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Filming and Editing Interviews | Training Course

Gain the expertise to shoot and edit professional video interviews and 'talking heads'.
Produce beautifully-crafted interviews that will engage your viewers.

SMALL COURSE SIZES | VIDEO & FILMING EXPERTS | PROFESSIONAL TRAINING | LONDON CLASSROOM

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London Bridge £499 + VAT

Filming and Editing Interviews | Training Course

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Course Info

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What will I learn?

  • Set up and camera settings
  • Set up audio recording effectively
  • Shot composition and lighting
  • Interviewing skills for successful outcomes
  • Editing your interviews with Premiere Pro
  • Free digital course assets
  • Free post-course helpdesk support
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Learner Reviews

How good is the course?

  • Average Score 4.9 out of 5
  • Delicious lunch provided
  • Certificate of Achievement
  • 228 reviews

Day One


Introduction

• Basic technical theory about video and cameras

• What equipment will you need for a successful interview

• Advice on what equipment you might need to purchase


Setting up your camera

• Setting the correct resolution and frame-rate for interviews

• Getting good exposure and balancing shutter speed, ISO and aperture

• Setting camera white-balance for different lighting conditions

• Practical recording session using the skills we just learnt


Setting up audio recording

• How to get a great sound recording

• Types of microphone and which ones to use for each situation

• Getting good sound levels


Interview shot composition

• Where to place your camera and interviewee

• Off-camera and to-camera interviews

• Thinking about the interview background

• Common composition mistakes

• Practical recording session with sound and composition done correctly


Lighting your subject

• Working with natural light

• Using artificial lights

• Using reflectors and umbrellas to shape and soften the light


Interview techniques

• Helping your interviewee to relax and common mistakes you might make

• Asking open questions and directing your interviewee

• Dealing with difficult or reluctant interviewees

• Adapting your interview style for different situations

• Getting soundbites


Getting B-Roll or cutaways

• What is b-roll and how it helps your edit

• Types of b-roll and planning what you need to shoot


Day Two


Introduction

• The video editing workflow in Premiere Pro

• Understanding projects, sequences and clips.


Importing and organising your footage

• Importing single and multiple files and folders

• Using bins and renaming clips


Basic editing skills

• Creating a new sequence using your clips settings

• Previewing your clips in the Source Panel

• Playback and marking shortcuts

• Drag-and-drop editing


Editing in the timeline

• Rearranging and deleting clips in the timeline

• Cutting and trimming clips in the timeline

• Copying and pasting clips

• Adding Cutaways


Working with audio

• Mixing audio and changing volume over time

• Normalising audio levels

• A brief look at cleaning bad audio


Text and Titles with the Graphics Panel

• Adding basic video and audio transitions

• Adding text and creating a basic Lower Third graphic


Exporting your project

• Export settings for social media


Questions and answers

Please bring a camera with you to the course

You’ll learn how to edit video with Premiere Pro during this course, if you need to learn a different editing software contact us to request a quote for private training.


This course is also available as a private course. This would allow you to choose any dates for your training. And, if you wish, we can tailor the content for you or your team. Please contact us for more details.

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"Very good at tailoring to differing skill levels"
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12th December - Filming and Editing Interviews

Latest Reviews



"Great resource materials and an all round great experience to learn filming and editing!"
Copper Leaf Media
  • 11th November


"Very helpful and thorough, Matt was friendly and really happy to help"
PSHE Association
  • 16th September


"Clear communication and helpful at clarifying anything I did not understand."
CBS News
  • 16th September