Vimeo Video School
Video 101
Doing More With Your DSLR
FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
- GLOSSARY of Common Video Terms
- Video Compression Basics
- Aspect Ratios Explained
- Basics of Image Resolution
- Battery Basics
- Memory Cards
- Exploring Hard Drives
- DSLR Accessories
- Keeping Cords in Order
- Intro to Lenses
- Setting up Your DSLR
- Focal Length
- Depth of Field
- Optical vs Digital Zoom
- Quick Focusing Tips
- Shooting Video with a DSLR
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RIGGING
- Building a Rig
- Dolly1 (heavier duty – uses PVC pipe as tracks)
Dolly2 (use your car)
Dolly3 (use a rolling chair/wheel chair)
Dolly4 (smaller slider – fits on desktop)
Dolly5 (use your bike) - Shoulder Rig 1 (~ $20)
Shoulder Rig2 (~$40)
Shoulder Rig 3 (not counter-weighted, ~$20)
Shoulder Rig 4 (also doubles as a jib! ~$80) - Tripods (tricks for unintended uses)
Low Angles with Tripods
Monopod Tricks (includes string stabilizer trick) - Hand held rig (~$5 made of PVC and surrounds the camera)
DIY SteadyCam (~$15)
SteadyCam2 (using a tripod)
Fig Rig (like a steering wheel for your camera) - Jibs and Cranes, OliviaTech jib directions
Shoulder Rig 4 (also doubles as a jib! ~$80)
LIGHTING
- Mastering I.S.O.
- F-Stops and Aperture
- Working With Available Light
- Basic Lights
- Black and White Backgrounds
- Control the Sun with a Matte Box
- Intro to 3-Point Lighting
- Gels and Light Diffusion
- Lighting With a Bounce
- Paper Lantern Lighting
- White Balance
- Nighttime Shooting
SHOOTING CONSIDERATIONS
EDITING
- DSLR Video Importing and Conversion
- Natural Transitions for Storytelling
- J-Cuts & L-Cuts
- Using B-Roll
- Trimming the Fat
- Setting the Pace
SOUND
- Intro to Audio with your DSLR
- Recording Sound for DSLR
- Capturing Good Sound
- Adding & Editing Music
- Storytelling With Sound
- Room Tone, Presence, Ambiance
- Capturing Good Sound
- The Wonders of Slating
- Intro to the Zoom H1
Adobe Premiere
iMovie
- Editing with iMovie
- Importing with iMovie
- Trimming and Cutting with iMovie
- Editing Sound & Music with iMovie
- Adding Transitions & Effects with iMovie
- Adding Text & Titles with iMovie
- Exporting and Sharing to Vimeo from iMovie
Windows Movie Maker
- Editing with Windows Movie Maker
- Importing your Videos with Movie Maker
- Trimming and Cutting with Movie Maker
- Editing Sound & Music with Movie Maker
- Adding Transitions & Effects with Movie Maker
- Adding Text & Titles with Movie Maker
- Exporting and Sharing to Vimeo from Movie Maker