What Makes a Great Video
Lesson 2 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post OnlinePhilip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan
What Makes a Great Video
Lesson 2 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post OnlinePhilip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan
Lessons
Chapter 1 Introduction
1Welcome to the Class
02:12 2What Makes a Great Video
03:17 3What Type of Video Should You Make
02:47Chapter 2: Pre-production
4Come up with a Great Video Ideas
05:05 5Plan Your Video
03:30 6The Pre-production Checklist
04:04Chapter 3 Equipment - Our Suggestions for Getting Started
7Does Equipment Matter
01:34 8Our Recommended Cameras
06:00 9Our Recommended Audio Equipment
04:37 10Our Recommended Lighting Equipment
01:47 11Our Recommended Editing Equipment
02:11 12Our Recommended Drone Equipment
05:35 13Quiz: Chapter 3
Chapter 4:Cinematography Basics
14Exposing Your Shots
05:25 15Compose Your Shots
04:25 16Filming Yourself
01:09 17Getting the Right Shot
03:43 18Choose a Background
02:32 19My Office Video Setup
02:54 20Quiz: Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Tips for Shooting with Different Cameras
21Exposing with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
06:31 22Focus with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
02:35 23Stabilize Your Shots
02:57 24Know Your Lenses
03:18 25Shoot with Your Smartphone
05:10 26Shoot with Your Webcam
05:49 27Record Great Screencast Videos
04:20 28Tips for Better Drone Shots
04:06 29Types of Drone Shots
01:43 30Quiz: Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Audio Recording and Microphones
31Choose the Right Microphone for Your Video
03:14 32Record Better Audio in Any Environment
01:27 33How to Use a Lavalier Microphone
02:47 34How to Use a Shotgun Microphone
00:55 35How to Record Audio with Your Computer
01:27 36Quiz: Chapter 6
Chapter 7: Video Lighting
37Why We Light
01:03 38Use Natural Light
04:14 39The 3-point Video Lighting Setup
07:26 40Quiz: Chapter 7
Chapter 8: Editing Better Videos
41Intro to Editing
02:15 42The Post-production Process
07:50 43Craft a Story with Editing
05:21 44Improve Your Audio with Editing
06:34 45Find and Add Music
05:12 46Design Clean and Professional Titles
03:15 47Increase Video Engagement with Calls to Action
01:29 48Quiz: Chapter 8
Chapter 9: Get More Views - Publishing Your Video Online
49Export the Best Quality Video for Online
02:54 50Tips for Posting Online
05:28 51Grow Your Youtube Channel
04:41 52Quiz: Chapter 9
Chapter 10: Case Studies: Real-world Filmmaking
53Case Study - Corporate Promo Videos with Ghirardelli Chocolate
08:54 54Case Study - Event Videography with Major Lazer
08:39 55Case Study - Documentary Films with Phil
14:24 56Case Study - Shooting By Yourself
15:32 57Case Study - Wedding Videography
08:37 58Case Study - Phil's Livestream Setup
04:23Chapter 11: Conclusion
59Thank You
00:59Final Quiz
60Final Quiz
Lesson Info
What Makes a Great Video
what do you need to make a great video? That's what this lesson is all about. Hey Sam, tell us what the first element of the video making process is. So first and foremost, you need a camera we've shot with everything from our smartphones to pro cinema cameras that do crazy slow motion or four K resolution, which are all cool things. But you don't need that to make a good video. Right now. We're rolling with multiple cameras, a smartphone and a professional camera. And you can see that while the quality of the professional cinema camera is better. You can still record great videos with a smartphone at the end of the day, all you need is something that can record video now that you have a camera, you now need a subject or a story, something captivating something that's going to get people interested, something that's going to keep someone watching your video story and subject will come back to the why? Why are you making this video? Is it because of a passion? Is it a three act structur...
e that you want to tell people? Or is it just a video vlog that you want to share your life experience with? It's going to be important that your viewers can connect with you through your story subject or yourself in general. So once you have your camera and your subject matter, you know what type of video you're going to make. The next thing is to think about exposing an image, you know, having enough light for your camera to be able to see what you're trying to capture. This can come both from artificial light or from daylight, artificial lights are like those that you find in your house or the lights that we use on film sets. Natural light comes from the sun at a very basic level. It's it's just like being able to see something. But as you get deeper into it, you'll start being able to shape light and really tell a story by using it. Lighting can also really affect the mood of your video. Take for example, this one big soft light for a very dramatic interview. Another aspect of video making is audio and this can sometimes be forgotten. This includes stuff that's recorded on set, like a nice clear voice during an interview or dialog between characters. This will also include stuff that's done in post stuff like sound effects, voice over recording and music. All this comes together as your audio track in your final video and this can really make or break your final video. The next element of video making is editing and editing or post production is where some say the story really take shape. It's where we take everything that we've worked on so far, the writing, the shooting and we put it all together and editing is more than just taking your best shots and putting them together. It's about adding emotion or even comedy with proper pacing or using techniques like adding music or doing some color grading to give a certain style to your film. It's ultimately about putting your story together and getting it ready to show the world. Think about editing throughout the entire video making process from pre production or when you're out shooting, it will help you understand what shots you need. Do you need close ups? Do you need wide shots? What shots will helps tell your story. So you figured out your camera, you figured out what story you're going to be telling, You talked about your lighting and you've figured out your audio, you've taken all that and you've edited together a nice video. What do you do next? It's time to distribute that video. Film has been around for over 100 years. It's never been easier for you to share your video with the world. It's a great time to be a video maker.
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