Mobile Video Journalism Course - Android and iPhone video production workflows. UPDATED: January 2021 "Robb is an excellent instructor. He knows his subject matter and teaches each module clearly. I highly recommend his course. Enroll now!" — Jayson Guerrero ★★★★★ This comprehensive Mobile Journalism Masterclass was originally developed to train CNN journalists in 2014 and it is updated frequently with new tutorials. It has been used to train thousands of reporters and uses proven distance learning techniques. This course will teach you the methods that produce professional-looking video packages every time. This instructor has more than 1,000 ★★★★★ reviews on his Smart Film School courses. The lessons in this course were developed from the experiences of training thousands of broadcast journalists how to tell stories with their mobile phones. Get the same training that professional broadcasters use. "Robb is very clear and straightforward in his teaching, and I appreciate the way his lectures are backed up with slide or text reviews. Production quality is professional. Highly recommended!” – Stephen Box ★★★★★ This step-by-step class teaches all aspects of video production: From interviewing to editing. What you'll learn: Best practices for producing, filming, and editing mobile video How to use the Filmic Pro app to capture broadcast-quality video How to develop a mobile video story from start to finish Master storyboarding, script writing and story forms Produce a portfolio of mobile videos with the included story projects Develop in-depth interviewing techniques that deliver great results Produce and edit a branded video on a mobile device for quick publishing The basics of editing on iMovie (and other video apps) How to deliver for a polished, professional look to your mobile video stories The secrets to creating video that resonates with a mobile audience! You will learn how to produce professional video in this course. "I am a mobile journalism educator and professional. I took Robb's course to gain additional training and found out how little I actually knew! Robb's course is great for, both, beginners and advanced mobile journalists." — Len Clark, University of Notre Dame ★★★★★ No previous video production experience is required. "The instructor's language is easy to catch up with, all explanations are deep yet easy to understand even for a beginner." — Priyag Kurup ★★★★★ There are more than 25,000 happy students enrolled in Smart Film School courses including field reporters from Reuters video, CNN and The New York Times. I encourage you to read the five-star reviews from real people, just like you. Enroll today. NOTE: An instructor-led, diploma version of this video course content is used by more than 50 universities and professional media organizations - details at the Smart Film School web site.

Join Dave Miller, a veteran of TV and Film lighting and cinematography in this 15 lesson masterclass on the basics of lighting film and TV. Dave will walk you through all of the basics of lighting everything from low budget shorts to lighting your next cinematic masterpiece …and everything in between. We will go through everything from basic 3-point lighting to more advanced techniques that are used in a variety of situations, including static interviews and feature film lighting. Dave is an award winning cinematographer and lighting expert with credits to his name including the X-Factor, Time Team, Film Four, Macbeth, The Wicker Tree, Newsnight, Film 2010, Watchdog, Secret Millionaire, The Apprentice and Scrapheap Challenge …to name a few.

Follow award-winning broadcast professional, Andrew St Pierre White as he takes you set-by-step, as he conceptualises, shoots and edits two of his highly acclaimed TV documentaries. The first is based on a one-hour special documentary broadcast by Discovery Channel, and the second a half-hour serialised episode of a 26-part African adventure travel story. Once released, critics used the words, "gripping", "superb", outstanding" in their reviews of these films. The course consists of a series of videos with details of what is being taught as written summaries. The documentary is run, and as the story unfolds, the director/producer goes though all the thoughts, processes, equipment and creative processes used. This is a real-life event, valuable to those who both shoot and edit stories on video. As every scene is covered, the shooting techniques, editing ideas and storytelling methods are revealed. This is an actual documentary, so what is taught is not just theory— it has become fact, and you can see the results for yourself. The documentary was produced by an indie producer, yet still sold to major networks. How this was done is discussed. The course lectures run to 247 minutes (±4,1 hours). With some, you may need to watch them more than once, because there is quite a lot of learning to do. If you are interested in making serious documentary films, or telling thought-provoking videos for TV or social medial, then this course has a lot to offer. Much of what is being taught here is not, and cannot be taught in a classroom. It goes beyond theory, as the course is based on actual, highly successful productions.

