Top 10 Video Camera Tricks

Course details

Are you a videographer, a content creator, or just someone who wants to make something exciting and new? It doesn’t matter how much experience you already have—you can always learn new tricks with your video camera. In this course, digital video expert and RHED Pixel founder Rich Harrington walks you through his top ten video camera tricks so you can start shooting the footage of your dreams. Find out more about what the pros do to capture amazing shots with affordable gear, such as shooting a looping object with a turntable, capturing video from low-angles or a moving vehicle, using hyperlapses and time-lapses, shooting green screen, and more. Upon completing this course, you’ll be equipped with all kinds of new expert strategies to get impossible shots with ease.

Concepts

Introduction

What you can learn in this course

The Why and How of Trick Videography

Why shoot trick videography
Do you need expensive gear for this

Shooting a Looping Object with a Turntable

What is this shot useful for and what gear do I need
Capturing a looping object with a turntable
Postproduction for looping objects

Covering a Lot of Ground with a Hyperlapse

What are hyperlapse shots useful for and what gear do I need
Capturing a hyperlapse
Postproduction for hyperlapses

Capturing Video from a Moving Vehicle

What you need to know about capturing from a moving vehicle and what gear do I need
Capturing video from a moving vehicle
Postproduction enhancements from video from a moving vehicle

Condensing Time with a Time-Lapse Shot

What are time-lapse shots useful for and what gear do I need
Capturing a time-lapse shot
Postproduction for time-lapse shots

Creating Point of View Video Shots

What are POV shots useful for and what gear do I need
Capturing a POV shot

Creating Tiny Planet Videos

What are tiny planet videos useful for and what gear do I need
Capturing a tiny planet video
Postproduction for tiny planet videos

Shooting Extreme Low Angle Shots

What are extreme low angle shots useful for and what gear do I need
Capturing extreme low angle shots
Postproduction for extreme low angle shots

Impossible Shots with Reversed Video

What is reversed video useful for and what gear do I need
Capturing impossible shots with reversed video
Postproduction for impossible shots with reversed video

Green Screen on a Budget

What is green screen video useful for and what gear do I need
Capturing green screen on a budget
Postproduction for green screen video on a budget

Conclusion

Next steps and additional learning