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Know Your Lenses

Lesson 24 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post Online​

Philip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan

Know Your Lenses

Lesson 24 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post Online​

Philip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan

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Lesson Info

24. Know Your Lenses

Lessons

Class Trailer

Chapter 1 Introduction

1

Welcome to the Class

02:12
2

What Makes a Great Video

03:17
3

What Type of Video Should You Make

02:47

Chapter 2: Pre-production

4

Come up with a Great Video Ideas

05:05
5

Plan Your Video

03:30
6

The Pre-production Checklist

04:04

Chapter 3 Equipment - Our Suggestions for Getting Started

7

Does Equipment Matter

01:34
8

Our Recommended Cameras

06:00
9

Our Recommended Audio Equipment

04:37
10

Our Recommended Lighting Equipment

01:47
11

Our Recommended Editing Equipment

02:11
12

Our Recommended Drone Equipment

05:35
13

Quiz: Chapter 3

Chapter 4:Cinematography Basics

14

Exposing Your Shots

05:25
15

Compose Your Shots

04:25
16

Filming Yourself

01:09
17

Getting the Right Shot

03:43
18

Choose a Background

02:32
19

My Office Video Setup

02:54
20

Quiz: Chapter 4

Chapter 5: Tips for Shooting with Different Cameras

21

Exposing with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras

06:31
22

Focus with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras

02:35
23

Stabilize Your Shots

02:57
24

Know Your Lenses

03:18
25

Shoot with Your Smartphone

05:10
26

Shoot with Your Webcam

05:49
27

Record Great Screencast Videos

04:20
28

Tips for Better Drone Shots

04:06
29

Types of Drone Shots

01:43
30

Quiz: Chapter 5

Chapter 6: Audio Recording and Microphones

31

Choose the Right Microphone for Your Video

03:14
32

Record Better Audio in Any Environment

01:27
33

How to Use a Lavalier Microphone

02:47
34

How to Use a Shotgun Microphone

00:55
35

How to Record Audio with Your Computer

01:27
36

Quiz: Chapter 6

Chapter 7: Video Lighting

37

Why We Light

01:03
38

Use Natural Light

04:14
39

The 3-point Video Lighting Setup

07:26
40

Quiz: Chapter 7

Chapter 8: Editing Better Videos

41

Intro to Editing

02:15
42

The Post-production Process

07:50
43

Craft a Story with Editing

05:21
44

Improve Your Audio with Editing

06:34
45

Find and Add Music

05:12
46

Design Clean and Professional Titles

03:15
47

Increase Video Engagement with Calls to Action

01:29
48

Quiz: Chapter 8

Chapter 9: Get More Views - Publishing Your Video Online

49

Export the Best Quality Video for Online

02:54
50

Tips for Posting Online

05:28
51

Grow Your Youtube Channel

04:41
52

Quiz: Chapter 9

Chapter 10: Case Studies: Real-world Filmmaking

53

Case Study - Corporate Promo Videos with Ghirardelli Chocolate

08:54
54

Case Study - Event Videography with Major Lazer

08:39
55

Case Study - Documentary Films with Phil

14:24
56

Case Study - Shooting By Yourself

15:32
57

Case Study - Wedding Videography

08:37
58

Case Study - Phil's Livestream Setup

04:23

Chapter 11: Conclusion

59

Thank You

00:59

Final Quiz

60

Final Quiz

Lesson Info

Know Your Lenses

So the last thing to talk about is lenses and this is really what made DSLR is such a big deal in the independent and pro filmmaking world. You're able to put different lenses on, you're able to change what type of glasses in front of your sensor for the first time. You know, this brought to indie filmmakers that that cinematic look, that really beautiful looking image. The very basic lens is a 50 millimeter prime lens. You cannot zoom on it. But for a very, very cheap, you're able to get a good looking lens that can have a very open F stop. So this is F 1.8. This lens I believe is under $200 and it's it's a quality piece of glass. You can get really nice looking image out of it and you can't just zoom in or zoom out for wider shot with the same lens. So it does take a little more work and you know, moving back and forth. But the quality is is really great for how cheap a lens it is. In comparison to this, we have the 24 to 72. Canon L series lens. Um, this is really sort of an industr...

y standard. I mean everyone shoots with this lens, both photographers and video makers. Um, it's just sort of a go to lens for a lot of people because it covers both the wide And tight side of things you can see here. So I'm I'm at 70 here and I'm nice and tight, Go to 24, I never wide shot. I didn't have to move the camera. All I had to do was spend this ring to get to a different focal point. It's much easier that being said, where this is under $200, this is over $1,000. This is closer to $1,500. Uh, there's a huge price difference and this is a quality piece of glass but it costs exponentially more money. There are cheaper zooms Like this. Cannon 10-18 and there's many different, you know, kit lenses similar to this. But I really think the quality glasses is far less and well, it's a good place to start. The important thing to know is that your glass, your lenses will last a very long time and your cameras will keep changing every five years. You're gonna have a new technology, a new great thing. But you can keep using that same glass as long as you stay with the same company. A big thing that happened to me. I switched from Nikon to canon to Sony. Nikon being photography by first shot on the Canon seven D for video and when I switched to Sony, I had to get these adapters to keep using the same lenses. It wasn't the worst thing in the world. But now I look at people shooting with Sony glass and you know, I kind of wish I didn't have to use an adapter. So it is something to consider when you first buy a camera that this is an investment and beyond your camera. It's really about the lenses because those can really add up in cost. So I hope this lesson was helpful. I know it's a very broad overview and everyone's shooting on different cameras these days and there's always gonna be new cameras coming out. So it's kind of a personal thing. So we don't want to get too specific in any of these videos. This is the setup I happen to have. I'm sure you're all shooting on different things so see you in the next lesson.

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