Video Production Fundamentals - Make your own videos, using the camera you own.

This course is broken up into 3 main sections.

In Section 1 we talk about:

Shooting Essentials

• Gear – What equipment will help you record better quality audio and video.

• Apps – What software can be used to record and edit on your phone as well as programs to edit on your computer.

• Lighting Theory – Common lighting setups to achieve a more professional look.

• The Exposure Triangle – Adjusting Aperture, ISO, and Shutter Speed: The three things that influence how your camera captures an image.

In Section 2 we learn how to use, and edit in, Adobe's Premiere Pro, one of the most popular video editing programs to date: Available on both Mac and Windows.

Editing in Premiere Pro

• Basic editing – How to import, cut, and trim footage, as well as playback adjustments, for speeding up or slowing down footage.

• Transitions – How to apply Audio and Video transitions to footage for a smoother, less jarring look and feel.

• Titles – How to use and edit pre-made titles provided by Adobe, as well as create our own from scratch.

• Effects – How to apply effects to our footage for corrective and creative purposes.

• Color Correction/Grading – How to use tools like 'Lumetri' to edit our footage, changing things like brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, and more.

In Section 3 we learn how to use, and edit in, Davinci Resolve, one of the most popular video editing programs to date: Available on both Mac and Windows.

Editing in Davinci Resolve

• 'Media' tab – How to import footage using Resolve's media browser

• 'Cut' and 'Edit' tabs – How to cut, and trim footage, as well as playback adjustments, for speeding up or slowing down footage. How to apply transitions and more.

• 'Fusion' tab – How to use pre-built effects and titles, as well as creating basic titles from scratch.

• 'Color' tab – How to use Resolve's incredibly powerful color section to edit our footage, changing things like brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, and more.

• 'Fairlight' tab – How to use Resolve's dedicated audio editing/sound design section to apply effects to audio, as well as record audio straight into the program.

We also go over render/export settings for both programs and talk about things like bit rates and what codecs to use for different situations.