Hi,

Here is some information that you might find useful.

Our airport is Glacier International Airport, located in Kalispell. We are serviced by Delta, Alaska Air, Northwest Air, Horizon, and Continental. We will have arrangements to pick you up at the Airport and take you downtown to either West Coast Inn (Center Mall) or the Kalispell Grand.

They are located close together and are quite nice and have reasonable rates, especially in the off season. They are conveniently located to several restaurants.

We'll pick up from those hotels and bring you to our home where the training will take place.

There are car rentals here, too, and that would be up to you. The national companies (with Kalispell phone numbers) are:

Avis 406 257-2727
Budget 406 755-7500
Dollar 406 892-0009
Enterprise 406 755-4848
Hertz 406 758-2220
National 406 257-7144
Payless 406 755-4022
Thrifty 406 257-7333

The Sony Media classes are from Tuesday through Thursday. Classes start at 9:00 and last until about 4 and Q&A until 4:30 or so. Lunches are provided but don't shoot the cook.

Arrival should be on Tuesday at the latest, Monday is recommended, and departure depends on your schedule. Kalispell isn't a major hub, and most flights out curtail in mid afternoon. We live in a very scenic and interesting place to visit. You might want to come earlier or stay later to rent a car take in a few sights before leaving.

I'm a former college teacher, and have taught over 25 years in colleges and universities in various areas across the country while I was in the Army. We are active videographers, too.

The Sony Media class is a soup-to-nuts view of Vegas, Sound Forge, Acid, Cinescore, and Architect.

The morning of the first day is spent on digital video concepts, concentrating on digital video to include hardware and software hardware configuration.

Capturing video, both DV and HDV, is covered. CODECs and why they are important is covered along with tips and tricks to make editing easier.

In the second day, sound is incorporated using Sound Forge, and moving to scoring with Acid and Cinescore in the afternoon.

The last day is dedicated to final delivery in all formats from mobile devices to HD.

There will be some theory - necessary to basic understanding of the medium and project coherence, but mostly it will be practical application. There will be some Photoshop/Paint Shop Pro or similar graphics program integration with Vegas, too, and some scanning for video, theory and application of streaming media, and more.

Class size is limited. We will take no more than four, and prefer 2 or 3. This intimacy can't be beat for learning from either an instructor or student's point of view.

Price for the course is $750.

Right now, airfare to Kalispell, Montana, round-trip from just about anywhere in the USA is less than $500. The Kalispell Grand Hotel's daily rate is under $55 (with tax). You can travel here, get individualized instruction for less than you'd think.

Mike Gunter
Glacier Lily Productions
Kalispell, Montana
406 756 5459