Here's a sneak peek at a new lynda.com title I have in the works. This features pro rider Zach DiPaolo. The class will be out this spring.
Get Organized Before Your Video Edit
Save time, money and agony with tips from the trenches by two of the industry's top workshop leaders and content producers who have spent many hours editing together. Learn about ways to organize your footage starting with how it's ID'd in the field. Learn strategies for organizing assets-particularly when you have to keep track from multiple sources. Plan a smooth workflow for managing interviews. Plan for prepping and integrating stock or archival images. You'll also learn how to integrate graphics into your workflow and plan for music mixing in- or out of house.
A presentation from NAB by Amy DeLouise and Rich Harrington
Managing a YouTube Channel
Rather than just post a bunch of random videos to YouTube, you can actually build your own channel. Here branding and consistency is key. Learn important strategies to build a subscriber base as well as how to convert clicks into action or commerce. The team at RHED Pixel will share their strategies for keeping projects organized and building a visual identity.
Three-Light Dramatic Portrait
To create a dramatic effect to the subject you are lighting, it’s fun to explore and play around with the positioning of the lights. One example would be to place a light on the floor pointing upward. Another example is to place soft boxes slightly behind a subject. In this course, expert photographer Abba Shapiro and I will explain three light dramatic portrait style photography using a sports portrait as an example.
Putting Everything into Action: Three-Light Dramatic Portrait
To learn more, I've created an exciting course with expert photographer Abba Shapiro called Up and Running with Studio Strobes for Lynda.com
Strobe lighting has become increasingly popular and is a lot of fun to work with. One advantage to strobe lights is that the light has the same color as daylight, so you can mix strobes and daylight as you would with a flash fill or an architectural image. In this course, expert photographer Abba Shapiro and I will dive into the basics of strobe lighting, show you a few demos, and how to get the most out of what you already have. We’ll also talk to you about building an affordable kit, while showing you different modifiers and lights to capture creative shots with simple equipment.
Topics in this course include:
- Why shoot with strobes?
- Buying a lighting setup or parts
- Mixing brands
- Understanding the components of a studio strobe kit
- Getting to know your lights
- Triggering a light
- Setting up your lights effectively
- Testing your strobes
- Modifying strobe lights
You can check out the class here - http://www.lynda.com/Photography-Cameras-Gear-tutorials/Three-light-dramatic-portrait/148583/155590-4.html
Shooting with a GoPro Hero: Fundamentals
Got a GoPro? Nowadays most people either own one or have shot with one before. This course covers all of the essential skills to get you up and running to shoot with the GoPro cameras. Since we are focusing on the fundamentals, you will learn all of the steps from properly opening the GoPro box to getting it set up to cater to your shooting situation and learning all of the various mounting techniques. Whether you capture stills, video, or even time-lapse photography, you will learn an array of techniques with the GoPro Hero from me in this course. Let’s jump right in as I also share my insights on the different menus and settings so you can get shooting quickly, without fussing over controls. Follow-up courses in this series will examine different creative uses for the GoPro.
Shooting with a GoPro Hero: Fundamentals
To learn more, I’ve created an exciting new course called, Shooting with a GoPro Hero: Fundamentals for Lynda.com http://www.lynda.com/GoPro-tutorials/Shooting-GoPro-HERO-Fundamentals/160403-2.html
Topics in this course include:
- Choosing a GoPro model
- Understanding your GoPro camera's anatomy
- Charging the battery
- Choosing a memory card
- Accessing video and photo shooting modes
- Setting white balance for video
- Shooting in burst or time-lapse mode
- Shooting wirelessly
- Downloading software
- Buying GoPro accessories
You can check out the class here - http://www.lynda.com/GoPro-tutorials/Shooting-GoPro-HERO-Fundamentals/160403-2.html
Cropping a Photo in PowerPoint
A strong PowerPoint presentation has a good balance of text and visuals. You can incorporate photos into your slide deck by placing a photo into a slide box and scaling it to your liking. In this course I’ll show you how to bring a photo into your PowerPoint project and crop it into a slide to move and scale it to your liking.
Photos, Video, Charts and Shapes: Cropping a Photo
To learn more, I’ve created an exciting course called PowerPoint: From Outline to Presentation, for Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/PowerPoint-tutorials/Cropping-photo/147021/156069-4.html
Creating an effective visual presentation should lend itself to a strong speaker support. This comes from having compelling visuals and effective slide decks that communicate content to an audience. Occasionally presenters forget about this because they are too wrapped up in the overall presentation. In this course, I’ll share my workflow for building an effective PowerPoint presentation, starting with a strong outline. Learn to create the outline, get input from collaborators, and then transition that outline to an initial slide deck. Once you're in PowerPoint, I will show you how to format your slides; add tables, graphics, movies, and animation (like transitions and reveals); and prepare and rehearse your presentation for your final audience. Having an organized workflow starts with a cohesive outline. It’s all about making your presentation come to life. In doing this, you’ll give a valuable presentation that the audience won’t forget.
Topics in this course include:
- Setting a schedule and goals
- Working in stages
- Building an outline
- Using an outline to create your initial slides
- Formatting text
- Changing templates and themes
- Using photos, shapes, and charts in PowerPoint
- Adding video
- Animating your slideshow
- Consolidating, testing, and rehearsing you presentation
You can check out the class here - http://www.lynda.com/PowerPoint-tutorials/Cropping-photo/147021/156069-4.html
Recording Multicamera Edits
Multicamera editing is a convenience and a very handy feature in Adobe Premiere Pro CC. You’re essentially making the initial edit. With the example I’m giving here, I recommend to watch this sequence a few times to get familiar with the angles. In this course I’ll walk through selecting and recording multicamera edits.