This is an intermediate level course. Please consider taking my foundation course “Smartphone Video For Beginners” before launching into this. You will make 5 video projects and master iPhone video editing with the LumaFusion video app. Tutorials showcase the advanced editing features like audio ducking, J&L cuts and more. Learn to quickly and smartly edit multi-track multi-track video projects with your iPad and the LumaFusion pro video editor app. This level two course build on the video editing skills learned in our level one smartphone filmmaking course. The comprehensive video tutorials in this masterclass feature professional 4K cinema and video projects filmed in four countries - all edited with LumaFusion video editing app for iOS. Helpful exercises are included with these comprehensive, real-world tutorials. The videos and techniques shown this step-by-step course are the real thing. You will see how authentic, 4K Cinematic quality videos from actual film projects can be edited on an iPad or iPhone with ease. EDIT AWARD-WINNING FILMS WITH LUMAFUSION The instructor has won international film festivals with projects edited in Lumafusion. He will you take you through the process that gets professional results, suitable for cinema projection. You will learn how to edit multi-track widescreen video, add effects, duck and mix audio, add text and graphics and export project files between devices as well as send  final movies to platforms and clients. As a bonus, there is also a complete module for producing 360° video projects. This the top bootcamp for learning iPhone video editing like a pro. You don't need an expensive camera, computer or editing application to learn the master techniques: Just the LumaFusion app and this course. This immersive course will teach you how to edit video like a pro, using an iPad and an app called LumaFusion. You will learn the time-saving workflow and methods pros use to edit their videos. Watch the free preview videos to get a taste of what you will learn in this clear, and practical course. This course starts out with basic edits and moves quickly into working with advanced features and sound editing techniques like audio ducking for narrated feature films. Text and graphics overlays are shown in detail as well as how to work with 4K footage filmed with Anamorphic lenses, LOG mode, ND filters and color-graded with custom LUTS. No laptop required! Enroll now! The Step-By-Step tutorials show you the critical features of the app as used by a working video pro: Getting started Project settings Layout Views Adding sources Adding clips Ordering clips Trimming clips Editing 360° video Transitions Color and effects Blur and tint title card Text and graphics overlays Aspect ratio 2.36:1 Multi-track audio Add voice-over Audio units - limiter and compressor Add royalty free music Mix audio levels Ducking Exporting movie projects Slip and ripple edits Keyframe animation Speed effects Detaching audio from video clips Link and unlinking cutaways tracks to primary video track Keyframe audio fades and cross fades Graphics overlays Text and animation Transitions Log and Luts Copy & paste attributes Transfer projects between devices Keyboard Shortcuts Frame-by-Frame adjustments

