BAVC Media - San Francisco, California

Jaspreet S.

I attended the in person video production bootcamp with Keith and it was amazing. I had no experience with video production, shooting or video cameras. We got an introduction to the entire process of film making, from pre-production, production and post-production. The first day was pre-production, which was classes and hands on experience with story boards, lighting a DSLR camera, audio equipment and everything we needed for shooting the next day. We were given the experience of every position during shooting (DP, Audio, Boom, Director), and had complete freedom of how we shoot. The post-production included hands on with Premier pro and we all had a completely edited a short video at the end of it. At the end of it, the possibility of making video media was not daunting to me.

Keith is an amazing teacher and has infinite patience for any and all questions. He tried to provide as much information as possible within the 4 days we had, including equipment we might need for making videos, stores we can rent it from, tips and tricks for being on set, and even how to deal with clients if you freelance as a video producer.

I wholeheartedly recommend this bootcamp and assure you that it's worth it if you want to learn how to make professional videos.

cheyenne

BAVC is so cool. I feel so much smarter and have gained so many skills from their classes. I took the DSLR boot camp and podcasting class so far, and have learned so much about digital media, production, editing software, and everything in between. The instructors are nice and helpful, and even though it feels really fast-paced (they cram a lot in a few hours), I feel like I’m getting a good introduction to a lot of fields I was previously unfamiliar with, which is awesome. Great place, can’t wait to take more classes

Dawn W.

I just finished the DSLR Video Boot Camp at BAVC with Keith Battle. Keith is an amazing instructor, and BAVC is a wonderful facility. I Love BAVC!! I can't see how I could have had a better first experience at BAVC than I had in Keith's class. BAVC is a top notch, community serving organization.

Penelope K.

I love this place!
I speak for the youth/next gen tracks only.
The instructors and staff are very kind and they'll actually take extra time to help you.
There's free snacks, water, and a clean restroom!
There's also free career workshops, multimedia programs, and coding classes.
I learned game design and JavaScript here!

Jackson P.

Fun classes for working professionals in a welcoming environment. Great hands-on instruction with very small class sizes make it easy to get instructor feedback. Great experience!

Tomer E.

I attended the Hardly Strictly Networking workshop with Arya and it is the real deal.

If you are like everyone else in the sense that you find any way to avoid networking, this course will help you overcome the non-sense around networking and it'll prepare you to become better at it.

Highly recommended because it's so much fun and Arya has a lot of insight to share with everyone!

James M.

I recently visited BAVC to inquire about signing up to be a community producer and was personally Guided by the Outreach Coordiinator, on a Monday which is usually closed to the public. He was very comprehensive and effective and efficient in helping me very quickly identify what I needed to do and he extended his research even further to do all the things necessary in enabling me to expedite this process and in a financially affordable way. I felt very welcomed to buy this and encourage to move forward and I believe as a result I will be joining up soon!

Edward M.

Took two DSLR classes and I learned a lot from the instructor and my classmates. I'm a newbie and thanks to the classes I am building my skills and possibilities. Check BAVC out!