workshop

Saturday 15th February, 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Shoot, record, and edit on your Smartphone

More and more people are now using their smartphones to shoot and create stories whether they are for a short film, multimedia/journalism or corporate content.

This workshop is a hands-on experience which you take you through how to record video and audio, edit your footage and export the content online or social media. During the course you will also get a chance to use a variety of microphones, grips and tripods.


Friday 18th & Saturday 19th October 2019, 9.30am to 5pm

Introduction to Editing with Final Cut Pro X

The perfect course for editing beginners looking for a fast-paced but thorough crash-course in editing with Final Cut Pro X. This two-day workshop will teach you everything you need to know to master what has become the most affordable and popular editing software for journalists and filmmakers.


Saturday 28th September 2019, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Cybersecurity for Journalists

This day long workshop will equip you with the digital tools and knowledge to protect yourself, your stories, and importantly your sources in a hostile digital environment. No prior experience is necessary. 


Saturday 5th October 2019, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Shoot, Record & Edit on your Smartphone

More and more people are now using their smartphones to shoot and create stories whether that’s for a short film, multimedia stories or other platforms. This workshops is a hands-on experience which you take you through how to record video & audio, edit your footage and immediately export the content online or social media. 


Friday 28 September 2018, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Cybersecurity for Journalists

This day long workshop will equip you with the digital tools and knowledge to protect yourself, your stories, and importantly your sources in a hostile digital environment. No prior experience is necessary. 


Friday 2 February 2018, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Cybersecurity for Journalists

This day long workshop will equip you with the digital tools and knowledge to protect yourself, your stories, and importantly your sources in a hostile digital environment. No prior experience is necessary. 


Friday 28 November 2014, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Old Dog, New Tricks – Journalism at internet speeds

This one-day SecDev workshop will help you apply traditional journalism to an interconnected digital environment. With this aim in mind, participants will learn the skills used by intelligence agencies of search and discovery, data collection, source verification, understanding networks and data analysis.


Saturday 24 October 2015, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Video Compression

This workshop will teach you how to compress video, organise workflows and perform batch-encodes. It will also teach you to create podcasts, mobile and web video, email movies, DVD files and more.


Friday 10 October 2014, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Introduction to Online Media Law

This one-day workshop acts as a refresher, to update delegates on new areas of media law. It also serves as an introduction to media law for those with little or no experience in this field. David Banks, three-times editor of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists, will focus on the law as it applies to online publications and social media, illustrated by the latest cases.


Monday 19 May 2014, 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Disruptive Technology: Disruptive Journalism

[user generated content: the source and the story]

The social fabric of cyberspace is as important as the physical world. From commerce to sex, every interaction is mirrored online. Traditional media feel left behind by bloggers, social media, and the race into cyberspace – but that race has just begun. The next-generation news organisation will be agile and smart. It will apply the trusted techniques of traditional journalism to the online world. Speed is just as important as accuracy – and both can be won.

The SecDev training programme considers how journalism has changed, and offers solutions for media professionals to break the news without compromising credibility and integrity in a real-time digital age.


Friday 7 March 2014, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: An Introduction to Lighting for Television

This one-day workshop will teach you how to make the most of lighting interviews, pieces to camera and talking heads. It is aimed at journalists, self-shooting producers and other filmmakers shooting on DSLRs or small cameras.


Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October 2013, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Two-Day Workshop: Introduction to Data Journalism

Combining theoretical elements, practical exercises and a bespoke online learning resource, this two-day workshop seeks to give you tangible data analysis skills that can be immediately applied to your journalism.


Friday 13 September 2013, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Writing and Storytelling for TV Journalists

Join us for a day-long masterclass with Vin Ray, moving from the basic elements of television packaging through to the most sophisticated techniques to help you improve your storytelling. It is designed to work for both newcomers and experienced professionals who want to improve their storytelling.


Saturday 6 July 2013, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Video Compression

Learn how to compress/encode audio and video, organise workflows, perform batch-encodes, create podcasts, mobile, youtube, email movies, DVD files and more.


Saturday 1 June 2013, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Storytelling for the Edit

This one day workshop will inspire participants to think about storytelling from an editor’s perspective.


Friday 17 May 2013, 10.00 AM - 5.30 PM

Workshop: Documentary Storytelling

This one-day workshop will address the challenge of storytelling in documentary.


Saturday 11 May 2013, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Workshop: Video Compression

Learn how to compress/encode audio and video, organise workflows, perform batch-encodes, create podcasts, mobile, youtube, email movies, DVD files and more.


Saturday 23 & Sunday 24
February 2013, 10.00AM-5.00PM

Workshop: Grant Writing with Donald Weber

There is a definitive technique to grant writing, learn this and strengthen your chances of reaching the top of the pile.


Friday 26 April 2013, 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM

Workshop: Writing and Storytelling for TV Journalists

Join us for a day-long masterclass that moves from the basic elements of television packaging through to the most sophisticated techniques to help you improve your storytelling.


October 27-28, 2012 - 10am-5pm

Two Day Workshop: Introduction to editing with Final Cut Pro X

Final Cut Pro X has redefined the post-production process for journalists and video professionals. Until now all non-linear editing systems were based on film editing. FCP X works with new paradigms from tapeless workflows. This two day workshop will guide you through this revolutionary new way of editing by taking you through an edit from start […]