Smartphone Filming Masterclass
If you own a phone, and you want to create better video then this COURSE IS FOR YOU!
This course is for anyone who is interested in learning more about filming better video content with a mobile phone or tablet device.
What you’ll learn
- Discover what equipment you’ll need to create professional video with your mobile phone
- Learn how to hold your phone when you don’t have stabilising equipment
- Optimise the quality of your video by utilising your phone’s recording settings
- Learn how to improve the quality of your audio
- Gain an understanding of and appreciation for the importance of lighting
- Whilst we focus on use cases with predominantly an Apple iPhone, these skills are transferrable to any device.
Whether you are a primary school student or a small business owner that needs to create better looking content for your brand, or just someone who loves the idea of creating video content, this course is definitely for you.
Taught by 14 year industry expert and film director Helal Shmeissem.
Whilst this is NOT a filmmaking course, it teaches the absolute fundamentals to instantly create a more professional look to your videos from here on.
If you’re an experienced filmmaker or have had previous training or experience, this may not be for you. As we do not cover any type of cinematography or elite training, this program is merely designed to teach the absolute crucial requirements for anyone currently producing poor content from their phones due to lack of training or knowledge.
– Key executives can produce better videos for staff messages
– Children can produce better videos for assignments, some at home or holiday fun.
– Small business owners can finally see why their content doesn’t stand up to the professional look
– Vloggers can start to Vlog properly
– Real Estate agents can start to self film their properties
INCLUDES OVER x 20 SHORT ENGAGING LESSONS
QUICK – EASY – FUN – INSIGHTFUL
The only thing you need to bring to this course is your mobile phone.
You don’t need any experience in filmmaking or video production, as this course is for complete beginners who want to produce great looking video by using their mobile phone or tablet device.
This course will introduce you to some of the ways in which you can transform average looking mobile phone footage into video that looks like it was professionally shot.
You can achieve this by understanding a few basic shot composition principles, utilising widely available – and affordable – accessories, and learning how to record great sounding audio.
Have you ever wondered if it was possible to transform video content shot on your mobile phone from good to amazing? Well, it is. Welcome to the Filming With Mobile Phones short course, an introductory online course that will demonstrate exactly how you can take your mobile phone footage from ‘meh’ to ‘wow’.
In this course you will learn how to optimise the quality of your mobile phone video content through learning how to hold your phone correctly, what image stabilisation equipment we recommend, lighting, external audio capture, optimising your phone’s in-built settings, as well as a summary of some of the best teleprompting applications for all those presenters and Vloggers out there.
Remember: you can take up any one of our courses in every state across Australia. If a course near you isn’t available, please fill in the “Interested in this course” form on this page, and we will get in contact with you to ensure we can provide something suitable.
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Course Curriculum
Introduction | |||
Smart Phone Course Summary | FREE | 00:06:00 | |
Framing & Composition | |||
The Rule of Thirds | 00:08:00 | ||
Framing Your Subject & Body Language On Camera | 00:09:00 | ||
Fundamentals | |||
Stabilising Your Shot & Camera Lens Choice | 00:04:00 | ||
Fundamentals Overview -Audio | 00:02:00 | ||
Fundamental Tip – Dirty Lens | 00:02:00 | ||
Resolution & Slow Motion Filming, Settings & Knowledge | |||
Filming Quality & Resolution – 1080p vs 4K | 00:10:00 | ||
Filming in Slow Motion | 00:03:00 | ||
Camera Settings & Filming Apps | |||
Camera Settings & Frame Rates | 00:04:00 | ||
Filming App + Tutorial + Settings | 00:09:00 | ||
Improve Your Audio | |||
Use What You Already Own – Airpods | 00:05:00 | ||
Where To Film At Home – Cleanest Sound Quality | 00:03:00 | ||
Filming Outdoors with Device Internal Microphone | 00:06:00 | ||
Buying an External Microphone | 00:02:00 | ||
Good Equipment To Have | |||
Basic Tripod Equipment – Great To Have | 00:04:00 | ||
Should I Buy A Gimbal / Stabiliser? | 00:06:00 | ||
Holding Your Phone, Vertical or Horizontal? | |||
Phone Recording Orientation | 00:02:00 | ||
Using Both Hands To Film | |||
Why Hold Your Phone With Both Hands? | 00:06:00 | ||
Locking Focus & Exposure | |||
How & When To Lock Focus & Exposure | 00:04:00 | ||
Lighting | |||
Simple Guide To Lighting | 00:18:00 | ||
Teleprompter's / Autocue's | |||
How & Why To Use A Teleprompter | 00:05:00 | ||
Wrap Up | |||
Course Completion | 00:01:00 |