Moving Pictures: Videography for Absolute Beginners

Video adds two things a photograph never has to handle: time and sound. Starting from zero, this course teaches you how to shoot footage that's steady, well exposed, and clean-sounding, how to light and frame moving subjects, how to film people, animals, events, places, and artwork, and how to plan, cut, color, and publish a finished film people actually watch to the end. Every level works with an entry-level camera or a good smartphone, plus free editing software, and every level ends with an assignment you can shoot today.

Levels

1. 01
   Video Is Time, Motion, and Sound

   Reading + practice
2. 02
   Resolution, Frame Rates, and the 180-Degree Rule

   Reading + practice
3. 03
   Exposing for Video

   Reading + practice
4. 04
   Hold Steady, Move with Purpose

   Reading + practice
5. 05
   Composing Moving Frames

   Reading + practice
6. 06
   Lighting for Video

   Reading + practice
7. 07
   Sound: Half of Your Video, Maybe More

   Reading + practice
8. 08
   Filming People: Interviews and Talking Heads

   Reading + practice
9. 09
   Unscripted: Events, Animals, and Real Life

   Reading + practice
10. 10
    Filming Places and Things

    Reading + practice
11. 11
    Plan Before You Press Record

    Reading + practice
12. 12
    Editing I: The Cut

    Reading + practice
13. 13
    Editing II: Color, Sound Mix, and Polish

    Reading + practice
14. 14
    Ship It: Publishing and Your Path Forward

    Reading + practice

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