IDEAS,* with partners Local 790 and Local 847, are offering this fourth round of workshops for academic year 2008-09. We have some exciting new offerings and a return of old standards!  Remember, workshops are open to all.  To register, contact Casey Bernay at caseylocal790@earthlink.net. For more information, call Richard Holdredge at 818-947-2453.

Classes offered starting the weekend of October 4th and 5th, 2008.  Classes are $60 for three - four hour sessions.  (Each class is three sessions, each session is four hours long, $60 is the total fee for the whole thing, except for the Game Industry workshop.) Details further below.  Valley College students receive a 50% discount on showing your student ID. 

New Workshop Schedule: 

SATURDAYS

Dreamweaver Grand Tour   Saturday Oct 4, 11, 18  -  10 AM to 2 PM.  Instructor: Scott Green.  Intensive overview of the nomenclature and view the functionality of this handy web-design program  - The ideal first step in learning how to make your own website.  NOTE:  Not Hands-On

Flash Hands-On Workshop Saturday Oct 4, 11, 18  - 3 PM to 7 PM Intructor Scott Green  Learn the Advanced authoring environment for creating rich, interactive content for digital, web, and mobile platforms.

How to Write a Thriller - Ongoing Workshop Saturday Oct 4, 11, 18  - 3 PM to 7 PM Instructor Ken Sanders Want to write and sell the Great American Screenplay?  Join Writer/Producer Ken Sanders ongoing workshop and learn how to craft a winner.

Excel Saturday Oct 4, 11, 18  - 3 PM to 7 PM Instructor Ken Rowand Learn the Hands-On fundamentals of this extremely useful software.  Spreadsheets can be used for working with more than numbers.  Lists of anything, budgets, phone numbers etc. can be organized and managed in Excel.

SUNDAYS

Photoshop Hands-On 1     Sunday   Oct 5, 12, 19  -10 AM to 2 PM.  Instructor Scott Green.  Hands-On fundamentals of this essential photo-manipulation software.  MUST HAVE - familiarity with the Photoshop interface

Illustrator Hands-On 1  Sunday   Oct 5, 12, 19  -10 AM to 2 PM  Instructor Scott Green.  Hands-On class introducing this vector based drawing program.  MUST HAVE - familiarity with the Illustrator interface

Introduction to the World of Gaming.  Sunday   Oct 5, 12, 19  - 10 AM to 2 PM.  Instructor Noah Dudley.  Learn the ins-and-outs of the gaming industry, nomenclature, history and the landscape that savvy game officianados know.

Production 101 an Introduction to Producing a Game.  Sunday   Oct 5, 12, 19  - 3 PM to 7 PM.  Instructor Noah Dudley.  Whether a computer game, MMOG, game for a console, mobile platform or casual game.  Learn the process for producing a winner!