ViDEO
DCIM - Digital Camera Image
Gear
- Camera Body
- Camera Lens
- Lighting Gear Audio
- Gear Tripods & Stabilizer
What to look for when buying a camera
Primary Camera Characteristics
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Resolution
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Frame Rate
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Sensor Size
Secondary Camera Characteristics
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Autofocus
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Colour Science
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Low Light Performance
The Exposure Triangle
Shutter speed, Aperture, ISO
Practice Exercise - Take Exposure Quiz
Practice exposing your image on your camera in manual mode
Focal Length
lenses & Focal Lengths
Frame Rates
Practice - Filming with different frame rates and focal lengths
Composition
Ideal Image Composition
Camera Angle
Practice Exercise
- Pick the action you want to film
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Storyboard your video by defining which camera angles you want to use
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Film a "before" sequence, with only one boring angle
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Create an awesome "after" sequence that features all of the creative angles you can think of!
Movement
Cinematic Camera movements
Practice Exercise
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Film your own "Sequence"
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Pick the action you want to film
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Storyboard your video by defining which camera angles you want to use
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Film a "before" sequence, with only one boring angle
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Create an awesome "after" sequence that features all of the creative angles you can think of!
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Work on your composition training:
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Practice setting up an interview scene
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Film scenes/take pictures of scenes that follow the various rules we talked about in the composition training. This will help engrain the content in your head.
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Lighting
Fundamentals of Lighting
the Three-point Setup
Practice Exercise -
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Practice the 3-point setup. This is probably the single most important practice exercise you can do as a filmmaker.
Even if you don't have a single "pro light" - this is something you need to practice. All you need is an iPhone and three desk lamps and you can put this strategy to use. Throw in a white bed sheet and you're really rocking.
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Start practicing the various creative techniques we outlined in the workshop:
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Lens flares
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Split lighting
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colour contrast
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Pick a scene you love from a movie or television show and try to recreate it!
Audio
Recording High-Quality Audio
Processing Audio
Sound Design
Practice Exercise
Editing
Data management
Setting up your timeline
Practice Exercise
Intro to Starting projects
Workflow Optimisation and Keyboard Shortcuts
Different editing Workflows
Assembling your Initial Timeline
Adding Music
Edting together your story
Colour Correction
TIme Remapping & Speed Rapping
Sound Design
Stabalisation
Keyframing Motion
Exporting your video