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What We Offer
Half-Day (3 Hours) beginner workshop introducing the fundamentals of audio and video production. Participants learn basic equipment and setup, practice hands-on exercises, and develop foundational skills for recording, lighting, and simple editing. Ideal for newcomers who want a practical, focused intro to producing better audio and video.
Full-Day (6 Hours) Build on the basics with a full-day, hands-on workshop that deepens your audio and video production skills. Spend six hours moving from fundamentals to practical application: more advanced equipment demonstrations, expanded setup and signal-flow techniques, guided recording and lighting exercises, and a focused editing session to assemble a short project. Ideal for beginners ready to gain confidence and leave with a polished sample and practical workflows you can use immediately.
A hands-on, half-day training focused on practical filming techniques, camera operation, lighting fundamentals, and basic storytelling. Designed for teams who want to create their own video content, this session combines guided practice with real-world exercises: participants will learn camera settings and framing, capture quality audio, shape lighting for different scenarios, and structure short narratives for clear, engaging videos. By the end of the day each attendee will have shot sample footage, received on-the-spot feedback, and gained a reproducible workflow for planning and producing simple, professional-looking content in-house. Ideal for marketing teams, communications staff, and small production groups seeking efficient, skill-building instruction.
Full-Day: An immersive, full-day workshop that expands on hands-on filming techniques, camera operation, lighting, and basic storytelling. Includes advanced composition, interview setup, multi-camera coordination, and on-set directing practice. Ideal for teams aiming to produce polished, professional-quality video content in-house.
An immersive session covering audio recording, microphone techniques, mixing fundamentals, and live sound setup. Ideal for musicians, event crews, and media teams who need practical skills to capture clear performances and run smooth live shows. Prefer a studio focus instead? See our Studio Recording tier for the same core skills adapted to controlled-recording environments.
Intensive hands-on session focused on studio recording techniques: microphone selection and placement, signal flow, tracking best practices, and an introduction to mixing. Ideal for musicians, media teams, and event producers who want professional-quality recordings and a solid foundation in studio workflow. Add this to the workshop to move beyond live sound and master studio production essentials.
A practical, hands-on workshop covering photography techniques, composition, lighting, and visual storytelling. This Standard session focuses on actionable skills—camera settings, framing, working with natural and artificial light, and creating coherent narratives through images—so teams can produce consistent, publishable visual content for marketing, social media, and internal use. Sessions include guided exercises, real-time feedback, and a practical checklist teams can apply immediately.
A hands-on, advanced workshop building on core photography, composition, lighting, and storytelling skills. Designed for teams ready to elevate brand imagery, this session adds advanced lighting setups, creative direction for shoots, cinematic composition techniques, on-set workflow and asset management, hands-on client-ready editing strategies, and team-based storytelling exercises. Walk away with refined technical skills, a streamlined production process, and a portfolio of high-impact visuals tailored to your brand.
A practical, hands-on workshop designed to teach the foundational skills for producing high-impact social media content. Participants learn efficient shooting techniques for mobile and mirrorless cameras, essential editing workflows tailored to short-form and feed videos, and platform-specific formatting (aspect ratios, durations, captions, and thumbnails). The course also covers posting strategies—timing, captioning, hashtag use, and basic analytics—to help content reach the right audiences. Ideal for creators and small teams seeking a structured, repeatable process for consistent social media output.
Elevate your social presence with our Advanced Social Media Content Workshop. Designed for creators and teams ready to scale, this intensive course dives deeper into cinematic shooting techniques, advanced editing workflows, platform-specific formatting, and data-driven posting strategies. Learn multiformat storytelling, motion graphics integration, batch-production efficiencies, and A/B testing methods to boost reach and engagement. Includes hands-on practice, personalized feedback, and a clear action plan to convert content into measurable growth.
Four-week Foundations — Professional-Ready AV Training
An intensive, hands-on introductory tier that takes beginners to a professional starting point in audiovisual production. Over four weeks you’ll learn core theory and industry workflows while completing practical assignments and guided projects that mirror real-world gigs. Curriculum covers signal flow, camera operation and shot composition, multi-source audio capture and mixing, lighting fundamentals, live-switching basics, and post-production editing and file delivery. Daily practical labs, equipment walkthroughs, and mentor feedback ensure skills are internalized and portfolio-ready work is produced by program end. Ideal as the first step in a progressive pathway (4→8→custom), this compact course fast-tracks technicians and creatives toward entry-level roles on live events, corporate AV, broadcast, and production teams.
A focused, middle-tier program that builds on fundamentals and advances participants’ audio-visual production skills through structured, hands-on learning. Over eight weeks you’ll complete guided projects, practical assignments, and instructor-led sessions that cover camera operation, sound recording, lighting, basic editing, and workflow best practices. Ideal for those who want deeper skill development and portfolio-ready work without a long-term commitment. Includes feedback, resources, and final project review.
A fully customizable multi-week audio-visual training program that integrates into partner organizations’ enrichment offerings. We design and deliver a curriculum tailored to the partner’s goals, participant profile, schedule, facilities, and budget. The program maintains hands-on training, progressive assignments, and guided projects while adapting scope, duration, and delivery to meet local needs.
Curriculum Design — Customized, standards-aligned media education curricula tailored to your audience, goals, and delivery format (in-person, hybrid, or online). We develop learner-centered course frameworks with detailed lesson plans, assessment tools, instructor guides, and ready-to-use materials (slides, handouts, project briefs, rubrics). Included: facilitator training, pilot implementation support, and iterative revisions to optimize engagement, measurable outcomes, and scalability. Ideal for organizations seeking a turnkey, customizable curriculum that maps to standards and adapts to diverse learners and delivery contexts.
Instruction Only — Focused instructional design to bring your curriculum to life. We create custom lesson plans, learner materials, and facilitation guides tailored to your organization’s delivery style and audience. Ideal for teams who already have curriculum content and need expert instructional development and teaching tools.
Comprehensive custom curriculum design plus full instructional services for organizations building media education programs. Combines curriculum development and instruction-only offerings into a turnkey solution: tailored course frameworks, detailed lesson plans, all instructional materials, facilitator guides, training for instructors, and end-to-end program delivery and evaluation. Ideal for organizations seeking a ready-to-implement, scalable media education program with measurable outcomes.
“John Kind was truly a one of a kind experience. Being in such a positive environment with people that love to do what they do, make it so worthwhile. I enjoyed every second today and was able to make the most of it. We recorded 2 songs and was able to learn some of the key components when it comes to music production and engineering. I will forever be great full to have partake in this program. Thank you!”
– Nate Laurore