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CreativeLive

Creating a Video From Start to Finish

via CreativeLive

Overview

AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Confidently make a movie from start to finish
  • Expand your photography skills to motion pictures
  • Tackle pre-production and post-production essentials
  • Capture video and audio expertly
  • Edit in Adobe Premiere Pro and Audition

ABOUT VICTOR’S CLASS:

Photography and videography have several things in common -- but what about factors like audio and telling a story using video editing? In this filmmaking class designed for photographers, learn how to use the DSLR or mirrorless camera that you already have to capture high-end videos. In this start-to-finish course, you'll master everything from planning to post-production. The goal of the class is to teach anyone how to create a video from start to finish.

Dive into video production from the planning and pre-production phase, where you'll learn how to choose an idea, scope out locations, research the client, and more. Jump into video gear -- and what's really necessary on a low-budget -- and learn the essential filmmaking tips for recording. Discover how to capture excellent audio and tackle those B-Roll shots.

But this filmmaking course doesn't just teach you how to use editing software -- you'll learn the editing process, start to finish, from storyboarding to exporting. Work in Adobe Premiere Pro to perfect your footage and Adobe Audition to fine-tune that audio. Tweak color in DaVinci Resolve. Add soundtracks, titles, and keyframes. Then, finalize and export your project.

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

  • Photographers eager to add motion pictures to their repertoire
  • Beginner filmmakers
  • Self-taught filmmakers ready for additional insight

SOFTWARE USED: Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Previously a photographer, Victor Ha is now a filmmaker. His experience working with both stills and motion pictures helps him guide other photographers through the same process, from photo to video. He's known for his straightforward, practical teaching style that's easy to follow along with.

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Putting Ideas Into Motion
  • Client Profiles
  • Choosing Your Subject
  • Scouting Locations
  • Researching the Client
  • Choosing Equipment
  • Waveforms and Scopes
  • Shooting Strategy
  • Interview: Setting Up for Success
  • Prepping for the Interview
  • Capturing Audio
  • Capturing Room Tone
  • Audio Q&A
  • B-Roll: 3 to 1 ratio
  • Planning for B-Roll
  • 5 Rules to Capturing B-roll
  • Using B-Roll to Shape an Edit
  • Introduction to Footage Review
  • Asset Management
  • Edit Setup
  • Edit Audio in Adobe Audition
  • Syncing Your Footage
  • Conceptual Storyboarding
  • Editing Choices
  • Selecting a Soundtrack
  • Building the Rough Cut
  • Refining the Story
  • Adding B-Roll
  • Rough Cut to Final Cut
  • Color Grading in DaVinci Resolve
  • Three-Way Color Corrector in DaVinci Resolve
  • Export from DaVinci Resolve to Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Add a Title in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Export Project from Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adding a Keyframe
  • Creating Multiple Projects from Your Edit

Taught by

Victor Ha

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