Create a YouTube Video with Just Your Phone and InShot

The project for this class will be a vlog style video of a small adventure, whether that's an outing, a new project, or some other experience. This lecture explains the details of the project.

Things to keep in mind before you begin filming your video.

This video covers the basic features of InShot.

What to consider when filming.

We've all done it, but filming vertically doesn't mean you can't use the footage in your video.

The steps to importing your footage into InShot.

Rough cutting is the process of chiseling down your content so that it's more manageable to edit and fine tune.

After rough cutting you can begin fine tuning and lining shots up how you want. This is where expanding/zooming in on your clips will be useful, and keep in mind you may want to comb through your video a couple of times before moving on to the next step.

Transitions are tools to make the flow from one section of your video flow smoothly (or not if that's the vibe you want) to the next. There are preset transitions within the app, or you can create your own transitions through cinematography.

Sound is important, but also one of the more challenging parts of creating a video. In this section I'll show you the different ways to add and edit sound.

Voice overs are a very useful tool for adding context, description, or other interesting information over video that has poor sound quality or video without speaking. In this section I show you how you can add voice overs without fancy or expensive equipment.

Adding text, images, and/or GIFs can allow you to add information, humor, or descriptions to your videos.

Freeze is exactly what it sounds like. You can freeze a portion of video and create a still image. This can be useful to make a point, add humor, or just get creative with your video.

You're done editing, so what now? Time to render your video, compressing all of the elements into a single file.

There's a lot to keep in mind when uploading videos and creating a YouTube channel, but here I'll walk you through the basics to get you started.