Description
2 Day Videography Course Details
Duration: 2 Consecutive Days, 10am – 4pm
Location: Bristol, City Centre, UK
Date: This is a 1-2-1 course, book a date that suits you.
No. Participants: Up to two people can attend this course at no additional cost.
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Improve your video making skills with a professional videographer and filmmaker who has worked with some of the world’s leading brands. On this 2 day video production course in Bristol we’ll teach you how to use your Mirrorless or DSLR camera to capture professional quality videos.
On this beginners course we’ll start right at the very beginning with the key settings you’ll need to control on your camera. We’ll cover aperture, shutter speed, ISO, white balance and others which will give you the grounding to be able to capture any type of video, in any lighting condition.
From there we’ll look at the basics of how to capture great audio, using external lighting to create cinematic footage and stabilising your videos so all your clips look nice and smooth. If you’ve not yet bought any camera equipment you’re welcome to borrow ours and throughout the course we can make recommendations as to the best equipment to help you with the video making process.
Working as a professional filmmaker since 2008, Paul has developed a teaching style that breaks down the video making process into easy to understand ideas and concepts. No difficult technical jargon or complex theories to understand, just easy, practical advice that you’ll actually use on a daily basis with lots of opportunities to try and test them out included on the course. We’ll also look at editing together videos and colour grading them to give them that cinematic feeling.
This 2 day course is designed to move you through the early days of your video making journey and have you producing professional looking footage quickly and effectively.
Things You Will Learn On This Videography Course:
- The best camera settings to use for filmmaking.
- Composition techniques and when to use them.
- How to tell a story and keep your viewers engaged.
- How to effectively light your scenes and set the mood you want.
- How to capture great audio and which microphones to use.
- The importance of music and how to choose the right track.
- What equipment you’ll need with personalised suggestions.
- Editing techniques using Adobe Premiere & DaVinci Resolve.
Learn How To Make Professional Videos Like This
FAQs
How Do I Book?
The easiest way to book is by using the online calendar on this course page. Simply choose your start date from the green available dates, add it to your basket and complete the checkout. You will then be emailed all of the details you will need for your course, like where to meet, what to bring, etc. shortly after.
If you would like us to issue you an invoice to make payment via bank transfer or card payment, we can do this, however please note you won’t be able to hold any dates in our calendar until payment has cleared.
You can request an invoice from us here.
Your invoice will be emailed to you automatically once you have completed the form. When payment is made via bank transfer or card payment, you will receive an email allowing you to book in your chosen dates from the calendar.
If you’re booking for a team or your business, we can also customise this course for you. We can add extra people, come to your location, include lunch, tailor the content to your business or add a follow-up video call afterwards. You can customise this course here. Once you have completed the form, we will come back to you with a price.
Is This A Group Filmmaking Workshop?
No, it’s just you and Paul. You can bring a friend or colleague along with you should you wish (up to two people can attend at no additional cost). A lot of filmmaking classes and videography workshops in Bristol put you in a group and share the kit around, so you can spend a lot of the day watching other people practicing the things you really want to try yourself. On this course you’re hands on the whole time, with your own camera or ours, learning at your own pace. Think of it as two full days of private videography lessons, built around the kind of videos you want to make.
Where will this course take place?
This course will be run throughout Bristol. If you live or work centrally I’m happy to run this course at your premises, otherwise we’ll run it on the streets of Bristol giving you every opportunity to get a hands-on, practical experience.
Do I Need Certain Skills Or Equipment To Attend?
This is a beginners course, so no skills or equipment are needed. If you have a DSLR or Mirrorless camera, bring it along and we’ll learn on that. If you don’t, or you only have a phone or camcorder, you can borrow one of my cameras and everything else we use on the course.
Can You Recommend Camera Equipment For Me Prior To Me Attending?
I get a lot of requests for help with camera equipment recommendations, almost daily in fact and offer a Personalised Photography Equipment Recommendation service which you can find by clicking here.
Recommending a camera and the best lenses to buy really has lots of different factors involved in it which need to be investigated first such as what the equipment will be most used for, budgets, your expectations on image quality, your current level and aspirations, etc. Hence the above service so we can really drill down into finding you the best equipment.
Alternatively, some people attend my courses and borrow a camera from me for the course to do so, we can then incorporate this recommendation as part of the course at no extra cost. The benefit of doing it this way is that I have a lot of cameras and lenses you can try and see the difference between prior to purchasing anything. The downside is you’re not learning on your own equipment of course, so there are pluses and minuses to doing it both ways, it depends on what you think works best for you.
Are You DBS Checked?
Paul is DBS checked and is happy to share a copy of his DBS certificate with any client, no matter whether they are a business, charity, organisation or individual.
You can read more about Paul’s DBS check here.
What Is The Refund / Date Re-arrangement Policy?
Our Course Cancellation & Re-Arrangement Policy Can Be Found Here.
Can I Speak To Paul Before Booking?
Yes, you can. If you’d like a chat first about whether the course is right for you, what it covers or what equipment to bring, you can book a free 15-minute video call with Paul here. Just choose a time that suits you and you’ll be emailed a Teams link for the call.
You’ll Be In Good Company, Clients Include…
Natalie Jones –
Paul met me at our offices in Bristol and ran his excellent videography workshop with myself and another team member. I didn’t know what to expect from the course but can happily say I was impressed from start to finish. Paul made everything really easy to understand and gave us routines to follow to ensure we could always achieve professional looking videos no matter the subject. He is an excellent teacher, very patient and has a unique way to ensure you not only understand what he is teaching you, but will be able to physically implement it yourself afterwards. We created a video during the course and it was far better than anything we’d achieved previously, I’d go as far as to say I was quite proud of it! Paul gave us worksheets to take away and had us make notes throughout so I’m extremely confident that we’ll remember everything we were taught going forwards. This is one of the best courses I think I’ve ever been on, just the way it was structured, the pace, the practical examples and the sheer amount covered was excellent all around.
Scott Hazell –
I had a brilliant time with Paul, learning the basics of how to work a video camera in different lighting conditions and using manual settings to achieve different shots. I really enjoyed the mix of theoretical and practical activities, which helped reinforce my learning. I came away with a great sense of energy, enthusiasm, and a solid foundation of video making knowledge to help me on my journey of becoming a professional video creator.
John Hulmes –
I really enjoyed my videography course with Paul which took place in Bristol. I learnt all about the right settings to use, lighting, audio, editing, stabilisation, composition and a whole lot more. Paul is an excellent teacher, he makes things very easy to follow and understand.
Martin Holmes –
I decided I’d like to launch my own YouTube channel but just did not know where to start when it came to filming myself, lighting the scenes or capturing clear audio. I spent time with Paul thoroughly going over everything I needed to know and a whole lot more. The course was well designed to cover every aspect of filmmaking and Paul was easy to learn from, it felt like I was actively encouraged to ask questions which was nice. I really enjoyed the course, but most importantly the videos I’m now creating are actually far better than I ever really imagined I could.
Catherine Hills –
A fantastic course with Paul learning the basics of how to make videos with my new mirrorless camera. I say basics, I’m quite proud of how my footage is looking already having learnt so much, I’d say it’s quite professional indeed! Paul is a great teacher who is very happy to share his knowledge and genuinely seems to want to help you improve. I really enjoyed the course and learnt a lot.