Media Center Workshops and Training

 

Welcome to the Media Center Canvas Page!

We are here to help students, faculty, and staff realize their project goals. We provide the following for a variety of equipment and shared spaces:

  • Detailed online listing of available Media Center resources
  • 60-90 minute beginner-level workshops
  • Online instructional guides
  • Online Canvas certification courses with training materials for advanced equipment
  • 1:1 equipment/technical advising appointments

If you are ready to make an equipment reservation now, click here

 

Media Center Resources Online List

For more information on all available equipment and spaces, including general access and resources available only by department authorization, click here:
https://sites.saic.edu/mediaresources/

 

Workshops

In the Fall and Spring Semesters, the Media Center offers in-person, one-hour beginning workshops in photography, video, and sound equipment along with adjacent skills/resources.  Click here to sign up on a google form using your SAIC email: workshop registration link

 

Training Resources & Advanced Equipment/Spaces Certifications

  • Explore our instructional guides (such as how to document art) under the "Files" section in the menu for this Canvas course.

  • Explore online training materials and certification on advanced equipment and two shared spaces, which is essential to students, faculty, and staff seeking instruction and access.  Click on a course link below to enroll. Review the learning materials and take the necessary quiz. Quizzes must be passed in order to be certified on equipment. It may take 24-48 hours, M-F, for your certification to go through the system, so please plan ahead!

1:1 Help & Contact Information

If you have questions or would like further instruction or guidance, sign up for a 1:1 thirty minute session with an equipment trainer. Trainers are also available to consult with anyone who would like technical assistance about a specific project. Schedule an appointment to either meet in person or via zoom. Click here: Schedule an Appointment

Otherwise, please email us with any questions at mcexperts@saic.edu.

 

Certification Courses and Quizzes

 

sony alpha iv link

Sony Alpha a7s IV

CANON 5D

Canon 5D

Sony 4K Camcorder PXW-Z100

 

blackmagic Ursa mini pro 4.6K g2

BlackMagic Ursa Mini 4.6K Pro G2

 

Profoto Strobes & Pocket Wizards

 

 

Stabilizers (Gimbal, Rhino Slider and Shoulder Rig / Mount)

 

16mm Bolex Film Cameras

 

Documentation Space - 280 Building, Room 110 

 

Digital Editing Lab - MacLean, Room 819

 

Course Summary:

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