Filming with a Smartphone


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

    Dot2Dot
    November 2024
  • The trainer's knowledge of the program was amazing.

    Hastoe Housing
    October 2024
  • Digital Video Introduction - Shooting and Editing

    An excellent course.

    Vodafone Ltd
    November 2024
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    October 2024
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    November 2024

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

    Dot2Dot
    November 2024
  • The trainer's knowledge of the program was amazing.

    Hastoe Housing
    October 2024
  • Digital Video Introduction - Shooting and Editing

    An excellent course.

    Vodafone Ltd
    November 2024
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    October 2024
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    November 2024

Private One-to-One Training

One-to-one tuition tailored to your exact requirements. Your choice of duration, dates and content.

Enquire Now

Team Training for Companies

Group bookings provide you with the most cost-effective way to train your team.

Enquire Now

Team Training and Bespoke Sessions

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 £525 + VAT.

Overview

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.
Read More...

Course Outline

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

Our Clients

Our Recent Success Stories

eLearning Training

eLearning

Julie's Story

Learning Technologist at Imperial College

Photoshop Training

Photoshop

Kiren's Story

Marketing Manager at Dataminer

Sketch Training

Sketch

Mark's Story

Graphic Designer at Just Eat

31 years working with our clients
Five Star Training Five Star Training Five Star Training Five Star Training Five Star Training   600+ Reviews

Why Transmedia?

Unlimited Training Support

We offer unlimited training support after your course.

Bespoke Training Solutions

Customised training and software solutions based on your exact specification.

Worldwide Creative Skills Training

Join our authorised training courses live online from anywhere in the world.

Authorised Training Professionals

Our experts are accredited by Adobe, Apple and Claris and bring years of experience and real-world expertise.

Courses Live Online

Join our virtual classrooms to learn from the comfort of your own space in real time from our accredited training experts.

SEE COURSES

Classroom Training

Join us at one of our Authorised Training Centres for a traditional classroom-based experience.

We have everything ready for you to have the best training experience.

SEE COURSES

Private Courses

One-to-one tuition or a private group training with just you or your colleagues.

We can train you live online, at one of our centres or onsite, wherever you are located.

SEE COURSES

Useful Links

Latest Help Station Articles