Choose a Background
Lesson 18 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post OnlinePhilip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan
Choose a Background
Lesson 18 from: Video Production Essentials: Create, Edit and Post OnlinePhilip Ebiner, Sam Shimizu-Jones, Will Carnahan
Lessons
Chapter 1 Introduction
1Welcome to the Class
02:12 2What Makes a Great Video
03:17 3What Type of Video Should You Make
02:47Chapter 2: Pre-production
4Come up with a Great Video Ideas
05:05 5Plan Your Video
03:30 6The Pre-production Checklist
04:04Chapter 3 Equipment - Our Suggestions for Getting Started
7Does Equipment Matter
01:34 8Our Recommended Cameras
06:00 9Our Recommended Audio Equipment
04:37 10Our Recommended Lighting Equipment
01:47 11Our Recommended Editing Equipment
02:11 12Our Recommended Drone Equipment
05:35 13Quiz: Chapter 3
Chapter 4:Cinematography Basics
14Exposing Your Shots
05:25 15Compose Your Shots
04:25 16Filming Yourself
01:09 17Getting the Right Shot
03:43 18Choose a Background
02:32 19My Office Video Setup
02:54 20Quiz: Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Tips for Shooting with Different Cameras
21Exposing with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
06:31 22Focus with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
02:35 23Stabilize Your Shots
02:57 24Know Your Lenses
03:18 25Shoot with Your Smartphone
05:10 26Shoot with Your Webcam
05:49 27Record Great Screencast Videos
04:20 28Tips for Better Drone Shots
04:06 29Types of Drone Shots
01:43 30Quiz: Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Audio Recording and Microphones
31Choose the Right Microphone for Your Video
03:14 32Record Better Audio in Any Environment
01:27 33How to Use a Lavalier Microphone
02:47 34How to Use a Shotgun Microphone
00:55 35How to Record Audio with Your Computer
01:27 36Quiz: Chapter 6
Chapter 7: Video Lighting
37Why We Light
01:03 38Use Natural Light
04:14 39The 3-point Video Lighting Setup
07:26 40Quiz: Chapter 7
Chapter 8: Editing Better Videos
41Intro to Editing
02:15 42The Post-production Process
07:50 43Craft a Story with Editing
05:21 44Improve Your Audio with Editing
06:34 45Find and Add Music
05:12 46Design Clean and Professional Titles
03:15 47Increase Video Engagement with Calls to Action
01:29 48Quiz: Chapter 8
Chapter 9: Get More Views - Publishing Your Video Online
49Export the Best Quality Video for Online
02:54 50Tips for Posting Online
05:28 51Grow Your Youtube Channel
04:41 52Quiz: Chapter 9
Chapter 10: Case Studies: Real-world Filmmaking
53Case Study - Corporate Promo Videos with Ghirardelli Chocolate
08:54 54Case Study - Event Videography with Major Lazer
08:39 55Case Study - Documentary Films with Phil
14:24 56Case Study - Shooting By Yourself
15:32 57Case Study - Wedding Videography
08:37 58Case Study - Phil's Livestream Setup
04:23Chapter 11: Conclusion
59Thank You
00:59Final Quiz
60Final Quiz
Lesson Info
Choose a Background
in this lesson. I want to talk to you about backgrounds and how important it is to your story overall. You can be standing in front of a background like this or you can be standing in front of a background like this background is an example of a real world environment. This is a very plain kind of corporate video background and the reason we picked this was so that we can have some sort of consistency through our videos. You can see through the lessons, we change the color of the background to sort of keep cohesively within different lessons. Another great thing about this background is that we can set it up wherever we want in any place we want really, we can set up a quick professional looking backdrop in a house in a garage and an office really, anywhere you are, you can set this up and it will still be the same background no matter what. So for this background we're using a very inexpensive paper roll that you can buy at your local photo shop or video shop is done specifically by S...
avage. It's sitting on a pipe which you can't see is a backdrop and it's just rolled across and it's a roll of paper. This is great because you can make it as big or as small as you want. Um you can also cut off if it gets dirty and you can even draw on it if you ever wanted to. For any reason, lighting for this type of backdrop is a little different than lighting a scene that has depth. We started with a key light. This is a nice big soft white source that's coming from behind the camera, its diffused a lot. So I get a nice soft light on the subject to get rid of shadows and to separate us from the backdrop as well as making it look a little more professional. We added a gradient light. This is a tiny small light that's diffused right behind me and it's putting a nice soft white light gradient that's on the backdrop. This really makes it pop and look even more professional and really work on any kind of wall or flat background that you have to be a little careful of doing this with a white background. It might not work as well. We're going to go into more detail about lighting every scene in backdrop a little bit later, but for now, I wanted to show you this gradient backdrop right here is really important for the light and the backdrop to work together to create this nice look for a background that's in the real world, make sure that the background is all cleaned up and the items that are placed makes sense to your story and what you're trying to tell. We're in the kitchen and we're talking about food stuff, so it makes sense to have bottles of wine and other little paraphernalia that have to do with the kitchen. This is also great for this kitchen because we have big, giant windows that are letting in a lot of natural light. It's nice and soft and it lights the background very well. So just keep in mind when picking a spot in your house that you're gonna have to think about lighting as well.
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