Know Your Lenses
Lesson 24 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post OnlinePhilip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan
Know Your Lenses
Lesson 24 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
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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