VP1: Creating Quality Videos for Entrepreneurs & Nonprofits

Learn basic video production techniques to produce your own videos and stay within your budget!

Created by: Louanne Saraga Walters, MS HNFM
Media Production Educator, Wellness Coach, Speaker

What Will I Learn?

• Learn basic video production techniques
• Create affordable videos to promote your business
• Use professional video tips to take your video to the next level
• Frame a subject using the rules of videography
• Understand how lighting impacts the video, and how to use everyday items to improve lighting on a budget
• Understand how sound impact the video, and choose the appropriate mic and venue for the video's content
• Plan using a pre-production checklist to keep costs down and quality up
• Make the most of basic free editors to turn your video into an advanced production
• Recycle your video to give it greater impact and help you reach more people

Requirements

• Students should come into this course with an idea of at least one video they would like to produce
• To get the most out of this class, students are encouraged to be prepared to practice the techniques taught in this course during the lab work lectures to improve and refine their skills

Target audience

• This course is suited for any entrepreneur, small business owner, or nonprofit employee who wants to create quality videos on a limited budget
• This course is suited for anyone with a beginner's level of videographic experience
• This course is suited for anyone seeking basic editing technique
• This course is suited for anyone seeking for tips on how to give their videos a more professional look
• This course is suited for anyone seeking to use their smartphones, tablets, HD cameras or DSLR's to create quality videos
• This course is NOT suited for anyone seeking detailed instruction on how to use their video, lighting, or sound equipment
• This course is NOT suited for anyone seeking 'how to' editing skills