Rockstar Video Making: Script, Shoot, Edit Like A Youtuber

Everything you need to create engaging videos from the comfort of your living room (in bite-sized chapters)

What you'll learn

Get the confidence to be on camera through little challenges.

Understand what makes for a great story, how to pick your audience, etc.

Gain a solid understanding of video, like camera settings, lighting, framing & audio.

You'll get comfortable shooting & editing videos on both a phone and a computer.

And lots of extras like camera tricks, using props, transitions, and much more.

Requirements

You will need something you can record videos on, whether that is a phone or a camera, but outside that, you'll learn everything you need to know.

Description

Whether you are a small business owner working to promote your business, a professional speaker looking to get hired, or you just want to engage your audience in a conversation around a particular topic, you’ve come to the right place.This course is designed to get you from “I WISH I created engaging videos” to “I AM creating engaging videos”.The best place for you to start is to learn how to create short and crisp videos for different platforms, whether that is YouTube, Instagram or even LinkedIn.Having created 100s of bits of video content for myself and others, I am a fan of practicality and action. Rather than going through slides and theory, you'll get to see exactly how I put together content that is authentic, creative & engaging.Together, we'll go through getting confident on camera, finding content ideas for your videos, structuring your video shoots, editing on both a phone and a computer, and lots of cool stuff that works not only on YouTube, but also on other platforms.All aimed to get you over the three main barriers to video making:Lack of confidence: How comfortable are you on camera? Or in expressing yourself? Or with piecing together a story?Lack of content ideas: What are you going to create videos about? Where are you going to get the inspiration from?Lack of technical skills: How do you operate a camera? Frame shots? Set up lighting? Edit your work?We'll go through all these and give you exactly what you need to start creating right away.Ready to jump in?

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Wait For It

Lecture 2 About You

Lecture 3 Why I Created This Course

Lecture 4 What You Can Expect Here

Lecture 5 What You'll Need

Section 2: Why Video Is Such A Big Deal

Lecture 6 Your First Challenge

Lecture 7 Facts That Will Surprise You

Lecture 8 Why Video Is So Bad-A$$

Section 3: Getting Comfortable On Camera

Lecture 9 Why People Hate Being On Camera

Lecture 10 How To Get Camera Confidence

Lecture 11 Next Challenges For You

Lecture 12 Some Starter Ideas

Section 4: Content, Content & Even More Content

Lecture 13 What Makes For Great Content

Lecture 14 Why Picking A Niche Is A Good Thing

Lecture 15 Who Is Your Audience?

Lecture 16 Ingredients To Throw Into The Mix

Lecture 17 How To Structure Content

Lecture 18 Video Template & Planner

Lecture 19 How Long Should Your Video Be?

Lecture 20 Extra Reading on Video Length

Lecture 21 Finding Your Style

Section 5: Let's Talk Tech Stuff

Lecture 22 The Holy Trinity

Lecture 23 Let's Compare Cameras

Lecture 24 Do You Need 4K?

Lecture 25 What Does 'Frames Per Second' Mean?

Lecture 26 Basic Camera Settings You Should Know

Lecture 27 Now Let's Compare Microphones

Section 6: Let's Shoot Some Videos

Lecture 28 Introduction Shooting Videos

Lecture 29 Setting Up Lighting At Home

Lecture 30 Stabilising Your Footage

Lecture 31 Framing Your Shots

Lecture 32 Let's Shoot One Together

Lecture 33 Should You Rehearse Your Lines?

Lecture 34 Let's Shoot Another One Together

Lecture 35 Time To Level Up!

Section 7: Editing Your Work

Lecture 36 A Couple Of Caveats On Editing

Lecture 37 Basic Editing On A Phone

Lecture 38 Simple Editing With An App

Lecture 39 Editing Challenge For You

Lecture 40 How I Organise My Files

Lecture 41 Every Editing Program Works Like This

Lecture 42 Let's Edit On A Big Screen

Lecture 43 Finishing Touches

Section 8: Extra Coolness

Lecture 44 Some Extra Coolness To Add

Lecture 45 How To Shoot B-Roll

Lecture 46 Using Props And Paper

Lecture 47 In-Camera Transitions To Play With

Lecture 48 How To Clone Yourself

Lecture 49 Pure Trickery, I Tell You!

Section 9: A Special Message For You

Lecture 50 Final Words For You

Solopreneurs & professionals who want to engage their audience through engaging video content,Content creators who want to up their game in video creation for YouTube, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc.