Videographer Paul Nishijima will lead a workshop on preserving community or family history on video, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall, University of Hawai'i-Manoa.

The morning session of "Videotaping Oral History" will focus on the documentary tradition in filmmaking, on-camera interview techniques and ways to verify historical facts.

In the afternoon, students will have practice in camera and lighting techniques, use of microphones, and interview setups.

Nishijima has produced, written, directed and edited videos for numerous governmental agencies, corporations and nonprofit organizations in Hawai'i and San Francisco.

Most recently Nishijima documented the oral histories of 13 kupuna from Moloka'i, descendants of the original Moloka'i homestead settlers.

There is a $90 fee for the course, which is presented by the University of Hawai'i Outreach College's Pacific New Media.

Students are encouraged to bring their video cameras, blank tapes and tripods to class.

Call 956-8400 to register.

More information is available at the Pacific New Media site, http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pnm. Click the Film /Video/Multimedia link for the course list.

Learn how to preserve history on videotape