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Emilie Johnson and Paul Daugherty

The ability to shoot and edit video is rapidly becoming a sought after skill. Many businesses seek people who can bring more than just a single skill to the table, and video creation can be a key one. In this hands-on specialization, you will do more than just understand the concept of creating a professional video, you will actually produce one for your portfolio!

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The ability to shoot and edit video is rapidly becoming a sought after skill. Many businesses seek people who can bring more than just a single skill to the table, and video creation can be a key one. In this hands-on specialization, you will do more than just understand the concept of creating a professional video, you will actually produce one for your portfolio!

Component courses are broken down into the Stages of Video Production: Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production. In Pre-Production, you will learn how to generate ideas, write proposals, scripts, and draw storyboards. In Production, lessons include basic camera functions, composition, depth of field, getting the exposure right, and shooting for the edit. You will also learn how to light and frame an on-camera interview and how to record professional audio. In Post-Production, you learn editing basics using non-linear editing programs like Adobe Premiere, how to create aesthetic graphics, and how to avoid copyright issues.

Among those who would benefit from this course are teachers producing video content for their students, real estate agents using video to showcase homes for sale, small-business owners/entrepreneurs generating video for a website, non-profit staff creating video for fund-raising efforts, and amateur vloggers looking to produce more professional content.

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Three courses

A Blueprint for Success – Your Video Pre-Production

In this course, we will explore pre-production, a crucial stage involving meticulous planning before filming. We will delve into industry-standard terminology, affordable gear, and editing software. We will guide you through generating compelling story ideas, defining your focus, identifying characters, crafting treatments and scripts, creating storyboards, and pitching your stories effectively.

Ready to Roll – The Video Production Process

If you’ve done your pre-production, you can move on to gathering the raw materials for your visual story. These raw materials are your camera shots, including b-roll and interviews. The production stage is where you will collect the images and sound that will communicate directly to your audience.

Bring Your Story to Life – Video Post-Production

In this course, we will explore the power and artistry of picture and sound editing. We’ll share with you our editing workflow for completing a visual story, from scripting and writing conversationally to the visuals, to recording voice overs, to building the rough cut, and polishing with the final cut.

Learning objectives

  • Create a proposal for a video project that includes specific elements of production.
  • Understand visual storytelling structure.
  • Shoot video that meets standards of sequencing, composition, focus and exposure.
  • Edit footage with matching action, seamless cuts, and properly mixed audio.

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