Classes

Start Your Media Education Journey

We offer video and studio production classes in an inclusive and friendly group environment. Our education offerings focus on building professional skills and a network of collaborators from our community of media makers. Classes are free for Open Signal members who have completed an Orientation. 

Each class certifies you to check out equipment from our equipment library or to book time in our production studios — meaning you can start producing your own content for broadcast on our cable channels or volunteer on community productions! 

Use of Open Signal resources is offered at no cost to our members, however we ask that you submit work created with these resources to our cable channels.

See a full list of classes on our calendar.

Equipment and Studio Access

Our equipment library and studios are available to community members who have completed a certification through our classes. Use of Open Signal resources is offered at no cost to our members, however we ask that you submit work created with these resources to our cable channels.

Intro to the Panasonic Professional Camcorder certifies you to check out...

• Panasonic 4K Camcorder Kit;
• Velvet Lighting Kit;
• grip and gaff equipment.

Intro to Studio Production certifies you to reserve...**

• 4 hour blocks of time in Studio A, a 2,000-square-foot space that features Blackmagic cameras and jib, Chroma Green Cyclorama green screen and optional roll-out floor, Ross Xpressions graphics computer, light board, projector, and more;
• 4 hour blocks of time in Studio B, a 340-square-foot space that features 3 robotic cameras, Chroma Green Cyclorama green screen, Ross Xpressions graphics computer, and more.

We also offer Intro to Studio Motion Graphics with Ross Xpression to further your skills in adding lower thirds, backgrounds, video roll-ins and more to your productions.

** Note that studio reservations are only available to studio-certified producers who have volunteered on 2 studio productions. Once you have completed the class you will be added to our studio volunteer list. 

Editing Crash Course: Final Cut Pro X certifies you to check out...

• MacBook Pro with Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Creative Cloud;
• Hard drive;
• Headphones;
• Wireless or wired mouse.

Accommodation Requests

We accommodate individual needs for equitable access to our facilities to the best of our ability.

To request an accommodation, please complete this form or contact an Open Signal staff member for assistance:

info [at] opensignalpdx.org  | (503) 288-1515