Technical Documents
Student Resources
Here you can access our collection of Tech Docs created to help students as they work on various projects as part of the Dept. of Film & Media Studies curriculum.
Bolex
Double Exposure in Camera Tips
General Processing
Cutting and Conforming 16mm Negative
Hand Processing
David's Notes on Hand Processing
Small Batch Processing of Kodak Plus-X
Lightmeter
Lighting for Cinematic Procedures
Oxberry
Manuals - Analog
Adobe After Effects
Setting up your After Effects project
Sequencing Layers in After Effects
Color Keying in After Effects
Parenting in After Effects
Using Track Mattes in After Effects
Puppeting in After Effects
Importing Audio in After Effects
Looping in After Effects
3D Cameras & Lighting in After Effects
Lip Syncing Characters in After Effects
Exporting from After Effects
Rendering Out from After Effects
Exporting with Transparency from After Effects
Adobe Animate
Frame-by-Frame Animation in Animate CC
Adobe Character Animator
Intro to Adobe Character Animator
Adobe Photoshop
Animating in Photoshop
Painting in Photoshop
Rotoscoping with Photoshop
Scanning & Extracting in Photoshop
Setting up Photoshop for Video or Animation
Setting up your Photoshop Document for After Effects
Exporting Animation Layers to a Video File
Exporting Stock Footage Template
Adobe Premiere
Audio Timing in Premiere
Blender
Blender Tutorial
Dragonframe
Dragonframe 5 Manual
Using Dragonframe in BFVAC 220
Audio Timing in Dragonframe
Using the Dragonframe Audio Workspace
Conforming & Exporting from Dragonframe
Using Dragonframe to Photograph Stills
Example Mouth Guide (Quint)
Mouth Chart
Dragonframe User Guide
Animation Guides & Reference Sheets
16x9 Field Chart
HDTV 16x9 Field Chart
Animatic Tutorial
Animation Lab Stations & Tools
Using the RotoStation
iStopMotion
Puppet Stage
Storyboarding
Animatic Tutorial
Storyboarding
FILM 01 Storyboard Worksheet
4:3 Format Storyboard
16:9 Format Storyboard
Tech Skills
Ripping DVDs and Converting to Quicktime
VTuber Recording
Creating an Avatar in VRoid Studio
Recording and Editing in Garageband
Left/Right Channel Camera Modifications
Audio Post-Production Common Issues
Audio Production Common Issues
Scarlett 2i2 with Phantom Power
Yamaha Monitors in 218 Edit Suites
Audacity
Audition
Dynamic Links with Premiere and Audition
Premiere
Cleaning up Audio in Premiere and Audition
Exporting AAF files from Premiere
Exporting OMF files from Premiere
Audio Channel Mapping in Premiere
Microphones
Using the AT1800 Wireless Microphone
Using the Lectrosonics Wireless Microphone
Using the Sennheiser AVX-MKE2 Wireless Microphone
ProTools
Organizing Your Mix in ProTools
Studio 106
Studio 106 Audio Operation Guide
Recording in the 106 Studio Sound Booth
Recording with Audacity in Studio 106 (2025)
Recording with Audition in Studio 106 (2025)
Digital Cameras
Audio Channel Mapping using the Sony HDR-AX2000
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Canon EF
Filters
Smartphone Filmmaking
FS48 Video Art Digital Media Gear
Using Adobe Rush on a Mobile Phone
Using FiLMiC Pro
FiLMiCPRO User Manual
Uploading Media from a Smartphone
Stabilizers
EasyRig Minimax Stabilizer Tech Guide
Manuals
Accessing Creative Cloud Software
Connecting to the Nexis Server
ClipGrab
Premiere Pro
Premiere Basics: Media Management, Importing, Editing, Audio Sync, and Exporting
Sharing projects or sequences collaboratively in Google Drive and Premiere
Using Effects in Premiere
Color Correcting using Lumetri Color
Creating a Voice-Over in Premiere
Premiere Basics: Media Management, Importing, Editing, Audio Sync, and ExportingPremiere Basics: Media Management, Importing, Editing, Audio Sync, and Exporting
Creating Subtitles in Premiere Pro 2023
Exporting from Premiere for Online Uploads
