HitFilm Express: Creating a Presentation Video

Course details

Find out how to give a great presentation and captivate an audience—whether online or in a board room—using video. This course teaches the essentials of creating high-quality video content using equipment you already have and a software you can readily download—HitFilm Express. The full range of the production workflow is covered, from setting up a camera, to recording audio, to editing, to sharing your work privately or publicly. Join Simon Jones as he takes you through setup, importing footage, organizing media, editing video, adding transitions, inserting titles, including motion graphics, outputting the final files, and sharing your video presentation.

Learning objectives
Getting started with HitFilm Express
Setting up a camera and lighting
Making a shooting checklist
Shooting on a green screen
Transferring from camera to computer
Converting video formats
Importing videos into HitFilm
Using essential editing techniques
Using multiple tracks
Making color corrections
Working with keyframes and composite shots
Creating titles and lower-third captions
Exporting and sharing video

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - An overview of the video creation process
03 - In-house or outsource
04 - What is the point of video software
05 - Planning and scripting your project

1. Camera, Sound, and Lighting Setup

06 - The essential technical terms
07 - What camera do you need
08 - Setting up your camera
09 - Setting up your lighting
10 - Recording audio
11 - The shooting checklist
12 - What is green screen
13 - Creating and shooting on a green screen

2. Importing and Organizing Footage

14 - Transferring from camera to computer
15 - Storage and backing up
16 - Converting tricky formats
17 - Installing HitFilm Express
18 - Setting up your project
19 - Introducing the HitFilm interface
20 - Importing your videos into HitFilm
21 - Organizing your videos

3. Editing and Transitions

22 - Essential editing techniques
23 - Saving your projects
24 - Using transitions
25 - Using multiple tracks
26 - Working with audio
27 - How to process green screen video
28 - Exploring more advanced effects
29 - Essential color correction

4. Titles and Motion Graphics

30 - Introducing keyframes and composite shots
31 - Creating effective titles
32 - Importing logos and images
33 - Creating lower-third captions
34 - Finding free stock images, sounds, and music
35 - Extracting images from other documents

5. Output and Sharing

36 - Exporting your video
37 - Uploading and sharing your video

Conclusion

38 - Next steps