Video for Photographers: 1 Filmmaking Essentials

Photographers: Expand your creative options and the range of services you can offer to clients by incorporating video and hybrid projects into your skill set.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Essential Video Concepts

• Understanding the traditional steps in video productions
• Building the visual story
• Choosing a camera
• The Five C's of Cinematography

2. Composition

• Framing for continuous shots
• Manual focus
• The camera is the viewer's eyes

3. Lighting

• Natural vs. artificial lighting
• Directing the viewer's attention

4. Movement

• Using camera movement to enhance your story
• Tripods and monopods are your friends

5. Sound

• The ear, not the eye, leads the senses
• Techniques and types and microphones
• External recorders

6. Post-Production

• Editing
• Sound and music
• Color

Conclusion

• Cooking and filmmaking
• Additional resources