Dream of running your own commercial video production company or event videography business?  This course will get you on your way!  By the time you complete Videography 101, you'll feel confident in videoing your friends and family's special occasions and you'll be ready to apprentice under a professional videographer.  You should follow up with our Advanced Videography course which will prepare you for starting, building and successfully operating your own videography business.

Course Overview

Who is this course for?

Videography 101 is for the student who wants to acquire basic videography skills.  There is no course prerequisite for the casual student videographer.  Those wishing to continue to a career in videography are required to either have taken and passed the Communication Theory 101 class or to take that class in conjuncture with this one.

Photography 101 is a prerequisite class for Videography 101, since video is after all merely photography at thirty frames per second with sound added.

Students who successfully complete the Videography 101 course should be able to produce acceptable videos under a variety of conditions and ready to continue to the next level of videography course.
What does this course teach?

Videography 101 covers the essence of communication theory, fundamentals of videography, history of videography, painting with shadows and light, composition, photography equipment basics, camera basics, photo editing, basic portraits, basic product photography, basics of event photography, basic yearbook & high school portrait photography.

When we say “basic”, we mean only the basics.  Those wishing to do yearbook or high school portraits, etc. as a business will need to continue to the next level of photography course where not only more photography knowledge will be imparted but also the basics of starting, building and running your photography business.
Materials required –

• Computer access with Internet connection.
• Email account.
• Digital camcorder with computer connection cable for video capture.
• Video-editing software.

Obviously, students will need ready access to a digital camcorder and a computer with an Internet connection, preferably a high-speed connection.  Whether the computer is Linux, Mac or Windows makes little difference so long as students have suitable video editing software and Internet access.  Email accounts and editing software are available for free though commercial programs often have more features and capabilities.