25 to 26 January 2027
Mon-Tue
Shoot and edit professional video on your DSLR on this practical two-day course.
Covers manual camera settings, composition, lighting, audio and editing in Premiere Pro.
Shoot and edit professional video on your DSLR on this practical two-day course. Covers manual camera settings, composition, lighting, audio and editing in Premiere Pro.
Shoot and edit professional video on your DSLR on this practical two-day course.
You'll cover video theory and technical settings, how to set up your camera for video mode, how to control exposure, aperture, ISO and white balance, how to frame and compose shots, how to set up lighting and record clean audio, and how to import, edit and export your footage using Adobe Premiere Pro.
By the end of the two days you'll have shot and edited a complete piece ready for broadcast, YouTube or social media.
Please bring your camera.
| Course dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 to 26 January 2027 | Mon-Tue | London Islington | Available | £549 | £70 | £479 + VAT | |
| 25 to 26 March 2027 | Thu-Fri | London Islington | Available | £549 | £549 + VAT | ||
| 19 to 20 May 2027 | Wed-Thu | London Islington | Available | £549 | £549 + VAT | ||
| 15 to 16 July 2027 | Thu-Fri | London Islington | Available | £549 | £549 + VAT | ||
| 6 to 7 September 2027 | Mon-Tue | London Islington | Available | £549 | £549 + VAT |
| Course dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 to 26 January 2027 | Mon-Tue | London Islington | Available | £549 | £70 | £479 + VAT | |
| 25 to 26 March 2027 | Thu-Fri | London Islington | Available | £549 | £549 + VAT | ||
| 19 to 20 May 2027 | Wed-Thu | London Islington | Available | £549 | £549 + VAT | ||
| 15 to 16 July 2027 | Thu-Fri | London Islington | Available | £549 | £549 + VAT | ||
| 6 to 7 September 2027 | Mon-Tue | London Islington | Available | £549 | £549 + VAT |
Private & team training
Available as private, bespoke or team training at our centre, live online, or at your venue. Customise the outline, train as a group, or book a one-to-one with an expert.
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Private & team training
Available as private, bespoke or team training at our centre, live online, or at your venue. Customise the outline, train as a group, or book a one-to-one with an expert.
Basic technical theory about video definition, frame rates and bit-rates
Advice on what equipment you might need to purchase
Building a pre-shoot checklist
Setting up video mode and video settings
Setting up your cameras picture style
Getting correct shot exposure
Balancing aperture and ISO for best results
Setting the shutter speed for video
Setting a custom white-balance
Correct shot composition for an interview
Best use of available space and backgrounds
Wide, medium and close-ups
Three-point lighting
Using a simple key-light
Using a reflector as a fill
Using natural lighting
Different types of microphone and which ones you need
Positioning your mic correctly
Getting good sound levels in your camera
Reducing ambient noise
Framing basics
Basic interview techniques
Off-camera and to-camera interviews
How to shoot for easier editing
The video editing workflow with Premiere Pro
Understanding projects, sequences and clips.
Copying files from your memory cards
Importing single and multiple files and folders
Using bins and renaming clips
Creating a new sequence using the DSLR sequence presets
Previewing your clips in the Source Panel
Playback and marking shortcuts
Three-point and drag-and-drop editing
Rearranging and re-timing clips in the timeline
Copying and pasting clips
Mixing audio and changing volume over time
Cleaning bad audio with the Equalizer
Adding text and shapes to create a basic Lower Third
Working with logos and layers in the edit panel
Saving your designs as templates to save time
Fixing common problems with the footage
Adding creative colour treatments
Basic Motion Controls
Working with logos and photographs
Making life simple with Presets
Web exports for YouTube, Facebook and more
Exporting for PC and MAC playback
For marketers, content creators, journalists and communicators who want to shoot and edit professional video. Please bring your own DSLR camera. No prior experience required.
Matt is an excellent trainer with a good treaching manner and infinite patience
Really informative, great learning resources, was most effective when we could be hands on.
Very good overall, great information and well delivered by James
James was great, really friendly and helpful and answered all of my questions. The course was pitched exactly right for my current skillset.
Excellent, accessible and well-explained walkthrough. Really enjoyed it! Thanks Matt!
Refreshing! and answering personalised queries.
Comprehensive and tailored sessions which allowed for questions and moved at a suitable pace without feeling overloaded - thanks, Matt
Explaining everything really well! Felt like I learnt more than the two days I got on my MA doc course
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