We have updated this course and it is now being delivered online with two live e-workshops the trainer Aileen O’Meara. These will be restricted to small groups (no more than eight) and will include feedback on practical exercises to be carried out by participants between sessions.
This blended workshop includes:
- Dedicated e-workshop resource webpage including video lessons, notes and relevant materials.
- Two live one-hour e-workshops two weeks apart
- Two practical video exercises with email & live feedback.
- Discounts on equipment purchased from camerakit.ie.
Topics Covered
Part One: how to record & edit on your phone.
- Optimising your phone camera for best quality recording: light, sound, steadiness, battery.
- The essential equipment: tripod and microphone, without breaking the bank.
- Recording a Video Interview that looks and sounds right.
- Editing your Video Interview for social media.
- Adding text and logo to your video interview right on your phone.
- Storyboard: how to plan a full video story.
- Record a fourshot video - interview, B-roll, action, close-up.
- How to assemble your video story.
Part Two:
- Review your video story.
- Make a new fourshot video story on your phone and edit with text, voiceover, logos.
- Common mistakes and how to avoid them.
- Video interview tips.
- How to present to camera.
- YouTube vs Vimeo where video belongs.
- Setting up a popup studio and lighting it.
PARTICIPANTS CAN USE AN UP-TO-DATE ANDROID OR IOS SMARTPHONE.
Microsoft Windows phones not suitable.
Requirements for Participants
All participants must have a good smartphone i.e. Android or iOS, from iPhone 5 upwards. Microsoft phones not suitable. Participants will be required to do practical exercises, including videos, between sessions. Equipment will be supplied but it is recommended that learners acquire a simple selfie stick or tripod mount for optimum recording.
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