GoPros for beginners: From Shooting to editing with GoPros

Name: GoPros for beginners: From Shooting to editing with GoPros
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Everything you need to know about GoPro action cameras: Shooting videos, photos, timelapses, as well as editing

Created byLambros Lazopoulos, Smart Curs

Last updated 6/2022

English

What you'll learn

How to confidently shoot and edit videos, photos and timelapses from GoPros
Understand the external features of the cameras
Tips and tricks when shooting woth GoPros
The best accessories to pair those cameras with

Course content

6 sections • 14 lectures • 1h 31m total length

Introduction1:57
Master the basics of GoPros from hardware and modes to editing, exploring video, photo, burst, and timelapse modes, accessories, and practical shooting sequences.
Class Project1:25
Create a 32-second GoPro edit with complete creative freedom, from bike trails to breakfast scenes, and receive instructor feedback; downloadable footage lets you follow along even without a GoPro.

External Features2:53
Explore the external features of a GoPro, including the back touch screen, ultra-wide fisheye lens, battery and SD card bay, and waterproof housing for rugged shooting.
Software - Photos4:37
Master GoPro photography by using the built-in AI to auto-tune settings, choose JPEG or RAW, and enable HDR for balanced captures.
Software - Videos7:28
Master GoPro video modes and settings, including resolution, frame rate, exposure, and zoom. Learn pro tune video tweaks: bitrate, white balance, ISO, sharpening, and color profile for sharp, stable footage.
Software - Timelapse6:57
Master GoPro time lapse by choosing the right intervals and resolutions, ensuring stable framing on a fixed mount, and capturing moving scenes for dramatic postproduction.

Shooting Video7:46
Plan your shots before recording to tell a better story, keep clips short for easier post-production, and optimize battery, stabilization, accessories, and creative angles to unlock cinematic GoPro videos.
Shooting Photographs7:57
Master GoPro photography with burst mode, HDR and RAW techniques, accessories, and the rule of thirds to capture dynamic, well-lit images in challenging conditions.
Shooting Timelapses8:36
Learn to shoot GoPro timelapses with essential gear, stable mounts, and rotating timelapse mounts, while planning with weather apps and managing battery life with power banks.

Accessories17:55
Discover essential GoPro accessories for any shoot, including screws, adhesive pads, and the GoPro float. Explore how domes, underwater filters, protective cases, and other gear enhance visuals and support filming.
Field Notes7:08
Plan your GoPro shoots with lighting in mind, create a basic shot list, and pack extra batteries and SD cards to ensure smooth field capture. Keep edits in mind early, shoot short clips from multiple angles, focus on story over gear, and consider songs, collaboration, and post-production practice.

Shooting with your GoPro4:35
Learn to shoot a skateboard edit with a GoPro, using establishing shots, a simple shot list, and thoughtful transitions, then dive into post-production to craft the final edit.
Editing with your GoPro11:56
Apply basic post-production principles to your GoPro footage using Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro, detach audio, trim clips, add transitions, color grade, and use Ken Burns for depth.

Requirements

No requirements needed at all

Description

Hello everyone and welcome to this course! My name is Lambros and I am a fourth-year medical student and part-time filmmaker.

During the past five years in the filmmaking field I have found myself shooting with GoPros for as long as I can remember and taking them with me in every shooting that I have been to. Although GoPros are easily perated by anyone, only a small percentage of people actually engage deeper with them and unlock their full potential. This is what we we will go through this course.

This course will introduce you to the best settings and modes for every situation. You will also learn about GoPro mounting, photography, videography and video editing

So in this course we are going to dive into everything that a beginner is going to need in order to understand and mastered those cameras. We’re going to start by analizing the external features of Gopros, then we’re gonna move into the software and different filming modes the those cameras are capable of shooting, after that I’m gonna share my personal experience in each one of those modes, and finally we’re going to grab our gear charger cameras and go out to shoot a sequence.

Then we’re going to import the footage into our computers and produce an edit.

By the end of this lesson you will be confident with your go pros, and armed with knowledge to tackle any filming scenario from now on.

Who this course is for:

Everyone that wants to make the best otu of his GoPro

GoPros for beginners: From Shooting to editing with GoPros

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 3min

The Hardware and Software4 lectures • 22min

Shooting with your GoPro3 lectures • 24min

Accessories and other Tips2 lectures • 25min

Real time shooting and editing2 lectures • 17min

Thank you note1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

Description

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