.4330. Please give your name, city, and phone number and specify the orientation date you want to attend. Bring proof of current residency (drivers license, ID, utility bill) to your Orientation.
2. TAKE THE CLASSES. BECOME A MEMBER.
The next step is take one (or all!) of our free two-hour classes—you become a member when you complete one of our classes. Here are our basic:
Studio Production
Receive basic hands-on training with studio cameras, the audio board, and the switcher. Your new skills will be put to the test when the class crews a studio production!
Panasonic Portable Camera
Learn how to record quality video and audio on the HD portable camera equipment. Participants record a class project.
Final Cut Editing
Import video and audio, add graphics and music, and output to digital file. All participants edit a class project for our YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Podcasting
Learn how to create a podcast using the CCX Create equipment in the podcast room. The class will record a mini podcast or two to put your newly acquired knowledge to work!
3. USE OUR FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO PRODUCE A SHOW OR PODCAST.
The last step in making your own show or podcast is use our facilities and equipment free of charge. We have a helpful, professional staff to answer your questions. All programs and podcasts are recorded and/or submitted as digital files. They are then scheduled on our channels.
REGISTER FOR UPCOMING CLASSES
Orientation
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Register for Orientation
Studio Production
Saturday, February 8, 2025, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register for Studio Class
Panasonic Portable Camera
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register for Portable Camera Class
Final Cut Editing
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register for Editing Class
Podcasting
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register for Podcast Production Class
