Use Your Photography Skills to Master Videography
Use Your Photography Skills to Master Videography
Class Description
Just because you’re a photographer doesn’t mean you can’t shoot compelling video. If you have a digital SLR, you have the equipment. If you’re a photographer who loves to tell captivating visual stories, you have the passion and the necessary skills. It doesn’t matter whether you want to create powerful short films about global issues or take videos of your friends on vacation: all it takes to start being a successful videographer is strong photography skills.
Join VII Agency photojournalist Jessica Dimmock for this class, and you’ll learn:
- How to storyboard to create a strong narrative
- How to properly capture sound and voiceover while on a shoot
- How to shoot for an editor and to think with the edit in mind
Lessons
- Class Introduction
- Challenges of Moving into Videography
- Difference Between Photography & Videography
- Videography Should be as Beautiful as Photography
- Add Videography to Your Business
- Importance of Movement & Stabilization
- Gear to Stabilize Your Camera
- Demo of Shoulder Rigs
- Video Examples Using Shoulder Rig
- What's In My Travel Bag?
- Demo: Monopod & Tripod
- Story Types That Lend Themselves to Video
- Example: Engaging Stories in Intros
- Story Structure Exercise
- Example: Story Building
- Shooting Video for an Editor
- Make Great Video Transitions
- Shoot Video for Beauty
- Video Examples: Intentional Movement
- Importance of Great Sound
- Options for Recording Sound
- XLR Inputs, Shotgun & Lavaliere Microphones
- The Art of the Interview
- The Versatility of Lavaliere Microphones
- Demo: Lavaliere Microphone
- Camera Choice for Videography
- Camera Sensors
- External Recorders
- DSLR vs Non-DSLR
- Lens Choices for Videography
- Organization: Log Footage on Computer
- Example Footage Log Sheet
- Categories for Logging Footage
- Finding Inspiration for Videography
- Funding Opportunities
- Transition Photography Skills to Videography
- Q&A
Reviews
a Creativelive Student
I have been waiting for a course like this. Purchasing it was a no-brainer. Taught by an accomplished professional in the field, with a strong track record of high level work, Jessica Dimmock, I feel, is exactly the type of instructor Creative Live should be giving air time to. I have watched other Videography classes on Creative Live, and this was the first one that I felt was worth purchasing due to how much info was being shared, in a very methodical, easy to follow (but not dumb downed) fashion.
a Creativelive Student
This class has left me feeling very encouraged and inspired about getting into videography. Jessica has made some great work, in her short career with video, and was able to share what she learned through those experiences. She started out as a photographer and has now incorporated video into her skill set and it seems to have expanded the diversity her opportunities and has enriched what she produces and shares with the world. I look forward to doing the same thing in my own way. Thanks CL for another wonderful class.
tandooridan
Simultaneously broad and deep, the information Jessica covers and the way she delivers it really give you the feeling you can jump into video right away. Professionalism in every area, from prep steps to workflow in the field to clean organization and processing, inspires confidence in the value of her methods. She clearly learned most of this in the field over years of work, which means the rest of us now have a huge leg up on our first projects. Thank you so much!