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Video Storytelling Class
Module 1: Introduction to Video Editing and Storytelling
Picking your story (3:56)
The elephant in the room: which editor should I use? (6:05)
The fundamentals of video editing in 5 minutes (5:07)
Boring but necessary: rendering, bitrate, resolution, filetype
It's going down in the Discord
Bonus - Our Lives are Stories: an Interview with Joojo Ocran (24:11)
Module 2: Finding your perfect story-music-fit
MUSIC-P-P-POWER (1:54)
Introduction to Storyblocks.com and audio thumbnails (3:43)
Refining your musical palette (1:19)
Part 1: Analyzing audio thumbnails - what to look and listen for (10:54)
Part 2: Matchmaking - finding your perfect story-music-fit (8:13)
Part 3: Deconstructing my music choice (14:27)
How to edit music (2:39)
Editing to the beat (4:43)
Where to find copyright-free music/sounds besides Storyblocks
Module 3: Intro to Canva, or How to Cheat at Graphic Design
A graphic design tool more friendly than Mr. Rogers, more powerful than Goku (2:11)
Canva Basics: Creating your first design, adding and editing text (2:53)
Canva Basics: A simple way to edit your pictures and videos (3:34)
Canva Basics: Adding your Canva designs to your video (1:19)
Module 4: Let's get personal - Voiceovers and speaking on camera
How to record a voiceover in 30 seconds (0:33)
Voiceovers: let's get personal, but not *too* personal (1:27)
Speaking on camera: let's get personal (7:06)
My favorite camera confidence tricks (3:59)
Module 5: Tying it all together
Intro (1:52)
10 steps for creating a trailer to promote your freelance work (4:02)
7 steps for creating a personal video trailer Ft. Monica Lim (7:14)
6 steps for creating an online course trailer Ft. Paul Millerd (8:02)
Repurposing a blog post into a trailer (If you know it, teach it) (15:32)
Bonus - The wow effect: Interview with student Monica Lim (15:55)
Developing your storyteller's sense
My favorite anime trailers: Evangelion, Summer Wars, Toonami (22:32)
My favorite anime trailers: Avatar The Last Airbender, Fooly Cooly (24:10)
The trailer that could have won an Oscar: The Social Network (13:38)
This Naruto promo is one of the greatest trailers ever (12:44)
Bonus: Lectures on Trailers with Professor Paul
Lecture: Why do videos spread? (6:43)
Lecture: The Significance of Music (10:03)
Lecture: What makes a good trailer? (7:43)
Lecture: On fancy effects and creativity (7:50)
Bonus: Behind the scenes with my best trailers
Making Online Course Trailers: On Deck Course Creators Week 4 (48:37)
Making Podcast Trailers: It's Gotta Be the Mic (19:19)
Making Community Trailers: Writer's Bloc (19:28)
Bonus: Deep Work Sessions
Making the TRAILER WIZARDRY 101 trailer (18:35)
Picking your story
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