Video Production 101 - Become A Documentary Filmmaker!

Learn about the many possibilities of storytelling, filmmaking, and raising awareness .

There are some specific requirements to become an effective storyteller and filmmaker. Learn what they are in this video.

Believe it or not, you already have storytelling experience! In this video, we cover the basic concepts of storytelling.

Anyone can share a story, but how do we actually engage the audience? In this video, we'll discuss necessary concepts of effective storytelling.

Sure, sharing stories is fun, but how do we make sure the stories we share raise awareness about social good related causes? In this video, we learn how.

In this video, we'll discuss several basic research methods which will help you formulate the story you hope to share with the world.

There are many resources available on the subject of storytelling. In this lesson we address overall storytelling concepts as they relate to structure, design and substance but also begin to focus these concepts toward the kinds and types of projects often developed in the non-profit and humanitarian space. A helpful preliminary to the lesson that follows.

This is a short but valuable lesson listing the types of things you want to put together in anticipation of your upcoming production(s).

A quick overview of the broad range of topics and concepts that will be covered throughout the Production section of the course.

In this video, we discuss the basic yet essential terms of video production.

Building off the previous video, the terms discussed in this video will broaden and strengthen your understanding of digital video.

In this video, we will discuss one of the most fundamental concepts in digital video, frames per second.

Did you know there are two different types of frame rate? Frame rate may have more of an influence on your footage than you think. Learn the advanced concepts of frame rate in this video.

In this video, we discuss one of the fundamental concepts of proper image creation, exposure.

Exposure is the balance of light, while saturation is the intensity of color. Learn more in this video.

In this video, we analyze the various designs of the standard digital video camera.

In this video, we look at the physical design of large, production-style digital cameras.

In this video, we'll look at the physical design of smaller cameras and more importantly, why they've gained an immense amount of popularity within the filmmaking community.

Learn about the first of three primary exposure controls, shutter speed.

Aperture is the second of the three primary exposure controls. In this video, we discuss the basics.

Aperture controls one of the most sought after visual effects of your imagery. We'll discuss the advanced controls of aperture, in this video.

The simple yet powerful controls of ISO are important to understand. We'll cover the basic concepts of ISO in this video.

Now that you have a basic understanding of shutter speed, exposure, and ISO, it's now time to understand how they work together. In this video, we'll introduce the exposure triangle, a valuable tool to help you better understand the three exposure controls.

In this video, we'll use example photographs to gain an understanding of how to utilize the exposure triangle.

Lenses have the amazing ability to control how your audience will see the world. Learn all about lenses in this video.

Now that you have an understanding of both exposure and lenses, in this video you'll learn how to utilize each of these concepts on an actual camera.

In this video, we'll cover how to utilize the exposure concepts discussed thus far, specifically for purposes of filmmaking.

Learn the Adobe Premiere!

Basic color grading in Premiere