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Lesson 41 from: Video Content Creation: Produce and Publish Videos that Get ViewsChris Hau
Pro Video Tips
Lesson 41 from: Video Content Creation: Produce and Publish Videos that Get ViewsChris Hau
Lessons
Chapter 1. Intro
1Class Introduction
02:46Chapter 2. Developing Your Idea
2Chapter 2 Introduction
00:38 3Choosing the Best Platform For Your Vision
02:55 4What is a Project Brief?
01:02 5How to Use a Project Brief
00:47 6Foundational Pre-Production Documents
02:18Unpacking Real World Examples
01:49 8Chapter Two Recap
00:40Chapter 3. The 6 Key Elements of a Great Video
9Intro to Practical Storytelling Components
01:07 10Element One: Content (Visuals & Interviews)
05:08 11Element Two: Graphics/VFX
02:09 12Element Three: Call to Action
01:31 13Element Four: Voice Over
03:37 14Element Five: Sound & Music
02:08 15Element Six: Editing & Color Correction
03:14 16Bringing it Together with an Intro and Outro
02:00 17Chapter Three Recap
00:42Chapter 4. Introduction to Storytelling Tools
18Introduction to Storytelling Tools
00:26 19Introduction to Gear
01:24 20Building Your Kit
00:51 21Choosing Your Camera
04:41 22Supporting Your Camera
02:44 23Lighting Equipment Basics
02:22 24Sound & Microphone Basics
04:13 25Chapter Four Recap
00:30Chapter 5. Introduction to Shooting a Video
26Introduction to Shooting a Video
00:42 27The Camera
00:36 28Exposure Triangle
06:50 29White Balance
02:15 30Frame Rates
01:39 31Framing
04:31 32Basic Lighting
02:00 33Recording Sounds
05:15 34Conducting an Interview
02:49 35Recording Voice Over
01:30 36Chapter Five Recap
00:44Chapter 6. Setting Up to Shoot Your Video
37Setting Up to Shoot Your Video Shoot
02:58 38Framing Your Shots
02:31 39Working With Light
10:28 40Working With Sound
07:34 41Pro Video Tips
02:16Chapter 7. The Art of Editing
42The Art of Editing
00:27 43Understanding Shots and Pacing
02:08 44Seven Step Editing Process
03:15 45Bringing the Elements Together
02:52 46Shooting for Edit and Exporting Tips
03:22 47Using Fiverr Talent for Your Edit
01:49 48Chapter Seven Recap
00:46Chapter 8. Introduction to Video Marketing
49Introduction to Video Marketing
00:48 50How to Get Eyes on Your Videos
04:02 51How to Name Your Video for Conversion
03:01 52Video SEO Explained
01:56 53Email List
01:52 54Chapter Eight Recap
01:26Lesson Info
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Now there's only two things I'd like to do to make sure that we're actually complete to start shooting this course right now. So what we're gonna do is we're gonna dress up the background a bit with some props and then we're gonna add sound blankets around me to really isolate the sound and dampen it so that you get high quality audio, good looking background. So right over here we have a practical light. When I say practical, this is like an actual light that will end up in our final shot. So if you're ever watching a movie and you see a lamp in the shot and that's helping to glow or add light to some sort of actor's face, that is a practical light. A light that is in the final shot. So let's add this practical light over here. We're just gonna screw that into our light source here. We're gonna turn that on. Boom, we got ourselves a little tungsten light, a little warmer light that we're gonna add into the background of our shot here. Cool, so we just added a practical light in our sh...
ot. Anytime that you add a practical light you wanna make sure that it's not casting any weird color. So because this light is pointing down, it shouldn't have any weird yellow cast on my face. If you're worried about anything like that, just dim the light down and, or just position it in a spot where it looks good for the subject. And our last thing is I have some plants here and a black surfboard that I'm gonna add into our shot and maybe we'll add one more fancy production light just to dress up the background. And then we'll add those sound blankets. So this is more or less what the final dressing will look like on our set. I think this looks really good. When you start to imagine what this room looked like before only like an hour ago before setup, you think, "Oh, whoa, how would we be able to get a shot like that?" This is what we can turn it into. This is how we can position the right microphones, position the right lights, add some practical lights into it, add some set dressing, add these other lights here, and the final stage is make sure the audio sounds the best it can be because people listen with their eyes. Now I know that sounds kind of strange, but when you're watching a movie and the audio quality is bad, you think, this is a bad movie because it makes you think the image looks worse. So you always wanna make sure you have the best quality audio. And the more controlled audio, more controlled lighting situations, the better your video. And this is our final shot. So hopefully you enjoyed a little shadow, a little fall along, a little BTS of how we actually set up for any one of our YouTube videos or in this case, how we set up for this course.
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a Creativelive Student
Ok, I really enjoyed this course but you should know it is a decent overview of what to do and in what order to do them. This is not going to show you HOW to do anything but it will show you WHAT you need to think about and how to approach a production in a professional manner. Chris knows his stuff really well and everything is covered but it is just an overview. Well worth your time, especially if you are new to video but just do not think that he is going to show you how to do everything.
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