PRODUCTION BASICS

Building on our How to Film and How to Edit workshops, this workshop will combine all the skills we have shown you and help you to produce your own videos. We will show you how to create a script and shot list. The emphasis of this course is correct production and filming.  This course is delivered at your premises.  The workshop runs using your camera or smartphone with the editing on your laptop.

 

• Assumed knowledge – builds on How to Film and How to Edit workshops, or your existing reasonable knowledge of cameras and editing

• Equipment needed – your camera/smartphone and laptop

• Editing software – recommend download of Adobe Premiere Pro

 

 

Learning Objectives of How to Make a Film workshop:​

• How to script and storyboard/shot list

• Framing and composition

• Have an awareness of shooting environment, source best locations

• To see the differences in how lighting can improve the most basic of set ups

• Use of microphones

• How to structure and conduct B roll filming

• Understand the importance of clear project management

• See how to ingest assets for editing

• Basic timeline assembly, laying out of master sequence

• Awareness of title tool and how it works

• Awareness of export options