MEDIA STUDY/BUFFALO - the Vasulkas

Tom Streich Photo by Ken Rowe
SOUND RECORDING TECHNIQUES
Eight Weeks, February 7 - March 27, Tuesday evenings, 7:30-10:30 PM
Fee : $50. Instructor : Tom Streich
This Workshop will concentrate on an introduction to basic electronics ; proper use
of recording equipment ; history of recording ; broadcast, video, film, and multi-track
music production . Areas that will be covered include proper miking for different
sound sources and situations, stereo and multi-track recording and (nixing techniques,
and audio processing . The use of equipment and a variety of microphones
will be taught through hands-on demonstration . Participants may schedule studio
time in addition to normal workshop hours.
Vernon Norwood Photo by Ken Rowe
BASIC AUDIO SYNTHESIS
Two Days, Saturday and Sunday, March 24 & 25, 10 :00 AM - 5 :00 PM
Fee : $25 . Instructor : Vernon Norwood
The workshop will concentrate on fundamental acoustic and electronic principles,
as applied to synthesizers and signal processing . The Aries System 300 synthesizer
will be used as a model for generating and altering sound ; as well as equalizers,
delay lines etc.
Waveforms, e .q . curves, signal flow, audio spectrum, frequency response and modulation
will be discussed and applied to various methods of sound generation .
Michael Hauge
HOW TO WRITE AND SELL YOUR SCREENPLAY
Two Days, Saturday and Sunday, March 24 & 25, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fee : $75. Instructor: Michael Hauge
The goal of this workshop is to provide participants with the knowledge and tools
necessary to complete, evaluate and market a screenplay for a feature film, movie
for television, series episode or independent film . The primary focus will be the
understanding of screenwriting practices as they apply to the Hollywood film and
television industry, and how they differ from traditional local, independent and
university filmmaking instruction and methods . Each participant will be provided
with a sample screenplay for a current feature film and for a current TV series episode
; a sample treatment ; a sample synopsis ; a current listing of agents ; the current
table of Writers Guild minimum fees ; and a sample deal memo.
INSTRUCTORS :
JOHN HASSENFRATZ has worked as a director, cinematographer, editor, and
sound engineer in the production of motion pictures for television, business, and
industry . He was Vice President in charge of production at Concepts in Communication,
and is currently an independent producer in communications media .
MICHAEL HAUGE is an Independent Producer, and President of Hilltop Productions,
responsible for all aspects of acquisition, development, and production of
feature films, movies for television, and series . He is also a screenwriting and film
instructor at UCLA and other institutions, responsible for creating, organizing and
conducting classes, workshops and seminars .
NANCY STALNAKER NORWOOD is an independent videomaker who received
her B.F.A . In photography from the Memphis Academy of Arts and her M .F.A . from
the Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York where she was Media Program
Coordinator and Video Instructor from 1981-83." She-is currently Assistant Producer
of the Frontier Series and Assistant Video/Electronic Arts Curator and New Music
Programmer at Media Study/Buffalo . Her videotapes and installations have been
exhibited throughout New York State .
VERNON NORWOOD is an electronic composer, percussionist, videomaker, and
audio engineer.
KEN ROWE received his Masters Degree from the Center for Media Study,
SUNY/Buffalo . He has worked as a director and cinematographer for television commercials,
industrial and educational films and has taught film and photography at
Arizona State University . He is presently working at Media Study/Buffalo as Access
and Workshop Coordinator.
RICHARD SMALKO has his own video repair company and has been serving Media
Study/Buffalo's equipment over the past year. He has an A.A .S . degree in Electrical
Technology and is Technical Assistant/Television Engineer for Niagara
Community College .
TOM STREICH is the Chief Engineer for Trackmaster Audio, Inc ., where he is
responsible for sound engineering for both broadcast and multi-track music
production .
These workshops are dependent on minimum registration requirements, so please
register early by sending full payment or $10 deposit . Make checks payable to Media
Study/Buffalo and sent to :
MEDIA STUDY/BUFFALO
207 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202
Attn : Workshops
For additional information call Media Study/Buffalo at 847-2555 .
These workshops are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York
State Council on the Arts .
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