How To Be A Movie Script Writer : Film & Movie Script Writing : How To Write A Script For A Movie : How To Write A Movie Script For beginners, the idea of screenwriting seems to be way beyond anything that we're capable of, but like many things in life that we know very little about, the opposite is true - scriptwriting is for anyone! There's a saying in Hollywood that goes something like this: "Nobody knows anything and anybody can do anything" , which just about opens it up for everyone! To succeed at movie scriptwriting you need these basic essentials: How to develop a great idea and produce a scriptwriting gem How to Write a Movie Script from a great idea Understand what movie producers are looking for in Movie Script Writing How to structure your screenwriting so that it hooks the reader Beginners should know how to present the results of their screenwriting in industry format How to write the pitch for your screenwriting Where to pitch your movie script This course shows you the basics of screenwriting in detail and covers all the points above. Script writing is a craft - great news for us, beginners and all, because it means that anyone can learn it! All you need is this course ' How To Write A Movie Script : Scriptwriting Basics ' and you're half-way there. Information is the key to your success. Good grounding for a beginner. Explanations are basic and structured, but he doesn't talk down to you. Jeremy Gaines These are great basic explanations of what makes a movie tick and how to put a script together. Tells you what keeps an audience on the edge of their seats. The script analysis alone is worth the price. Ben Kramer How Do You Write A script For A Movie For Success? In another course 'How To Write Novels' I describe the structure behind 99% of modern novels. This same structure also applies to the movies, with some subtle differences. One of the essential tools for any budding scriptwriting genius is script analysis, and we pull apart the movie Die Hard to see what makes it tick - exactly what makes a movie like this so successful? This is how it works - analyse something that's successful and then apply the principles to your own work. It's true that the best way to learn how to write a script for a movie is by doing it! Finally, I cover the best way to pitch your idea to producers or agents to get the best results. The industry appetite for new material is surging upwards over the last couple of years and studios need new writers. Script writing isn't such a difficult thing - if you're organized and understand the industry requirements. You can do it - I'll show you how to write a movie script! Sign Up Now! Movie script writing has come a long, long way since film-going became popular. Just like novel writing, the early writers didn't exactly fly by the seat of their pants, but they suffered from not having a solid structure as a basis for writing screenplays> Basically, a movie is a story. Sometimes it might not seem so simple. Let's face it - some movie plots can get very complex, which can be a bad thing. It dawned on screenwriters that all successful movies had certain things in common. This correct proportion of hero (protagonist), villain (antagonist), quest , challenges and climax is what makes a movie tick. This is what we have to capture if we want to write a screenplay that sells. #howtowriteamoviescript #howtowriteascreenplay #moviescriptwriting #scriptwriting #howtowriteascriptforamoviepdf #scriptwritingbasics

Do you want to be a filmmaker? Most video courses focus on teaching how to get better footage. And that's a good first step. But this course will do far more. It will teach you how to weave great footage into an even greater story, regardless of how mundane or ordinary the topic may be. I'm a TV producer, director and editor. My shows have been on major networks in many countries. I've been doing this for 38 years. And no matter where your videos will be displayed, you need to know the content of this course. Most of it you will not find in any other course, mainly because I think most video instructors don't appreciate just how important it is. So, if you wish to entertain an audience, which means to have them enjoy your videos and look forward to more, good storytelling is the key. The best footage in the world is just not enough unless its crafted into a tight and engaging story. And capturing footage suitable for telling a story is what you will learn here. It begins before the shoot, continues during the shoot and on well into the editing room. Let's begin . . . You'll learn these things: Different cameras and what makes them different. Good videography is less about fancy expensive equipment and more about telling a story. How to determine what kind of videos you want to make, and what equipment is needed. Camera equipment is the great temptation. How to avoid spending on things that are promoted as needed, when all they do is briefly satisfy the ego. How to shoot a scene to tell a story. Shooting is not just about 'getting great footage'. It's about capturing elements to tell a story during the shoot. Learn the mind space one should use to tell a story as its being shot. This is necessary because creating a story after the footage is shot, sets one up for failure in the edit. Why should shooting and editing not be regarded as seperate processes. Pans, zooms, top-shots, eye-lines, white-balance, B-roll and more. Not only how to get them right, but why they work in a story. Your footage will look like a pro's shot it. And when you begin your edit, you'll love me for it! For example, I'll not only tell you what a pan is, how to shoot a smooth one, but more importantly, why would a pan work in a story.  Nobody ever teaches this stuff! B-roll footage? Techniques for extreme efficiency in footage gathering. Audio.  Techniques for extreme efficiency in audio content gathering. Editing software choices and links to free edit software that is, surprisingly, absolutely brilliant. It's also free, and I still use it. Wow! Editing techniques. I'll teach some simple rules that'll turn your audience's heads. Editing can be intimidating, because in many ways, its the most difficult part. But it's actually quite easy as long as the footage gathered is done with the story in mind. I'll teach you how this is done. How to avoid the amateur traps; the shooting and editing techniques that might look cool, but actually shout 'beginner here!'. Look like a pro right from the start! Music and how to find it, know its right, and use it properly. And a lot more.

