DIY Video Production Guide 2.0 Information

Learn how to shoot better videos by yourself.

10+ Hours of video lessons

There are so many different places you could start when you want to learn to make better videos. Trying to figure out where to begin is nearly impossible because there is so much to learn.

Trust me, I’ve been there. I’ve spent countless hours watching endless tutorials to make my videos better and that is why I put this together.

There are plenty of excuses for not making videos, but “know-how” shouldn’t be one of them.

This course covers:

• What camera, lens, lighting, microphones, and recorders are best
• How to set-up 3-point lighting, white balance, and soften shadows
• How to get clean audio from any kind of microphone with no echo or noise
• What to do while shooting to save hours editing it later
• How to plan your videos, script them out, and deliver them naturally

What You’ll Learn In This Course?

Video Gear: 7 Lessons | 35:53

• Choosing a camera
• Choosing a lens
• Comparing 6 microphones
• Setting up a video studio
• Using a digital audio recorder
• Tripods, monopods, mic stands, light stands, etc.
• Which memory cards are best

Advanced Equipment: 6 Lessons | 28:09

• Choosing a teleprompter & app
• Using a video monitor
• Choosing monitor headphones & speakers
• Transporting video equipment
• Background paper
• Memory card management

Lighting & Composition: 8 Lessons | 31:46

• Setting up 3-point lighting
• Different types of lighting
• Using only natural light
• Setting white balance
• Wistia style
• Fizzle style
• Lighting modifications
• Lighting ratios and softening

Camera Set-up: 8 Lessons | 49:21

• How aperture works
• Shutter speed vs. frame rate
• ISO and reducing image noise
• Framing and the rule of thirds
• Properly exposing an image
• Better screen recordings
• Focusing a DSLR quickly
• Shooting B-roll

Advanced Recording: 6 Lessons | 32:48

• Video backgrounds & texture
• Creating motion with equipment
• Cutting down on reflections
• Properly lighting a green screen
• Recording with multiple angles
• Adjust camera profiles & making color adjustments

Recording Audio: 7 Lessons | 33:55

• Using a lavalier microphone
• Using an on-camera shotgun microphone
• Using a boom microphone
• Live monitoring audio
• Having back-up audio
• Reducing background noise
• Lessening echo

Planning Videos: 4 Lessons | 23:45

• How to write your script
• Planning b-roll
• Identifying mistakes vs. usable takes
• Ideal video length

Delivery: 4 Lessons | 16:11

• Delivering a script
• Acting natural on camera
• Leaving room for editing
• Looking into camera vs. off-camera

About Author

Caleb Wojcik has been making videos for over a decade. In that time he has filmed the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, NCAA basketball & football, weddings, commercials, book trailers, and plenty of training videos for the web.

When he isn’t filming for clients, he is teaching filmmaking and video production at DIYVideoGuy.com.

While he prefers to stay in sunny San Diego, he flies all over the world to film projects. He also reads business books for fun. (Getting his MBA messed up his definition of “fun” I guess.)

If Caleb was a movie, he’d be Inception. So many layers. Like an onion.

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