Learn about SCAT and public access television at a free orientation open to the public. All new members are required to attend an orientation before registering for classes.

This class is for members who want to get started producing multi-camera studio programs. In the first two sessions you will learn how to work as a camera operator and floor director in SCAT's three-camera TV studio. The last two sessions will cover the operation of the control room, including the digital switcher, audio board, and Compix graphics. You will also learn the basics of directing in the studio. After completing the class and crewing on two productions, students will receive their Studio Producer certification and will be ready to reserve the studio for their own productions. 
Tuition $20.

In this hands-on class, Students will learn camera operation, audio techniques, and the basics of lighting in the field. The group will brainstorm project ideas and will be encouraged to work together to shoot field footage. Students will have one month after the instruction sessions to take out the cameras and get familiar with the equipment. During that time, any questions that arise will be answered by the instructor. After completing the class and at least two practice sessions, the student becomes “camera-certified” and may take out the cameras for TV projects. 
Tuition $20.
10am to 4pm

Learn to organize your production and edit your video footage in the SCAT edit suites using Final Cut Express software. Includes graphics, transitions, filters, and audio sweetening. Students are certified after completing the class and demonstrating competency and may reserve the edit stations for SCAT projects. 
Tuition: $20
7:00 - 9:30pm

This class is for SCAT members and non-members who prefer to learn in Portuguese. Learn to use SCAT's professional digital video cameras, audio equipment, and light kits in the field. Following the three-session class, SCAT members will have one month to take out the cameras and shoot a certification tape that demonstrates competency with the equipment. This is a special workshop.
Tuition is $20 for SCAT members, $75 non-members.

This four session class is for SCAT members and non-members who wish to learn editing in Portuguese. The class will teach students to organize their projects and edit video footage in the SCAT edit suites using Final Cut Express software. It includes graphics, transitions, filters, and audio sweetening. Students who are SCAT members are certified to use SCAT edit suites after completing a short certification tape that demonstrates editing competency.  This is a special workshop.
Tuition: members $20, non-members $75
7:00 - 9:30pm

SCAT- Somerville Community Access Television esta ofertando classes de Edicao  em Portugues. Os alunos aprenderao o basico de edicao usando o software Final Cut. O objetivo do projeto e inserir e fomentar  maior participacao da comunidade de lingua Portuguesa na Tv comunitaria que oferece espaco gratutito para seus membros criarem Tv shows, usarem equipamentos e  infra-estrutura. O curso e aberto para membros e nao membros.

Valor:  Membros: $20;  Nao membros: $75

We’ve come a long way in just a few years. From disposable 35mm film cameras to ultra high resolution digital imaging. If you want to know more about what to look for in a digital still camera this workshop will demystify this new image medium.

Get past all the advertising and learn what camera will be right for you, your family and your projects. We will look at pixel resolution, Point and Shoot versus SLR cameras, compare camera features and explain the new technologies available for printing and storing your photos.

One session
$20 tuition for members, $40 non-members
7:00 to 9:30pm

 Award-winning Boston animator Karen Aqua will conduct a five-week hands-on workshop in hand-drawn animation. During the final 2 sessions, we will be joined by renowned composer/musician Ken Field, who will help students create a soundtrack for the film.

Students will explore movement and transformation using a variety of drawing and under-the-camera techniques, including flipbooks, cut-outs, and object animation. Sound effects and music will be recorded to accompany the visuals.

Karen Aqua has been making animated films since graduating from Rhode Island School of Design in 1976. Her award-winning films have screened worldwide, at festivals in Europe, Asia, North/South America, New Zealand, and Australia. She has been a juror for film festivals in Japan, Canada, and USA. She teaches animation at workshops and schools around the US, and has presented numerous one-person screenings of her work.

Saxophonist/composer Ken Field is a member of the modern music ensemble Birdsongs of the Mesozoic and leader of the improvisational brass band the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble. He has released several CDs of his solo music for layered saxophones, and has composed music for dance, film, and video.

Aqua and Field have collaborated on numerous animation/soundtrack projects since 1976. Their work together includes both independent films and freelance work for “Sesame Street.” They have been teaching together for 10 years, with residencies in Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts (including at the ICA and Boston Museum of Fine Arts).

Tuition $75 for members, $125 for non-members

 What is High Definition? Why is there more than one High Definition format? What are the differences in quality between Standard Definition and Hi Def? What is Blu-ray? What equipment do I need to shoot, capture, edit and display High Definition video?

If you’ve been thinking about moving to High Definition video this is the workshop for you. You’ll learn what makes High Definition the next generation of video. In this three-session workshop we will discover the differences between Plasma and LCD home cinema, answer the question 720 or 1080? and take a look at the options available to you in the new televisions, cameras and this new realm of editing software.

Tuition $50 members, $100 non-members
All classes are from 7:00 to 9:30pm