Upcoming Dates      

• Apr 18 - 19, 2026 (In Person or Online)

• June 13 - 14, 2026 (In Person or Online)

• Aug 22 - 23, 2026 (In Person or Online)

• Sept 19 - 20, 2026 (In Person or Online)

Click HERE for information regarding online workshops.

Basic Fundamentals of CINEMA 4D

LEarn the fundamentals of Cinema 4d - $1,095

[TWO -DAY INTENSIVE, 10am-6pm]

Easy to use and extremely powerful, Cinema 4D is a leading software in 3D animation and modeling used in film, television and video game creation and design.  By learning to work with basic primitives, polygons, splines, textures, lights, cameras and dynamic animation, users can advance their production work into a full 3D modeling interface.  Because of its seamless integration with After Effects, VFX artists now have a full 3D modeling application at their fingertips, through the Cineware pipeline.

Through our two-day course, students will learn the fundamentals of Cinema 4D and appreciate how user-friendly and fun it is to create realistic 3D images and objects. Though Cinema 4D is a robust program, this class will give you a solid foundation to create actual 3D geometry and teach you how to use it in profession projects. Through a series of in-class demonstrations, supervised activities and open play, students will learn not only how to navigate through the program but how to push the limit of their creative visions into rendered 3D scenes.

Each student gets their own workstation.  

Who this class is for:

The course is structured for VFX artists and editors who want to get an introduction into 3D object and models in their video work. 

Prerequisites:

Students should have a basic understanding a video editing and visual effects and some familiarity with Adobe After Effects will definitely be helpful.

By the end of this class students will:

• Understand the basics of navigating Cinema 4D and manipulating primitive objects

• Work with splines and generators to create complex geometry

• Modeling and deforming objects based on reference images

• Working with textures and lights to create realistic models

• Animating 3D scenes with keyframes and cameras

• Setting up 3D workflow from preferences to render settings

• Compositing models into video scenes and adding visual FX.

The VFX Editor job responsibilities are dependent whether he is hired on "client side" (i.e. working with production and the director of a project) or on "vendor side" (i.e working in a visual effects facility).

Interested in seeing what Cinema 4D can do?  Click here to for a free trial version for 42 days!

Upcoming Dates      

• May 11 - 15, 2026 (In Person Only)

Content Creation for Social Media Workshop

Content Creation for Social Media Workshop - $1,500

[FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE, 10am-6pm]

“Alan is a super-experienced editor and an amazing instructor. Taking his class made me realize how little I know about editing — it’s a good feeling! The workshop is hands-on and incredibly personalized. And you’ll never be able to find the things he’s teaching on YouTube or anywhere else.” - Alicia, Editor

This five-day advanced workshop focuses on designing, editing, and delivering high-performing content for today’s most relevant digital platforms. It is ideal for creators, marketers, and filmmakers aiming to craft short-form media with strong storytelling, aesthetic quality, and platform-specific impact.

Participants will learn to plan and storyboard their campaigns, organize multi-format workflows, and create content in different aspect ratios (16:9, 9:16, 1:1) with a deep understanding of audience targeting. Special emphasis is placed on text integration, graphic elements, use of AI in content creation, and practical publishing strategies. Each participant will develop and edit a short content campaign designed for real-world platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube. The workshop ends with the final delivery of the campaign across multiple formats and group feedback.

Key Outcomes:

• •Advanced knowledge of multi-format editing for social media platforms

• • Storyboarding and strategic planning for digital content campaigns

• • Integration of visual artwork, subtitles, text graphics, and AI-generated elements

• • Publishing strategies: release planning, metadata, hashtags, and testing across devices

• • Completed multi-format social media content, ready for release or portfolio

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, or equivalent editing experience.

Note: This course is designed as a stand-alone offering but works best as the second part of the two-part Editing & Content Creation Workshop. These can be taken together for a discount. You can see that class here. Participants who complete both courses will gain a full-spectrum view of modern editing and digital storytelling.

Course Outline:

Day 1: Insights into Content Creation and Platforms

• Introduction of the participants, presentation of the workshop framework,

• expectations and goals of the participants

• Visual techniques for creating standout content

• Know your audience

• Know your platform (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube etc)

• Content ideation and development, detailed shot list creation and sequence

• planning

• Introduction to Storyboarding

• Visualizing your script: Storyboard development

• Practical storyboarding exercises

• Brief Adobe Premiere Pro interface review

• Analysis of work brought along by the participants and share experience

Day 2: Pre-edit Planning and Creative Elements

• Technical shoot preparation: Equipment, logistics, and practical considerations for Social Media

• The influence of shoot planning on editing and post-production

• Invent my own style

• Recognition value of my clips and/or campaigns

• Create a strategic content release and publication plan

• Editing considerations for main formats and cutdowns

• Choosing the right timeline formats, e.g., size (4K, HD) and aspect ratio 16:9, 1:1,

• 9:16) and plan accordingly

• Budget and resource allocation tips

Day 3: Practical Exercise: Prepare Your Edit

• Import and review footage

• Practical footage handling, preparation, and organization

• Artwork design and integration, Textsuper, and Subtitle creation

• Use of AI

• Record, import, and handle VO (real vs. AI-generated)

• Select and source music (download providers vs. AI-generated tracks)

• Narrative techniques for creating standout content

• Integration of visual artwork and essential graphic design principles for digital content

Day 4: Practical Exercise: Editing

• Edit your content campaign

• Professional sound mixing for impactful audio

• Color Grading Essentials

• Keyframe practices

• Transform longer formats into short formats

• Create different formats (4K, HD / 16:9, 1:1, and 9:16)

Day 5: Editing, Results, and Publishing

• Edit your content campaign

• Enhancement of visuality and storytelling

• Finalization and export of clips

• Test the content on various gadgets (phone/laptop/TV) and platforms, fine-tuning

