Video Production Fundamentals
Learn video production and editing from start to finish with this comprehensive course. Discover essential gear, lighting theory, camera settings, and editing techniques in Adobe Premiere Pro and Davinci Resolve. Perfect for beginners and those looking to enhance their video creation skills. Start your journey to becoming a content creator, filmmaker, or YouTube sensation today!
What you’ll learn
- Create video with the equipment you own
- Recommended gear for beginners (Tripods, Lenses, Microphones, and more)
- How to shoot professional looking video
- Lighting Theory and setup
- Camera settings and what they do
- The Exposure Triangle and why it’s important
- How to edit in Adobe Premiere Pro
- How to edit in Davinci Resolve
- Export/Render settings and Codecs in multiple programs (for online use and high-quality storage)
- Feel comfortable creating your videos from start to finish.
This course is broken up into 3 main sections.
In Section 1 we talk about:
Shooting Essentials
Gear – What equipment will help you record better quality audio and video.
Apps – What software can be used to record and edit on your phone as well as programs to edit on your computer.
Lighting Theory – Common lighting setups to achieve a more professional look.
The Exposure Triangle – Adjusting Aperture, ISO, and Shutter Speed: The three things that influence how your camera captures an image.
In Section 2 we learn how to use, and edit in, Adobe’s Premiere Pro, one of the most popular video editing programs to date: Available on both Mac and Windows.
Editing in Premiere Pro
Basic editing – How to import, cut, and trim footage, as well as playback adjustments, for speeding up or slowing down footage.
Transitions – How to apply Audio and Video transitions to footage for a smoother, less jarring look and feel.
Titles – How to use and edit pre-made titles provided by Adobe, as well as create our own from scratch.
Effects – How to apply effects to our footage for corrective and creative purposes.
Color Correction/Grading – How to use tools like ‘Lumetri’ to edit our footage, changing things like brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, and more.
In Section 3 we learn how to use, and edit in, Davinci Resolve, one of the most popular video editing programs to date: Available on both Mac and Windows.
Editing in Davinci Resolve
‘Media’ tab – How to import footage using Resolve’s media browser
‘Cut’ and ‘Edit’ tabs – How to cut, and trim footage, as well as playback adjustments, for speeding up or slowing down footage. How to apply transitions and more.
‘Fusion’ tab – How to use pre-built effects and titles, as well as creating basic titles from scratch.
‘Color’ tab – How to use Resolve’s incredibly powerful color section to edit our footage, changing things like brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, and more.
‘Fairlight’ tab – How to use Resolve’s dedicated audio editing/sound design section to apply effects to audio, as well as record audio straight into the program.
We also go over render/export settings for both programs and talk about things like bit rates and what codecs to use for different situations.
Who this course is for:
- Beginners who want to learn video production.
- Beginners wanting to learn video editing.
- Beginners who want to learn lighting. i.e. how to set up lights or use natural light.
- Beginners who want to learn to use their camera to its maximum potential.
- Anybody who wants to create video. Want to blog, vlog, become a content creator, make films, teach online, start a YouTube channel, or market your business? This course will get you started!
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