Description
Videography Course Details
Duration: 2 Consecutive Days / 10am – 4pm
Location: Southampton, 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.
We Also Run This Course In: London, Bristol, Birmingham, Brighton & Newquay
Gift Vouchers For This Course Are Available Here
Learn the skills and techniques you need to start creating professional looking videos on this 2 day videography course under the guidance of professional filmmaker Paul David Smith.
This course is designed to arm you with both the technical and creative skills that will enable you to start shooting videos with a mirrorless or DSLR camera that you will be proud of. Paul will guide you through all of the technical aspects of a camera which will instantly give you consistency and professionalism to your videos. By taking control of the camera’s settings you will learn all about aperture, shutter speed, ISO and white balance, all of which are key settings for shooting videos.
Once you’ve mastered these settings you’ll learn about tried and tested composition techniques which the professionals use to ensure pleasing visuals for each and every shot. Whilst there is a lot of creativity required in filmmaking, by following a simple set of foundational techniques you can be sure every scene you shoot will look compositionally great.
We’ll also cover which types of lights work best in different scenarios and how to control light to get the look you want. You’ll discover the right microphones to use and how to get the best sounding audio out of them and finally how to edit together a professional looking video using Adobe Premiere Pro.
This course is designed to assist anybody who wants to start creating better video to do so through a series of tried and tested techniques that are easy to understand and implement during your shoots.
Things You Will Learn On This Video Making 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.
You Could Learn How To Make Professional Looking Videos Like This
FAQ’s
Where will this course take place?
This course will be ran throughout Southampton. 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 Southampton 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 and as such, no skills are required to attend this course. The only equipment you will need to bring with you is your DSLR or Mirrorless camera and lenses.
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 day 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 your 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.
Robert –
A fantastic 2 days spent with a very talented videographer who taught me more in a couple of days than i’d managed to learn on my own over numerous years previously. An investment that was well worth the money, thank you Paul.
Neville B –
What an amazing video course this was with Paul, he was very well prepared, teaches in such an easy to understand manner and delivered a course that was well received from all involved. Paul just explains what to do and what happens when you do it without all the technical jargon, so you really feel like you understand how you can implement it all yourself. This course was beyond my expectations,it ticked all of our boxes for what we were hoping to get out of it and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves too.
Leon Roy –
I was extremely impressed with just how much I managed to learn in 2 days. I felt like I went from not really knowing anything about the camera to producing a video of which I was quite proud of to be honest in no time at all. Paul is more than just a good videographer, he is a great teacher and that isn’t always easy to find. He explained all his ideas and techniques in a very simple way which meant I could follow along with no hassle at all. His worksheets are excellent meaning if I did forget anything, I have it all written down. But to be honest, I don’t think I will, we practiced it all so much it feels very intuitive. I’m very thankful that I found this course, A+++