Portland Media Center
Create
Together.
Portland’s community media hub. Learn the gear, book the studio, put your story on the air. We’ve been doing it for 40 years and we’re just getting warmed up.
Workshops
Learn it in 90 minutes.
Small groups of 4 to 6, beginners welcome. Members save 50%.
See datesEditing in Premiere
Import to export, with a finished piece to show for it.
$50 · members $25
Aerial Drone
FAA basics, flight skills, and smooth aerial footage.
$100 · members $50
See datesTV Studio
Cameras, the audio board, and the director’s chair.
$50 · members $25
See datesAfter Effects
Your first keyframes. Text and shapes that move.
$50 · members $25
Make a Podcast
Record, interview and edit something worth hearing.
Join the list for dates
Coming up
Doors open soon.
For nonprofits
Got a mission? Let’s make a movie about it.
A Docu-Short is a two to three minute film about your work, shot and cut by our team. Members pay $350. Five Maine nonprofits already have theirs.
Rentals
Your show needs a set.
Members save 50% on every studio, suite and kit.
Membership
Join the club. Save half.
Every level gets 50% off workshops and studio time, plus free field camera loans.
Individual
$50/yr
All the member discounts, all year.
PMC Supporter
$100/yr
Same perks, bigger high five.
Sustaining
$150/yr
Keeps the lights (and cameras) on.
Producer
$250/yr
Includes 10 hours of studio time.
Running a nonprofit? Nonprofit memberships start at $200