2027 Fall Labs
Weekly labs on Fridays & Saturdays
Friday: 8:30 am-5:30 pm & Saturday: 8:30 am- 11:30 am
Short Fiction / 2027
Dates: September 3 & 4
Location: NTC main campus, in Wausau: Studio 7/ Room H101 & H103
Learn how to write a short story, translate it into a shot list, shoot it, and edit it. Activities include creating a shot list, following on-set protocols, shooting a scene, and editing a 1-2-minute video in Adobe Premiere Pro. Participants will work in teams with classmates; the instructor provides the story.
Instructor: Jila Nikpay
Tuition-$199
Short Documentary / 2027
Dates: September 10 & 11
Location: NTC main campus, in Wausau: Studio 7/ Room H101 & H103
Learn how to develop and produce non-fiction film concepts into short documentary videos utilizing professional audio and camera equipment. You will capture raw interview and B-roll content and edit these assets into 1-2 minute videos.
Instructor: Jila Nikpay
Tuition-$199
Short Commercial / 2027
Dates: September 17 & 18
Location: NTC main campus in Wausau: Studio 7 / Room H101
Learn how to use studio facilities, lighting, and cinema cameras. and high-tech camera support tools to capture professional video of a product for marketing and promotions.
Instructor: Jordan Innes
Tuition-$199
Motion Graphics / 2027
Dates: September 24 & 25
Location: NTC main campus in Wausau: Studio 7 / Room H101
Learn how to use Adobe After Effects to create basic animation with text and shapes.
We’ll start by covering the After Effects interface, creating a composition, and working with various shapes. You’ll then learn how to work with keyframes and properties to animate objects & text and export them to share. You’ll have a chance to experiment and animate to music.
Instructor: Jordan Innes
Tuition-$199