This course is designed to equip beginners with essential video production skills. You will learn camera operation with a DSLR / mirrorless camera, professional composition and lighting techniques, and how to capture quality sound.
You will shoot an interview on location and edit your footage using Adobe Premiere. You will learn to make editing decisions on the fly and add and adjust audio.
You will add titles and export your piece for broadcast, YouTube or social media. Please bring a camera with you to the course.
Please bring a camera with you, all other equipment will be provided. We'll be using Premiere Pro during the course, you need no previous experience to attend.
Course leader is an experienced industry expert
Course Dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You Pay | |
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16-18th Jul 25 | Wed-Thu-Fri | London Bridge | Hurry - Two Places Left! | £799.00 | £200.00 | £599.00 + VAT | |
11-13th Aug 25 | Mon-Tue-Wed | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £100.00 | £699.00 + VAT | |
8-10th Sep 25 | Mon-Tue-Wed | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £50.00 | £749.00 + VAT | |
6-8th Oct 25 | Mon-Tue-Wed | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT | ||
5-7th Nov 25 | Wed-Thu-Fri | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT | ||
1-3rd Dec 25 | Mon-Tue-Wed | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT | ||
5-7th Jan 26 | Mon-Tue-Wed | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT | ||
26-28th Jan 26 | Mon-Tue-Wed | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT | ||
25-27th Feb 26 | Wed-Thu-Fri | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT | ||
23-25th Mar 26 | Mon-Tue-Wed | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT | ||
20-22nd Apr 26 | Mon-Tue-Wed | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT | ||
18-20th May 26 | Mon-Tue-Wed | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT | ||
17-19th Jun 26 | Wed-Thu-Fri | London Bridge | Available | £799.00 | £799.00 + VAT |
What is the story and what footage will be appropriate?
Preparing for a shoot - a shortlist of things to take
Release forms and when you need to use them
Framing shots
POVs (Points of View)
Considering eye-lines
Anticipating problems
Tripods and camera shake
Creating a context
Working with natural light
Tips for capturing movement
Panning shots
Planning an interview
How long do you have?
Research your subject
Planning questions in advance
Framing questions and eliciting answers
Questions to ask to create soundbites
Creating a context shot, or a background for the interview
Natural lighting vs artificial lighting
Working within time constraints
Shooting a piece to camera
Problems to avoid
Different noise considerations when using an on camera mic or external mic
Recording sound
Working with background noise
Shooting terminology
Understanding non-linear editing
Setting up a project
Adobe Premiere and its interface
Choosing preference settings
Working with bins
Transferring your footage from the camera to the desktop
Capturing and playing back digital video
Viewing and marking clips
Working with your story
Selecting footage to use
Creating a piece with a start, middle and end
Understanding the Timeline and the Canvas
Editing in the Timeline
Viewing edit points
Inserting clips
Deleting clips and gaps
Trimming, dragging and fine-tuning edit points
Editing for impact
Using the trim edit window
Adding video transitions
Adjusting audio in the timeline
Editing sound clips
Creating voiceovers
Combining location recordings and voiceovers
Making audio-only edits
Applying audio transitions
Adding logos, maps, diagrams and other items
Incorporating still images
Animating still images
Adding titles
Animating titles
Exporting your sequence and clips
Compression issues
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