Advanced Videography: Make Your Videos Look Better

Do you ever watch a video and wish your videos looked better?Perhaps it’s a YouTuber you follow, a documentary you saw on Netflix, or a narrative film you saw in theaters. you can capture shots that look just like the professionals. This Advanced Videography Course tackles getting the right shot. We focus on how to improve the videos you capture: going from mediocre shots to professional & creative ones. By the end of this class, you’ll be inspired and know the exact steps to improving your next video. Get Instant Access to: Hours of easy-to-watch video tutorials15+ ideas for improving your shotsDownloadable guide to improve your videographyPrintable Storyboard TemplatePremium support if you ever get stuckLifetime access to course updatesWhat is this course?This course is meant to take your video productions to the next level. What does that mean? This means making your videos look more like the films & videos you watch online, on tv, or in theaters and dream of making. Follow us as we create three video projects: a corporate documentary video, a commercial promotional video, and a cinematic travel vlog. Within each project, we walk through the entire process of: Planning our projectBrainstorming & storyboarding our shotsCapturing our shotsImproving our shotsYou’ll see how we get good standard shots, but then take them to the next level with more advanced & creative shots. What video production concepts will you learn?Shot composition: learn how to pick and choose your shot composition depending on the scene you’re filmingSlow motion & Frames per Second (fps): learn how, when and why you would capture slow motion videoLens Selection & Focal Length: Learn how different focal lengths change the look of your shotAdding Movement: Learn how to add movement to improve your cinematographyAerial Footage: Learn when, why and how to use drones in your video projectsGimbals: Learn how to use stabilization tools like a gimbal to add steady movement to your videosTimelapses & Hyperlapses: Learn how to capture both timelapses and hyperlapsesVideo Portraits: Learn how to get great shots of people that tell their storyProduct Videography: Learn how to get great video shots of a productInterview Lighting: Learn how to properly set up lighting for an interview subjectNatural vs. Artificial Lighting: Learn how to use both natural & lighting kits to better light your videosA-roll & B-roll: Learn how to capture both A-roll & B-roll to tell your video’s storiesPanning vs. Tracking Shots: Learn how to capture motion with two different types of shotsVlog Cinematography: Learn how to better capture your own vlogsWho should enroll in this course now?You should take this course if you know how to use your camera to capture video; you know the basics of video settings; you already have experience making your own videos. But, you’re wanting to take your videography to the next level. You may wonder what it takes to get the shots you see on TV. Or perhaps you have just run out of ideas for how to capture an upcoming project. This course is for anyone who wants to make their videos look more professional & eye-catching. Who teaches this course?This is a Video School course, co-taught by video creators Phil Ebiner, William Carnahan and Sam Shimizu-Jones. Together, they have over 30 years of professional experiences making videos that have appeared on all screens - from viral YouTube videos to films shown on a movie theater near you. This is a great follow-up course to our Video Production Bootcamp, an introductory course to making your own videos. If you are brand new to video creation, we recommend starting with that course. Enroll now to improve your videostoday! We can’t wait to see you in class, and to help you feel more confident making videos. Cheers, Phil + Will + Sam