3-Day  video  PRODUCTION  Course

Hands-on Video Production and Storytelling Course  $720
​Learn how to make engaging and compelling video

 Part One- Day 1 & 2    Camera, Audio, Professional Lighting + Shooting as a Storyteller 
Part Two- Day 3  Learn to be a video storyteller with Final Cut Pro X

      Next Workshop:​
October 19-21 (2019) in Los Angeles
  All courses 10am-7pm

3-Day Course includes below information

 Camera-Lighting-Audio

"Hands-on" Professional Lighting + Camera  &  Audio for Video
  • Extensive Hands-on Professional Lighting.
  • How to Light the perfect Interview
  • How to Flag lights and change the Color Temperature of the fixture
  • 3-Point Lighting
  • Soft boxes, Egg Crates, Grids
  • LED Lighting
  • On-Camera light
  • How to use your Video Camera, DSLR, iPhone.
  • Understanding Exposure, ISO, Gain
  • Learn how Exposure affects the background Focus (Depth of Field)
  • Understanding how to read color temperature and find the correct White Balance
  • How to read "Zebras" and set them properly
  • Overview of DSLR Shooting 
  • Audio Essentials
  • Understanding Mic and Line Levels
  • When to use a "Step-Down"
  • Best Microphones
  • DSLR Audio Approaches
  • Green Screen Overview also covered in the video camera course section.

Shooting  as  a  Storyteller

Gain control of your video production using our systems:  The 5 Elements, Pivot 1-2-3,  Passive vs. Active Footage + more 
  • The 5 Elements of Production
  • Interview Techniques
  • B-roll  The Three Types: Storytelling Shots, Emotional Shots, General Coverage
  • Learn the 2-Shot B-Roll Rule:  Two shot minimum for B-roll  sequences
  • Importance of Close-ups
  • Holding your shots
  • Creating Emotion 
  • Understanding Passive and Active Material
  • Crafting the Documentary Film
  • Documentary Film Styles
  • Break-down of Documentaries in class.
  • Creating Effective Business Communication, and Corporate video
  • Marketing video 
  • Interactive Training Approaches
  • ​Video Journalism Basics
  • How to write Corporate video scripts quickly and efficiently 
  • 3 Elements of Character
  • How to create Video Sequences
  • Crossing the Line
  • Camera Position for Interviews 
  • The "Walk and Talk"
  • Understanding Process Footage
  • Importance of Archive Material
  • Release Forms

Video  Editing

Learn Apple's Final Cut Pro X  Editing Software 
Includes: Condensing Interviews or scripted dialogue,  Split edits,  Multi-cam,  Audio Mixing,  
Learn how to edit stories that keep your viewer's attention in this part of the course
  • Understanding basic Digital Video editing 
  • Final Cut Pro X Techniques and Basic editing
  • How to tell a story using Final Cut Pro X
  • Importing Footage and Files
  • How to condense Interviews or Dialogue using Final Cut Pro
  • Split edits   J-cuts and L-cuts
  • Trim Edits
  • Final Cut Pro X Multi-cam
  • Audio only and Video only Edits
  • Green Screen
  • TEXT
  • Exporting for the Web​

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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
SUCH  A  GREAT TEACHING TECHNIQUE THAT  YOU  CAN  NOT HELP  BUT  LEARN  FROM ARON.   HIS  METHOD  IS SPOT  ON.  HE'S  A  WILD, LIVELY  TEACHER  AND  HIS  NO-HOLDS  BARRED  STYLE  IS ENTERTAINING  AND EFFECTIVE
DAVE BARRS      ATLANTA , GA

ARON'S KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHING SKILLS ARE TOP NOTCH. HE TEACHES IN A WAY THAT MAKES IT VERY UNDERSTANDABLE WHILE PACKING IN A TON OF INFORMATION. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING TAKING THE CLASS!
 MANDY LEONARDO    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

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NEXT COURSE OFFERED IN LOS ANGELES  

3-day October 19-21, 2019


​Certificate of Completion available upon request


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Los Angeles Location: 

4935 McConnell Ave # 1, Los Angeles, CA 90066

(Marina Del Rey/Venice Beach Area of Los Angeles)

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New York City Location

40 Ludlow Street

New York City

Ludlow Studios

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