Pro Video Tips
Offered By: LinkedIn Learning
Course Description
Overview
Get tips on topics like shooting techniques, storytelling, audio, and miking.
Syllabus
Introduction
- Intro to Pro Video Tips
- Controlling reflections in glass
- Managing color with polarizers
- Using a polarizer to adjust skin tones
- Using polarizers when shooting landscapes
- Ten polarizer tips
- Supplies to get to hide lav mics
- Hiding lavs in collars
- Hiding mics in hair
- Hiding mics in sheer tops
- Hiding transmitter packs on talent
- Canon C100 overview
- Looking at the Atomos Ninja
- Checking out the C100 menu options
- Ten tips for set safety
- Packing a truck
- Putting together your lens kit
- Normal lenses
- Wide lenses
- Ultra-wide and fish-eye lenses
- Telephoto lenses
- Super zooms
- Macro lenses
- The importance of exposure
- Using waveforms
- Using histograms
- Using zebra stripes
- Shutter speed overview
- Different ways to use shutter speed
- Tips for keeping your budget down
- Working with batteries
- External audio settings
- Audio input menus
- Audio output menus
- Setting and monitoring your levels
- Introduction to backlight
- Types of backlight
- Exposing for backlit shots
- Backlighting translucent object
- Avoiding lens flare and wash out
- Booming techniques
- Feeding your crew
- Choosing between prime, servo, and manual zoom lenses
- Running and gunning with prime lenses
- Green screen lights and materials
- Mounting the green screen
- Lighting the green screen
- Lighting your subject
- What to look for when buying a tripod
- Working with monopods
- Choosing a camera
- Preparation and supplies for a surf shoot
- Dealing with lens fog
- Mounting your POV camera
- Tracking and shooting your surfer from the shore
- Interview with Tony Cruz
- Introduction to lens mounts
- Canon mounts
- PL mounts
- Nikon mounts
- Micro 4/3 mounts
- Introduction to lighting ratios
- Comparing ratios
- Measuring light ratios
- Ten Looks in Ten Minutes
- Using camera height and POV to better tell your story
- Tips for lighting an interview subject
- Taking 10 pounds off your subject
- Dealing with nose shadows
- Lighting different skin tones
- Putting makeup on your subject
- Types of cookies
- Making your own custom cookies
- Controlling the look of a cookie
- Introduction to shooting sports footage
- Getting good coverage for your sport shoot
- Camerawork for shooting sports videos
- Gear to bring on your sports shoot
- Wrapping up
- Tips for using bounce light
- Video portrait intro
- Video portrait camera work
- Considerations for a video portrait interview
- Bonus: Finished video portrait
- Shooting at 24p
- Using depth of field
- Lighting for a film look
- Using filters
- Getting a film look with software
- Introduction to professional car rigs
- Attaching a side mount rig
- Mounting a speed rail rig
- Hood suction mount
- Car rig safety tips
- Manipulating the size of people
- Manipulating the size of buildings
- Making crowds look more crowded
- Introduction to lighting cars
- Lighting the car from outside
- Lighting the car from inside
- Packing your gear for air travel
- What to do at the airport
- Getting on the plane
- Why you should hire an editor
- Working with editors during pre-production
- Working with editors during shooting
- Working with editors after your shoot
- Final tips on working with editors
- Tips on avoiding scam film festivals
- 36. Four common budgeting mistakes
- 10 Filmmaking Lessons...I Learned the Hard Way
- Why you get moire and aliasing
- Avoiding moire
- Tips on boosting your production value
- Shooting with a shallow depth of field
- Great audio and sound design
- Keep your shots steady
- Keep your camera moving
- Location, location, location
- Adding appropriate titles and FX
- Hiring a colorist
- Positioning yourself for the interview
- Settings for camera and audio
- Using a second camera
- Tips on shooting an interview with one camera
- Faking reverse shots and cutaways
- The trouble with shooting windows
- Dealing with exposure issues
- Managing mixed color temperatures
- Tips and tricks for shooting window scenes
- Adjusting SMPTE color bars
- Introduction to shooting discreetly
- Scouting locations for a stealth shoot
- Traveling and shooting low profile
- Recording audio discreetly
- Using discreet cameras and camerawork
- Running interference
- Adding production value with local resources
- Always have a plan B
- Five things you can do when your production stalls out
- Why to use an Interrotron
- Setting up an Interrotron the traditional way
- Nontraditional Interrotron setups
- Five ways to achieve shallow depth of field
- Tips for managing your media
- Tips for renting equipment
- Do your homework
- Test the gear out
- Get the best rate on your rental
- Getting all the manuals
- Stay covered, with insurance
- Dealing with damaged, lost, or stolen gear
- Using your hotel TV as an ad-hoc monitor
- Shooting an overhead tabletop demo with a mirror
- Creating a visual heat-wave effect
- 10 Tips for Shooting Live Events
- Understanding the challenges of shooting live events
- Shooting for the cut
- Getting neutral shots and cutaways
- Bonus: Final edited video
- Tips for recording audio at live events
- Plugging into a mixing board
- Mic'ing the instruments
- Mic'ing the speakers
- Using a shotgun mic
- Seven tips for better managing your crew
- Get it all on paper first
- Learn to delegate
- Hiring is half the work
- Understand how each person likes to work
- Feed them good food
- Learn to speak their language
- Goodbye
Taught by
Anthony Q. Artis
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