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Filming with a Smartphone | Training Course


  • The course was well structured, clear and in a comfortable setting. The tutoring was exceptional.

    Dot2Dot
    February 2025
  • The trainer's knowledge of the program was amazing.

    Hastoe Housing
    February 2025
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    Vodafone Ltd
    January 2025
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    February 2025
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    February 2025

Course Facts

  • 1 day course
  • Our Trainers are Authorised Professionals
  • Live Online or Classroom-based
  • Certificate of completion
  • Maximum class size of 6 for scheduled courses
  • Unlimited support after your course
  • Courses at all levels: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced and Masterclasses

Course Outline

  • Introduction
  • Phone Settings
  • Filming with your phone
  • Using third party apps
  • Setting up microphones for the best sound
  • Using lighting to enhance your video
  • Shot composition for interviews
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  • The course was well structured, clear and in a comfortable setting. The tutoring was exceptional.

    Dot2Dot
    February 2025
  • The trainer's knowledge of the program was amazing.

    Hastoe Housing
    February 2025
  • Digital Video Introduction - Shooting and Editing

    An excellent course.

    Vodafone Ltd
    January 2025
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    February 2025
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    February 2025

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Booking a private training session allows you to focus on your exact needs on dates that work best for you or your team.

  • Sessions can be run online or in person, on your site or at our London training centre.
  • We manage training for many of the UK’s largest companies, taking care of all the admin, working with you to ensure the perfect course.
  • Our expert trainers will first understand your requirements and then tailor each session to your exact specification.
  • We offer a free consultation service to work out every detail of your course.

Prices for bespoke sessions with our expert trainers start at £595 + VAT, depending on the course and number of people.
Costs include all preparation time to customise the course to your exact requirements.

Overview of Filming with a Smartphone

During this practical smartphone filming course you will learn the skills needed to shoot and create compelling video content using your own smartphone. This course will provide you with advice about the different kit required for a successful shoot, essential video techniques and how to shoot professional interviews. It will also cover how to compose shots, how to film in different lighting situations, use different backgrounds and how to work with audio. This course does not cover editing skills. To learn professional video editing techniques, we recommend that you attend our Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro course.
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Course Outline for the Filming with a Smartphone Training Course

Introduction

  • Required and optional kit for filming
  • Pre-shoot checklist before you go filming
  • Preparing a shot list
  • Fundamentals of video files and codecs

Phone Settings

  • Setting your phone resolution and frame rate
  • Aspect ratios
  • Preserving storage space, battery life and reducing interference

Filming with your phone

  • Choosing a lens on multi lens smartphones
  • Stabilising your phone
  • Setting Auto Exposure lock
  • Setting Auto Focus lock

Using third party apps

  • Filmic Pro
  • BlackMagic app

Setting up microphones for the best sound

  • Types of microphone and setup
  • Where to place a microphone
  • Controlling ambient sounds and positioning

Using lighting to enhance your video

  • Lighting an interviewee
  • Three point lighting
  • How to control and position light
  • Using a reflector
  • Types of light and working with practical lights

Shot composition for interviews

  • How to frame an interview
  • Categories of shot
  • Working with interviewees
  • Off and to camera interviews
  • Planning for your edit

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