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Are you an incoming first year or transfer student!  Do you have an interest in filmmaking and/or photography?  Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity.

Registration is now open for the Filmmaking and Photography Pre-Orientation Session, but seats are limited to only 12 participants!  Go to the Forms and Resoruces page, scroll down to Pre-Orientation Forms, print out the Pre-Orientation Registration form, and mail it in today!

Why should you attend this particular workshop?

• You’ll learn a TON of great info about photography and video production
• Classes are taught by award winning staff, including a workshop by Paul and Holly Fine, with 75 regional & 10 national Emmy Awards, 4 Peabody awards.
• We’ll be working individually and as a team to create a film that will be featured before all the pre-orientation sessions at the Prince Theater, as well as be entered into other industry competitions, featured on the WC homepage, WCMC.tv, iTunes U, Youtube, etc.
• You’ll get your hands on high end equipment, both items in our loaner pool, as well as professional gear that we don’t lend out.
• You’ll learn skills that will directly apply many academic assignments during your 4 years here, and may give you an added edge over your classmates.
• You’ll get to meet other like minded people who you’ll surely want to team up with in the future for MPC challenges or independent projects.
• When else during the year can you dedicate 4 solid days to anything without it conflicting with your academic or social calendar?

Tags: Boot Camp, Filmmaking, Paul & Holly Fine, Photography, pre-orientation, workshop

Established only 4 months ago, This Week In Photography has quickly climbed to #4 for all Photography podcasts on iTunes. Pro photographers discuss the latest equipment and trends in digital photography. Get a behind the scenes look at the folks who develop the software you use and author the books you read.

Tags: Audio, Photo, Photography Podcast, TWIP

Using infrared (IR) light pens and the Wii Remote, it is possible to create very low-cost multi-point interactive whiteboards and multi-point tablet displays. Johnny Chung Lee, Carnegie Mellon University.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ

Tags: Hacks, open source, Video, Wii

Using an IR led array and some reflective tape, you can track fingers in thin air using the Wii Remote by Johnny Chung Lee, Carnegie Mellon University. The grid software is a custom program written using a C# wiimote library and DirectX.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0awjPUkBXOU

Tags: , 3D, Hacks, Video, Virtual Reality, VR, Wii

Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent images on the screen. Check out this video, created by Johnny Chung Lee of Carnegie Mellon University.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw

Tags: , 3D, Hacks, Video, Virtual Reality, VR, Wii

Looking to get a big budget crane shot on a budget?  This video tutorial shows how you can create your own jib arm for $80.

http://tinyurl.com/2y65kd

Tags: DIY, Podcast, Video Production

Get disk speed that rivals a Mac Pro Quad in a portable notebook (as long as you don’t mind giving up your DVD drive and voiding your warranty).

http://tinyurl.com/2kv74c

Tags: Hack, Mac Book Pro, RAID 0