Improved Multicamera Workflows: Recording Multicamera Edits
To learn more, I’ve created an exciting course called Premiere Pro: Creative Cloud Updates, for Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/Premiere-Pro-tutorials/Recording-multicamera-edits/126763/129902-4.html
Adobe Premiere Pro CC has some very exciting new features and updates. It’s important to stay on top of these new features so you can maximize your experience and workflow as you’re in post production. This course is dedicated to the video producers and editors who need to leverage the latest Premiere Pro tools and techniques fast. I will cover all of these new features, which include: a customizable user interface, quality and format improvements like the enhanced Mercury Playback Engine, timeline tricks, and media management techniques, and the best audio, multicamera, and closed captioning workflows.
Topics in this course include:
- Switching between audio waveforms and video
- Creating a new sequence
- Integrating scripting with the Story panel
- Working with different camera formats
- Selecting and nudging clips
- Using dupe-detection markers
- Copying and pasting ranges
- Nesting sequences
- Relinking offline sequences
- Color grading with the Lumetri Deep Color Engine
- Adjusting clip volume
- Automatic syncing with audio waveforms
- Recording multicamera edits
- Adjusting timing and display of captions
- Exporting multiple clips/sequences
You can check out the class here - http://www.lynda.com/Premiere-Pro-tutorials/Recording-multicamera-edits/126763/129902-4.html
How do I Achieve a Film Look with Color Grading in Adobe SpeedGrade: DSLR Video Tips
This week in DSLR Video Tips we’ll explore the film look in Adobe SpeedGrade . Grain, shadows and highlights. Getting the film look you want all depends on how these elements are handled. Adobe SpeedGrade is an excellent tool that is part of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite of applications. It's also very user friendly and intuitive. In this episode join Rich, Robbie and featured colorist Patrick Inhofer who walk through a few techniques to achieve a film look in SpeedGrade.
To learn more, I’ve created an exciting course with Robbie Carman called, How do I Achieve a Film Look with Color Grading in Adobe SpeedGrade: DSLR Video Tips, for lynda.com http://www.lynda.com/Final-Cut-Pro-tutorials/DSLR-Video-Tips/103707-2.html
This week we cover:
-How to create a film look using Adobe SpeedGrade
-Some of the automated tools from SpeedGrade
-The bleach bypass look taking the manual approach in SpeedGrade
-What a LUT (Look Up Table) is, what it does and essentially what it represents in SpeedGrade
Adding a Video to PowerPoint
Shooting video is a lot easier and accessible than it used to be. Newer versions of PowerPoint are very compatible with most industry standard files, such as H.264, which is commonly used on most point and shoot and phone based devices. One of the cool things you can do in PowerPoint is also incorporate video pretty easily into your slide deck presentation. Video sometimes adds a nice unexpected element that your audience might not be anticipating. I will walk through how to add a video into your presentation in this course.
Photos, Video, Charts and Shapes: Adding a Video
To learn more, I’ve created an exciting course called PowerPoint: From Outline to Presentation, for Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/PowerPoint-tutorials/Adding-video/147021/156071-4.html
Creating an effective visual presentation should lend itself to a strong speaker support. This comes from having compelling visuals and effective slide decks that communicate content to an audience. Occasionally presenters forget about this because they are too wrapped up in the overall presentation. In this course, I’ll share my workflow for building an effective PowerPoint presentation, starting with a strong outline. Learn to create the outline, get input from collaborators, and then transition that outline to an initial slide deck. Once you're in PowerPoint, I will show you how to format your slides, add tables, graphics, movies, and animation (like transitions and reveals) and prepare and rehearse your presentation for your final audience. Having an organized workflow starts with a cohesive outline. It’s all about making your presentation come to life. In doing this, you’ll give a valuable presentation that the audience won’t forget.
Topics in this course include:
- Setting a schedule and goals
- Working in stages
- Building an outline
- Using an outline to create your initial slides
- Formatting text
- Changing templates and themes
- Using photos, shapes, and charts in PowerPoint
- Adding video
- Animating your slideshow
- Consolidating, testing, and rehearsing you presentation
You can check out the class here - http://www.lynda.com/PowerPoint-tutorials/Adding-video/147021/156071-4.html
How to Get the GoPro In and Out of its Camera Case
It can be a little tricky opening the GoPro cases. Featured in this course are the GoPro3 and the GoPro3+. I will demonstrate how to properly open each of these cases. If you have one with you, feel free to follow along and open the cases as I open each of them.
Getting to know the Camera: Removing the Camera from its Case
To learn more, I’ve created an exciting new course called, Shooting with a GoPro Hero: Fundamentals for Lynda.com http://www.lynda.com/GoPro-tutorials/Removing-camera-from-its-case/160403/162029-4.html
Got a GoPro? Nowadays most people either own one or have shot with one before. This course covers all of the essential skills to get you up and running to shoot with the GoPro cameras. Since we are focusing on the fundamentals, you will learn all of the steps from properly opening the GoPro box to getting it set up to cater to your shooting situation and learning all of the various mounting techniques. Whether you capture stills, video, or even time-lapse photography, you will learn an array of techniques with the GoPro Hero from me in this course. Let’s jump right in as I also share my insights on the different menus and settings so you can get shooting quickly, without fussing over controls. Follow-up courses in this series will examine different creative uses for the GoPro.
Topics in this course include:
- Choosing a GoPro model
- Understanding your GoPro camera's anatomy
- Charging the battery
- Choosing a memory card
- Accessing video and photo shooting modes
- Setting white balance for video
- Shooting in burst or time-lapse mode
- Shooting wirelessly
- Downloading software
- Buying GoPro accessories
You can check out the class here - http://www.lynda.com/GoPro-tutorials/Removing-camera-from-its-case/160403/162029-4.html