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Use Your Photography Skills to Master Videography

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Overview

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Just because you’re a photographer doesn’t mean you can’t shoot compelling video. If you have a digital SLR, you have the equipment. If you’re a photographer who loves to tell captivating visual stories, you have the passion and the necessary skills. It doesn’t matter whether you want to create powerful short films about global issues or take videos of your friends on vacation: all it takes to start being a successful videographer is strong photography skills.

Join VII Agency photojournalist Jessica Dimmock for this class, and you’ll learn:

  • How to storyboard to create a strong narrative
  • How to properly capture sound and voiceover while on a shoot
  • How to shoot for an editor and to think with the edit in mind
Jessica has traveled the world in the pursuit of powerful stories. Her work has been published in publications like the New Yorker and Time, and has been exhibited in galleries around the globe. Her skill with a camera allowed her to pivot into videography, where she created music videos, short projects and feature films. Becoming a filmmaker as well as a photographer opened up a new form of media for her stories - and doubled her day rate. Draw in new clientele and start expressing your creativity in new ways!  


Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Challenges of Moving into Videography
  • Difference Between Photography & Videography
  • Videography Should be as Beautiful as Photography
  • Add Videography to Your Business
  • Importance of Movement & Stabilization
  • Gear to Stabilize Your Camera
  • Demo of Shoulder Rigs
  • Video Examples Using Shoulder Rig
  • What's In My Travel Bag?
  • Demo: Monopod & Tripod
  • Story Types That Lend Themselves to Video
  • Example: Engaging Stories in Intros
  • Story Structure Exercise
  • Example: Story Building
  • Shooting Video for an Editor
  • Make Great Video Transitions
  • Shoot Video for Beauty
  • Video Examples: Intentional Movement
  • Importance of Great Sound
  • Options for Recording Sound
  • XLR Inputs, Shotgun & Lavaliere Microphones
  • The Art of the Interview
  • The Versatility of Lavaliere Microphones
  • Demo: Lavaliere Microphone
  • Camera Choice for Videography
  • Camera Sensors
  • External Recorders
  • DSLR vs Non-DSLR
  • Lens Choices for Videography
  • Organization: Log Footage on Computer
  • Example Footage Log Sheet
  • Categories for Logging Footage
  • Finding Inspiration for Videography
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Transition Photography Skills to Videography
  • Q&A

Taught by

Jessica Dimmock

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