• Final presentations and group feedback on the work created

• Use of sublines, hashtags, and tags

• General recap, Q&A and workshop wrap-up

Upcoming Dates      

• June 8 - 12, 2026 (In Person Only)

Commercial Editing Essentials Workshop

Commercial Editing Essentials Workshop - $1,500

[FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE, 10am-6pm]

“Alan is a super-experienced editor and an amazing instructor. Taking his class made me realize how little I know about editing — it’s a good feeling! The workshop is hands-on and incredibly personalized. And you’ll never be able to find the things he’s teaching on YouTube or anywhere else.” - Alicia, Editor

This five-day hands-on workshop provides a comprehensive dive into the world of commercial film editing, with a focus on narrative craft, pacing, and audiovisual impact. Through analysis of iconic campaigns, technical practice, and creative exercises, participants will gain a detailed understanding of how to structure, edit, and finalize short-form branded content at a professional level.

Working with Adobe Premiere Pro, participants will refresh core editing skills while advancing in areas such as VO integration, music selection, pacing, color correction, and commercial storytelling. In addition to practical editing, the course also explores the psychological and structural principles that make commercial content successful.

Over five days, participants will plan, script, cut, and finish their commercial project. resulting in a final piece that is both creatively distinct and technically polished.

Key Outcomes:

• Refreshment of technical and creative editing skills using Adobe Premiere Pro

• Mastery of narrative construction and emotional arc in commercial formats

• Insight into commercial production workflows and psychological techniques

• Understanding of format-specific editing strategies and export standards

• Completed self-edited commercial content for personal reel or client use

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, or equivalent editing experience.

Note: This course is designed as a stand-alone offering but works best as the second part of the two-part Editing & Content Creation Workshop. You can see that class here. These can be taken together for a discount. Participants who complete both courses will gain a full-spectrum view of modern editing and digital storytelling.

Course Outline:

Day 1: Insights into Commercial Filmmaking

• Introduction of the participants, presentation of the workshop framework, expectations, and goals of the participants

• Overview of different decades of advertising film with many examples

• Analysis and comparison of several commercials, especially the structure and the statement. Conclusion of what makes a good commercial

• Differentiation between commercial and social media content

• Introduction to the use of music and VO

• Insights into the production flow of a highly budgeted commercial film production

• Psychological tricks in advertising campaigns

• Brief Adobe Premiere Pro interface review

• Analysis of work brought along by the participants and sharing experience

Day 2: Premiere Pro Technical Refresher and Footage Handling

• Efficient project setup and footage organization

• Import and review footage

• Practical footage handling, preparation, and organization in Premiere Pro

• Footage management exercises

• Overview of audio features and color correction possibilities

• Overview of artwork creation and handling, text animation

• Insight into formats and compression rates

Day 3: Planning, Scripting, and Footage Management

• Introduction to various storytelling techniques and the power of a well-written voiceover

• Editing considerations for main formats and cutdowns

• Script an impactful VO

• Record, import, and handle VO

• Select and source music

• Optimize workflows and collaborative practices

• Create and structure a proper footage selection

Day 4: Practical Exercise: Select and Edit Your Commercial

• Transitions, pacing, and rhythm for audience engagement

• From selection to edit

• LUT and look handling

• Practical use of visual effects, sound effects, and color presets

• Keyframe practices

Day 5: Practical Exercise: Edit and Finalize Your Commercial

• Edit your commercial

• Enhancement of visuality and storytelling

• VO adaptation and fine-tuning

• Professional sound mixing for impactful audio

• Finalization and export

• Final presentations

• Analysis and group feedback of the work created

• General recap, Q&A, and workshop wrap-up

Upcoming Dates

• COMING SOON!

Class runs evenings from 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Please let us know if you are interested in taking this class online in the comments section.

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Making the Cut 

Master EDITORS SEMINAR Workshop - $599

[EVENING INTENSIVE, Tuesday & Thursday for two weeks from 7:00pm - 9:30pm]

The purpose of this course is to reveal the art and technique of master editors through the screening and discussion of their work.   By doing a cut-by-cut analysis, Bobbie will explain the strategies and decisions behind the editing of many successful films - based on extensive interviews from her books, panels, and event series - which will ultimately empower you to become a better editor, filmmaker, and storyteller. 

Schedule:

• CLASS ONE - FROM DAILIES TO FINAL CUT: Revolutionary use of camera, editing, and music. Film - The Graduate.

• CLASS TWO -  DIALOGUE: Subtext, eyelines, and breaking rules. Films - 12 Angry Men, Chinatown, Gosford Park, Moulin Rouge, Moneyball, Arrival, I Tonya, and Widows.

• CLASS THREE - BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS: Setting up a world and the payoff. Films – A Hard Day’s Night,  Bonnie & Clyde,  Annie Hall, The Big Chill, Michael Clayton, and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.

• CLASS FOUR - SEX and SUSPENSE: The build up and point of view. Films - Rear Window, Rosemary’s Baby, Body Heat, Silence of the Lambs, Out of Sight, Black Swan, and Blade Runner 2049.

Special Guest Editor TBD!  Past guest editors include Michael Berenbaum, ACE (Sex and the City, The Americans), Carol Littleton, ACE (E.T, The Big Chill, Body Heat), Stephen Rotter (The Right Stuff, Enchanted), and Craig McKay, ACE (Philadelphia, Silence of the Lambs). Guest editors will visit one of our classes during the workshop.

Who should attend? Editors, Assistant Editors, Post Supervisors, Directors, Producers, and Filmmakers.

This class runs Tuesday & Thursday for two weeks from 7:00pm - 9:30pm.

Read more about Bobbie O'Steen Here.