It's time documentaries get a fresh lift. Typically, they are taught with outdated methods which stem from the 90's, with boring talking heads and bad imagery. This class, instead, teaches you how to make modern, cinematic, and story-driven character docs that engage viewers both visually and emotionally. This class will cover the whole doc making lifecycle, covering how to plan, how to shoot, and how to edit. Part travelogue, part course, all of these lessons are designed to be applicable and get straight-to-the-point. Showing behind-the-scenes footage, they bring you along Dandan's journey of making her beautiful short doc in Tokyo about a female boxer. All of the lessons are designed to be applicable, get straight-to-the-point, and use minimal equipment. By the end of this course, you will have all the knowledge and a complete roadmap needed to make your first documentary short.

* UPDATED 13TH DECEMBER 2020 * This course was created to help you get going with creating your own vlog; covering all of the basics from dealing with your fear of vlogging in public, basic equipment and the editing software you'll need. Although there are hundreds of tutorials on "how to vlog" on YouTube. This course is not only my unique perspective on vlogging, but will show you how to create and upload your videos onto Amazon Prime! What makes me qualified to teach you? I'm a self-taught video editor and full time vlogger that started off like you! In 2016, I had zero video editing experience, no laptop, no students, no YouTube channel, and no presence on Amazon Prime. Fast forward to November 2020, I have; 19+ fitness and travel adventure publications on Amazon Prime 750+ videos on YouTube 10,000+ YouTube subscribers with over 6.52 million minutes watched 266,000+ students in my online video courses Trust me, as I review my stats it sounds crazy to me too! I never expected in a million years to be in my current position with these achievements. I started with nothing. If I can do it, I am confident that you can do it too. Click the enrol button and I'll see you inside the course!

This video training course for Apple Motion 5 from Infinite Skills takes you through the ins and outs of this image effects software package from Apple. You will learn how to create titles, animations, transitions, and other effects to make your video and broadcast productions come to life! The tutorial begins with an exploration of the user interface, and an overview of setting up and managing your Motion projects. Once the basics have been covered, Matt jumps right into the application of these tools with a lesson on basic compositing. Continuing on you will learn how to apply and modify behaviours, use keyframing, masking, and work with particles, replication and text. You will also learn how to use tracking, filters, stabilization, and much much more. There is even a chapter on working with Final Cut Pro X and rigging. Finally you will learn how to output the results of all your hard work. By the conclusion of this training video, you will be fully versed using Apple Motion 5 to enhance your own video productions. This computer based training video comes complete with extensive working files to allow you to work alongside the author as he trains you on Apple Motion 5.

