Professor DeNigris' Sabbatical Vlog

Some of you may know that Professor Paul DeNigris, Program Champion for Digital Video at University of Advancing Technology, has taken a sabbatical this Spring semester to get some additional industry experience working in visual effects in Hollywood. Paul is keeping a daily vlog of his experiences in LA, which he calls "Hollywood at 45." Check it out here:

Ignite Phoenix #16 videos now online!

UAT Digital Video is proud to have provided video production support for the last 2 iterations of Ignite Phoenix, a homegrown event where speakers get five minutes to educate and entice the audience with something they are passionate about. Topics run the gamut from politics to food to dinosaurs to cosplay. It's all over the place, and that's what's exciting about Ignite!

Here's the complete playlist for Ignite Phoenix #16:



And if you missed Ignite Phoenix #15 a few months back, here it is:

TEDx Evans Churchill videos now online

Here's a playlist of one of the events we covered this semester, TEDx Evans Churchill, held in November at Phoenix's BioScience High School!

UAT DV Vlog: Zombie Makeup

Go behind the scenes with the UAT DV crew for "The Buddy System," a zombie film inspired by "The Walking Dead."

Ignite Phoenix #15

On October 18th, 2013, UAT Digital Video produced the live stream and other video elements for a very unique event, Ignite Phoenix.

Ignite Phoenix is an information exchange for fostering and inspiring Phoenix's creative community. In one evening, you hear 18 passionate speakers from our creative, technical, and business communities talking about their current projects or favorite ideas for just five minutes. Presentations will educate and inspire you, and maybe make you laugh in the process.

2013 UAT DV Program Highlights

Here's the latest rendition of our program-wide demo reel!

UAT DV Vlog: Miniature Teleporters

The team behind UAT DV's time travel drama "Ouroboros" decided to build a miniature for the film's teleportation pods rather than rely exclusively on CGI. Check out the construction of the 1/6 scale miniature in the latest edition of the DV Vlog!

UAT DV Vlog: Borderlands Prop and Set Construction

Production continues on our Borderlands fan film "Change of Hart." Check out the progress in this latest installment of the DV Vlog!

Complete w00tstock 5.0 Playlist!

Just like last year, UAT Digital Video was on location for w00tstock 5.0 in San Diego. The "geek variety show" created and hosted by Wil Wheaton, Adam Savage, and music duo Paul & Storm is an extravaganza of comedy, music and hijinks. This year we were allowed to expand our coverage to include a third camera in the wings - giving us a perspective on the show unmatched by most other YouTubers. Check out our complete coverage in the playlist below, but be warned - much of the content is NSFW!

Redrock Micro rig tutorials

Continuing our video tutorial series, here's Professor Paul DeNigris with three lessons about setting up the Redrock Micro DSLR rig.

UAT DV Vlog: Behind the Scenes at Nerdtacular 2013!

This is the second year in which the UAT Digital Video crew has traveled up to Salt Lake City to film FrogPants Studios' annual Nerdtacular event. This year though, our vlog crew captured the fun! Check it out:

UAT DV Vlog: Borderlands Production Fun!

Once again, go behind the scenes of our latest fan film "Change of Hart," based on the world of the Borderlands videogames. This ep - set construction, lots of dust, and Psychos! New vlog every week!

UAT DV Vlog: Practical Effects!

Check this out - the students had some fun with dry ice and burning steel wool in the Advanced VFX class. Stick around til then end to see a sneak peek at a VFX shot from our upcoming time travel film "Ouroboros!"

UAT DV Vlog: Phoenix Comicon!

Check out the cosplayers, vendors, and mayhem at Phoenix Comicon thru the eyes of UAT Digital Video!

UAT DV Vlog: Phoenix Comicon Set Construction

The UAT Digital Video team had a great time at Phoenix Comicon! Go behind the scenes of our booth construction. More Comicon coverage coming up!

Basic Avid Editing Tutorial

Continuing our video tutorial series, here's Professor Paul DeNigris with a two-part "Basic Avid Editing" lesson!

UAT DV Vlog: Behind the Scenes of "Borderlands: Change of Hart"

Check out the latest installment of our UAT Digital Video vlog, this time taking you behind the scenes of our latest fan film, "Change of Hart," based on the Borderlands videogames. Check out those psycho masks!

Avid Capturing Tutorial

Following up on our "DV Deck Configuration" tutorial, here is a two-part lesson on capturing tapes and importing media into Avid Media Composer.

UAT DV Vlog: Behind the Scenes of "Ouroboros"

We're kicking off a new semi-regular feature, the UAT DV Vlog, which will offer behind the scenes looks at our students and faculty in action on set and in the studio. Here's our first installment, a look at the filming of our new sci-fi film "Ouroboros."

Digital Video Deck Configuration Tutorial

If you've ever had trouble capturing your tapes into Avid Media Composer, this tutorial from Professor Paul DeNigris is for you!