Details
prerequisites
No equipment is necessary to take the class! We will have several cameras that will be used for demonstrations. (Computers and footage will be provided for the editing portion of the class.) Students do not have to own a professional quality DSLR camera for this class to be relevant.
Instructor: Navin Kulshreshtha
Most of today's digital cameras will allow you to shoot HD video with minimal gear. (In fact, they are currently being used professionally to film broadcast-quality TV shows, commercials and videos.) Our one-day crash course will introduce you to the exciting new world of digital filmmaking using DSLRs and other "still" cameras. We cover all of the basics to get you up and running quickly, including: cameras, lenses, audio, shooting video, editing, exporting and publishing your final film. Although we'll be using Adobe's Premiere Elements software, the techniques explored are applicable to any video editing application. The class is taught by an experienced filmmaker.
who should take this class?
- Experienced still photographers who want to transition to video
- Beginner photographers who want to get a handle on shooting video
- Anyone interested in digital filmmaking
DSLR Filmmaking Outline:
(This is under development and subject to change)
- Introduction
- Popular Cameras
- Popular Cameras
- Lenses and other gear
- Shooting great video
- What is HD video?
- Transitioning from still photos to video
- camera settings
- The moving picture
- Shooting in time and space
- How to stabilize your shots
- composition, lighting
- focus, exposure
- storytelling
- Audio considerations
- using the camera's built in microphone
- external microphones
- external sound recorders
- monitoring audio while recording
- Introduction to Video Editing
- using Adobe Premiere Elements
- brief overview of other editing options such as Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, iMovie, Windows MovieMaker, Adobe Premiere Pro
- importing video
- organizing your clips
- setting in and out points
- adding clips to the timeline
- transitions such as cross dissolves and fades
- adding text, stills and other graphics
- adjusting and sweetening the audio
- adding music and voiceover
- opening and closing credits and slates
- Outputting finished video
- file types and compression
- efficiency considerations
- Publishing and Broadcasting
- adding video to your own website
- uploading to third party sites such as YouTube, Vimeo and others
- Online streaming services
- Distribution beyond the web (such as DVD)
- Things to watch for