If you've ever thought about recording yourself or others on video (especially webcam), but just don't know where to begin OR are looking to perfect the process - THIS IS YOUR COURSE! Even the most advanced video designers will learn a thing or two about creating a smoother look to their videos. Whether it's a universally professional background that costs less than $50, the recording equipment that makes you sound like the 'perfect you', to the software it takes to bring it all together... I cover it all. This course is meant to be a hand-holding experience, taking you step-by-step through the setup of your screen/video recorder OBS, the positioning of your lighting, to the settings of your webcam, allowing you to get crystal-clear video without lagging. Get ready to be able to create amazing videos, even if you've never done it before! BEST PART? You can record your personal expertise on video, teaching people whatever you know (no matter how small) and sell the course. Most courses will take between 2-3 hours to make, and supplies a lifetime of earnings. Cool, huh? PS: If you don't know how to create products like a guru, get my Udemy course: The A-to-Z Product Creation Hack: Blueprint to Guru Launches -------------- OPEN BROADCASTER SOFTWARE REVIEW Video streaming software is useful for many different applications. Many of the options on the market today can be quite pricey. Free options tend to lack features that are essential for a smooth broadcast. There is however one option out there that is both free and loaded with features. That software is called Open Broadcaster Software, or OBS. This powerful program makes screen-casting incredibly intuitive and is one hundred percent free to use. Outline of OBS Features: Real-time audio/video capturing and mixing Video Lighting Video Editing Audio Editing Multiple video sources filters Powerful configuration option Streamlined settings panel Multiple themes So if you are looking into software to screen-cast for your podcast or other internet broadcasts, read on to discover the features of OBS in some more details. 1. Key Features Open Broadcaster Software offers many important features that will make your online broadcast stand out. With real-time video and audio mixing and capturing and unlimited scenes to switch between using transitions that you can customize, you'll be able to create an incredibly dynamic stream with ease. OBS has filters that allow you to use chroma keying, masking, and color correction and an easy to use an audio mixer that can filter sounds for noise suppression and gain. Use the robust yet accessible configuration options to add new sources and adjust their properties without hassle. Studio Mode allows you to check your sources and scenes out before you start broadcasting so that you can adjust anything, or create additional ones to make sure your stream is just right. You can easily set hotkeys for pretty much any action, including switching between scenes, starting or stopping your stream, muting audio and more. The settings panel has been designed to allow for easy, a quick configuration of broadcasts and recording, and you can view all of these features in the default "light" interface theme, or choose the "dark theme" to take some strain off of your eyes. OBS is lightweight and offers high performance comparable to pricier options. OBS supports streaming to Twitch, Hitbox, YouTube Live, Facebook Live, and more. 2. Interface Open Broadcaster Software maintains ease of use through a clean and easy to read interface. The main user interface is organized into five sections: Scenes, Sources, Audio Mixer, Transitions and Controls. The interface allows you to easily add sources and images, capture cards, specific windows, and more. You can add multiple sources with ease, and you are offered many different settings that allow you to configure nearly every aspect of your stream. As previously mentioned, you can also switch between light and dark program themes, a small feature that many people who use computers constantly will appreciate. 3. Video Quality When it comes to video capture software, one of the biggest concerns for streamers is video quality and how many frames per second can be captured. Open Broadcaster Software doesn't fall short here. OBS allows you to customize your capture quality, a feature missing even from some of the most expensive capture software. You can set your own resolution, or choose to use the resolution of your monitor. You can also choose how many frames per second, and apply any resolution downscale that is necessary. Finally, you can customize your bit rate for the best possible quality video for your situation. 4. How to record and stream game-play With Open Broadcaster Software, users will find it easy to record gameplay and live stream using the easy to use interface. It is important to experiment with different encoding settings to get the best possible stream. OBS offers an official settings estimator on their website to help figure out what your optimal settings might be. OBS also offers the ability to use an encoder other than the standard CPU encoding. For online streaming, the standard is preferred, but otherwise, the other encoders are worthy of tinkering with. OBS also allows you to use a constant bit rate, which will ensure that the stream is broadcast at exactly the bit rate that you specify. This can help solve any latency or other quality issues that you may be having during your stream. When recording game-play, using a custom buffer size affects motion quality. The higher the buffer size, the better the motion size. However, the downside to increasing the buffer size is that if suddenly there is a scene change, the buffer will fill up faster than the average bit rate, which can cause a network data spike, leading to latency both in the recording and in your gameplay. Lower buffer size will make transmission less rocky but will reduce motion quality. While playing with custom bit rate is fun to play with, it is best to leave custom buffer alone, and just use the same rate as the bit rate. 5. Pros and Cons Every piece of software has its pros and cons. Open Broadcaster Software is no different. OBS does an excellent job of streaming to most live streaming platforms like Twitch, Facebook Live, and YouTube live. OBS also offers more than 20 plugins to enhance functionality, including plugins for countdown implementation, server ping, and Teamspeak implementation. The best part of OBS, however, is that it is completely free, forever, with no hidden costs. Unfortunately, OBS does not work on Windows XP and is unable to link to an audio file as a source.