Fundamentals of Photography
John Greengo
iPhone filmmaking from start to finish
Who says you need expensive video gear to create movie magic? In this course, Cielo de la Paz breaks down capturing effective and high-quality films with gear that can fit in your pocket—the iPhone. She’ll walk through the importance of pre-production and crafting your story ahead of your shoot. Learn how to use a variety of iPhone video accessories and apps while exploring the technical side on how to get the best shots.
By going in the field with Cielo, you'll learn to navigate real-world scenarios, from problem-solving to prioritizing your shot list. While the iPhone may be a smartphone, she'll walk through every element of capturing pro-quality video from a simple device, from recording audio to using add-on lenses. Capture shots that make the videographers with the bulky cameras jealous by using the iPhone's small form factor to your advantage.
But the iPhone isn't just a video camera—it's a powerful tool for editing videos anywhere. Cielo will then take you back in the studio and walk through one of the best video editing apps for iPhone and iPad out there while explaining how to piece together your story into a cinematic success. Add your own editing style to raw footage to create a story worth sharing. There is a lot of magic and ability in the camera that is always with you—learn to use its capabilities to capture and create great video.
IOS apps LumaFusion 2019, FiLMiC Pro, and Hyperlapse
San Francisco-based mobile filmmaker and photographer Cielo de la Paz first found success with a Shot on an iPhone billboard. Since then, Cielo has been teaching others to find the same success using just a smartphone. The founder of TheStoryographist.com, Cielo teaches iPhone film and video classes at Stanford, as well as sharing techniques at conferences, private events, and even with government agencies. Over the course of her online and in-person courses, she's helped thousands to capture their own stories using the simplest video gear. Along with those Shot on an iPhone billboards and commercials, you can also find her work in Business Insider, USA Today, National Geographic, and House Beautiful. Her creative approach to iPhone filmmaking helped her earn the Gold Cannes Lions Award, as well as honors from the Mobile Photography Awards and iPhone Photography Awards (IPPA).
Really inspiring course! I like her style of teaching. She makes things easy to understand and I’m going into her previous class next!
Can you please list the gear.. maybe it is there somewhere.. I can't understand her and the transcript does get screwed up... thanks
Was a great overview and introduction. Cielo shared a lot of really useful tips on planning, production and gear.
Muy buen curso. Sà no tienes mucha idea del tema, te resultará bastante interesante porque ves el proceso de la filmación de principio a fin. Claro y conciso. Very good course. If you don't have much idea of ​​the topic, it'll be quite interesting because you see the process of filming from beginning to end. Clear and concise.
With a lot of examples and a clear explanation about what you can do with your iPhone. Great lessons, awesome teacher.
I stumbled across this class, and as a budding filmmaker, I decided to take a look. Although I don't see me editing on an iPhone, shooting on one has interested me a great deal and this class leaves me feeling excited about the idea and a LOT more confident about producing a quality, professional product in the process.
I learned so much and it is great that I can share my story with just my iPhone. She is clear, concise, organized and inspiring. Great class. I'm going to follow her on her website and Youtube to continue to get ideas and inspiration.
She demonstrates an easy, low-stress, low-cost way of getting into filmmaking. This class is best if you aren't sure you want to be a filmmaker, or you are sure and you want to start now. You already have most of the equipment you need. For many people this level of filmmaking will be all they ever need. For others, it's a good first step. This is not the right class for you if you already have some filmmaking experience or you want to dive into an intensive education.
I loved this course and I wish there were more classes by her to go even deeper into this. Cielo is awesome, and so knowledgeable and I highly recommend this class as well as the editing class. Her passion really shines through... Thank you Cielo!
I just finished the class and I enjoyed it quite a bit. It is perfect for someone like me just starting out and I recommend this class to anyone interested in making mobile videos. I look forward to diving into the more extensive editing course next. Thank you!
Thank you, Cielo for giving of your time to teach this class. Video has been somewhat intimidating, but after watching this class I'm pretty motivated to make my first, real video. Thank you so much. Take care
Great course if you are a beginner at Filmmaking, she is really clear and covers everything.
Cielo is a gifted lecturer who explains iPhone filmmaking clearly, easily and in a fun way. I love the way she explains the steps in making videos on our smartphones, along with equipment and app recommendations. So glad I purchased this class as it is immensely helpful to me, a newbie.
This course is great for people that are very new to mobile film making. I have been doing mobile film making for about 2.5 years so I already knew most everything she talked about.
Awesome class! Cielo's presentation style was very easy going and allowed for a great learning experience.
Excellent and comprehensive foray into the world of iphone filming. Cielo was clear and importantly, engaging. It was a great idea to take a project from story creation to finished project step-by-step. Highly recommend.
A great class. So informative and Cielo has a relaxed and interesting style. The one thing I would have liked is a gear list, in PDF format with purchase links.
I watched this class live, and it was informative, easy to understand, and empowering. Indirectly, Cielo taught me to always be resourceful and not accept excuses for feeling limited. I thought I had to go with the expensive bulky setup in order to start my media company; however, she debunked that myth. Plain and simple, be empowered to use the resources you have to create excellent material.
This class was great! Cielo offered really good information. It was probably more than I needed since I am a beginner, but it inspired me to try and use it for the simple reasons I took the course. But it also showed me what is possible and how I can eventually upgrade what I am doing. It's good for people who are really into photography and telling the story of entrepreneurs (which is so important these days) can use their photography skills to help business owners stand out whether it's your side hustle or main career.
I watched live version of this class and I found it very inspiring & Cielo a very straight forward teacher which will help for a better and a quick understanding! Thank you!
Being a beginner in all things video, watching this live class left me excited to try out a lot of things on my iPhone, not to mention I learned loads. Cielo showed us the full process from shot listing to gear to preparing the shoot and then shooting and editing, which was very enlightening, also I want to thank the people who were on the chat, because sharing tips and tricks was great too! Thank you for the awesome work!
Fun and informative!
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