How to Make Professional Looking Cooking Videos

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In this short video, you'll find out what's coming next in this course. You'll learn what I consider to be the foundation of great cooking videos and why your video's lighting and audio (or sound) are critical.

A good light source is essential to your video. In this lecture, we'll look at ways to use the natural light in and around your home as well as alternative lighting solutions that you can purchase.

Here is a list of lighting products as well as links to videos describing DIY set ups.

You have a lot more flexibility when finding light for your thumbnail shots. In this video, I show you some places where I take mine.

This resource guide includes links to articles, books and a few products that will be helpful to you as you practice taking photos for your thumbnail shots.

Just like lighting, good audio is key to making cooking videos. You'll learn about several options for capturing audio for your voiceover (walkthrough of the cooking demonstration) and for your introduction if you plan to talk directly to the camera.

Shots are the foundation of all videos. In this brief lecture, I introduce this pivotal book on the topic and show you examples of shots from videos. I walk you through how to "see" them and give you an opportunity to practice as well. Great shots make great videos!

Learn about the best places to put your food in the frame of your video. We explore the rule of thirds and popular angles for viewing food through the camera lens.

In this lecture, you get to see behind the scenes footage of me recording shots for one of my videos, Vegan BBQ Sandwich.

Learn how you can apply the 10 second rule when you record shots for your cooking videos.

Learn about the basic structure that most cooking videos follow. You'll learn about the best place to insert your logo or branding and the importance of a hook.

In this lecture, I summarize the 4 key ingredients for amazing cooking videos that have been explored in previous lectures.

This is an introduction to the next section of the course, which was placed second, not first for a reason :) When we talk about making cooking videos, you must know and practice the fundamentals before buying expensive gear. In the next sections, we'll explore a few "must have" tools.

In this lecture, we talk about the specs you want to look for in a camera. We also discuss other essential hardware like a microphone, SD cards, a tripod and a computer.

Here we review what video editing actually is and is not. We also look at key features you should look for in video editing software, for the Mac and PC.

In this lecture, you can watch as I create a thumbnail photo using Keynote.

Here's a quick reference guide to making sure that you export your Keynote file correctly to use it as a thumbnail image for YouTube.

You can also use PowerPoint to create your thumbnail images. Watch as I show you which options to choose to get the correct size.

Here's a quick reference guide to making sure that you export your PowerPoint file correctly to use it as a thumbnail image for YouTube.

In this lecture, I show you how I create images for Facebook and Instagram after I create my thumbnail image for YouTube.

Audacity is a free program available for those with Macs or PCs. I'll show you how to easily record audio, delete sections and export it for use in your video editing program.

In this lecture I remind you that there are many different ways to arrive at a destination. You will have some trial and error. Remember to be open to learning, experimenting and growing!

Making time to produce cooking videos is undoubtedly more challenging than recording and editing them. In this lecture, I share a bit of my story and struggle with making time and how I created a sustainable schedule that I follow to this day.

In this lecture, I introduce editorial calendars and the benefits of planning around tent pole events. I have also provided an editorial calendar template and a list of 2014 events and holidays by season.

In addition to an editorial calendar, a weekly schedule will prove to be indipensible if you commit to making at least one cooking video a week. In this lecture, I show you exactly what I do each week to meet this goal.

This lecture reviews the previous tools used for making time and reminds you to use these as inspiration and guides as you create tools that work for you and your work style.

In this section, we explore key steps during the pre-production phase.

The shot list is my secret weapon! In this lecture, you'll see an example of one I've written, how I've structured it and how it is used during my video production process.

In this brief lecture, I reiterate the need for a director in your video production process.

In this section, I provide a demonstration of how to record audio separately when you don't have a microphone that produced quality audio when plugged directly into your camera.

This video demonstrates the process of recording audio separately and the process of syncing it using video editing software.

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