The student news site of Pin Oak Middle School | Bellaire, TX

Welcome to Pin Oak Press Academy!

Pin Oak Press Academy is where aspiring journalists become skilled creators. Check out the self-paced video tutorial series below to develop your skills in media production.

All Pin Oak students—not just journalism students—can use the studio space and equipment for digital content creation. For Team Time access to cameras, microphones, or computers, please reach out to Doke via our contact form.

Series Library

iMac

Getting Started on the iMac
  1. Start Here
  2. Mouse Settings
  3. Dock Settings
  4. Finder & File Mgmt
  5. Screenshots & Screen Recordings

DaVinci Resolve

Section 01: Welcome to Video Editing
  1. Start Here
  2. Getting Your Project Files
  3. Cut Page Intro
  4. Color Coding Clips
  5. Using the Inspector
  6. Animating Lower Thirds with Transitions
  7. Using In & Out Points
  8. Simple Audio Adjustments
  9. Basic Color
  10. Once you have finished your edit, show Doke your timeline. Once graded, delete ALL Dragon Dance files from your computer and empty your trash bin on your iMac to free up storage space.
  11. Section 01 Final Assessment: Now that you’ve completed all Section 01 tutorials and finished your first practice edit, it’s time to take on your first independent challenge. This project will test your ability to work with a brand-new set of video assets and take them from raw footage to a fully edited, polished video. You’ll be responsible for everything—from importing the files into your video editor to making editing decisions, adding music or sound effects, and producing a final cut that looks professional. When you are ready, ask Doke for the external hard drive so you can copy the Rodriguez Feature Master Folder to the Movies folder on your computer.