How to make AWESOME VIDEOS for your online course (video recording tutorial)
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- You've finished your course outline, written your script, now it's time to make some awesome videos for your online course. Seems simple enough, right? Just set up the tripod, camera, lights, microphone, teleprompter, make sure there's enough space on the memory cards, are the lights too bright? Is my hair okay? Why am I so blurry?
Making videos can quickly become a challenging, complicated task. In this tutorial, we'll simplify the process for you and give you the tips you need to make awesome videos that will wow your students.
#makingvideos #recordinganonlinecourse #onlinecourses
TIME STAMPS:
Intro - 00:00
1. Pre-work - 01:07
-Branding - 01:14
-File organization - 02:12
-Prep for delivery - 02:56
2. Setup - 03:18
-Camera - 03:48
-Lights - 05:30
-Microphone - 06:35
-TelePrompTer - 07:15
3. Filming - 08:36
-Relax - 08:55
-Keep water nearby - 09:09
-One section at a time - 09:13
-Focus on your student - 09:25
-Create separate recordings for each lesson - 09:45
-You don't have to do it all at once - 09:58
-Ending - 10:30
SUMMARY
Recording your course can be broken up into three parts: pre-work, setup, and filming.
1. Pre-work
-Branding: Be intentional about what you're wearing, the appearance of your studio, the style of delivery, etc. and make sure it matches your brand.
-File organization: Create a file structure that makes sense to you so your files will be organized and easy to upload once you're done making your videos.
-Prep for delivery: Make sure your scripts are easy to read and broken up into 1-3 sentence sections for the TelePrompTer.
2. Setup
-Camera
*Make sure you're framed properly, typically from about mid-chest up with a bit of space above your head.
*Check that you are in focus.
*Look at the ambient light in the room to determine whether or not you need to add light to your shot.
-Lights
*Three point lighting technique
-Key light: brightest light, pointed at a 45 degree angle toward one side of the subject.
-Fill light: softens shadows from key light, pointed at a 45 degree angle on the opposite side of the subject.
-Rim light: set up above and behind the subject and casts a rim of light around the subject to separate them from the background.
-Microphone
*Determine whether or not you want to set it up out of frame.
*Make sure it's close enough to get a clear capture of your voice and that the diaphragm (the part of the mic that captures sound) is pointed toward you.
-TelePrompTer
*Use a TelePrompTer app on your smart phone or tablet. I recommend PromtSmart: promptsmart.com/
*You can use it with a beam splitter glass (www.amazon.com/Glide-Gear-TMP...) or you can put it on a stand just above your camera lens.
3. Filming
-Relax: take deep breaths between each take
-Keep water nearby
-Take it one section at a time: It's better to record in sections than to get all the way through a take, mess up, and feel like you have to do the whole thing over again.
-Focus on your student: If you keep your student's results in mind, it's easier not to be self-conscious.
-Create separate recordings for each lesson: This will make it easier to keep your files organized.
-You don't have to do it all at once: If you need to put away your lights and cameras between sessions, just remember where you set everything up and your settings.
RESOURCES:
PromptSmart TelePrompTer app: promptsmart.com/
Beam splitter glass: www.amazon.com/Glide-Gear-TMP...
What parts of the recording process would you like us to cover more in-depth?
How about talking about different course teaching styles? Basically, techniques to match up a style that works best with your personality, and how to record engaging content and not boring videos.
That’s a great idea! It will be an interesting topic to unpack, for sure. What presentation style do you feel fits best with your personality/comfort level?
@@PodiaTV I personally am laid back, offbeat, humorous, and like to unpack ideas pretty thoroughly as to the concepts then the practicalities. I think a sort of straightforward conversational style, with cut-ins for jokes, tips, and b-roll would work pretty well. I think you'd have to be careful to not overdo this where the video jumped around too much and distracted from the goal or material. Walking a line of education and entertainment where the entertainment was actually helpful, keeping people more engaged.
Is there a way to rid the glare (using light techniques) from the speakers glasses without just getting new glasses lol? When I watch my recorded clip, I can see the screen reflecting in my glasses. Sigh.
Are there any techniques to make the lessons feel less of a lecture and a little more interactive/entertaining/interesting? I'm finding it difficult to do interactive when you aren't actually there and don't have the skills (yet) to do fancy graphics so any suggestions welcome!
Love these videos, Ben & Podia! ❤️ This is such a generous service!
Hi Ben...what a cool and composed video tutorial...those tips are really amazing and i really like the way how you present it so neatly. Keep up the good work.
Great information! Simple things like recording settings and placement of equipment aren't intuitive, but very important for consistency. Thanks!
This was helpful! Especially the file naming convention stuff. I need to follow that.
your video is so clear and informative. Thank you for the job!
This was so clutch. Just rented an office, sat down to start recording my course and quickly realized there's sooo much more preparing I need to do lol
Great video on videos! Know I was nervous about this initially and these are great tips. Thanks Ben!
Thanks Matt! Just trying to calm all the nerves over here 😄 I take many deep breaths during a filming session.
Very informative indeed! Thank you!
Much better than most of the other videos on this topic. Cheers
love it! thank you for this video and awesome content!
This video is soo underrated! Thank you very much for the advices
Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge! :)
thank you! you are a great blessing!
This is a great video.
Thank you for posting.
Thank you so much! This was so helpful and exactly what I needed :)
So glad it helped! Let us know if we can answer any other questions 😊
This is excellent!! Thanks a million!!!
Very nice! Well done! 🙌🏼
Super good! Thanks
Love a video on how you set up your background!
It's very helpful! Thank you so much
Genuinely helpful. Thanks!
Glad we could help! Let us know if we can answer any other questions.
It has invaluable message and so pretty explained .
Thank 🍫
U checked all the points i needed to know , thanks alot 💛
Great video bro! Thanks for sharing…
This was very helpful thank you!!
Thanks Ben for the informative video. I wish to know more about the background please. I see that Ismenia, Damski, Jan and Nick here, have all asked about the background. Please enlighten us on how to setup up a good looking background like yours and how do we control the colour selection? Many thanks
Great tips, thank you
Great video filled with valuable information Thank you 👍🏻 New subscriber here. Cheers from Western Australia 🇦🇺 ✌🏻😎
Hi, great tips, I have taken notes and will implement. I have been trying to set a good background with a white wall I have behind and did not know I could remove that shade behind me with another light in opposition to a primary light that should be on an angle. I am making my first course online. Thank you very much. Could you please tell about how to set the background? What is a green screen? What background are you using to film this video? If I want to mix between myself and slides / other videos, what would you use, Canva or PowerPoint? Thank you very much.
Thanks!
Good video, i'm surprised more people haven't watched this.
Hi great easy to follow video, also where did you get your background from?
You speak so well.
Please how do you create the floating effect and also get the text next to you? Thank you so much.
Nice...
Do you have any tutorials on video editing? Adding text, split screening, etc? I'm brand new at this and looking for a beginner editor. Thanks!
Where did you get the lovely purple background? What were you recording on eg was it Zoom or...?
Suggestions on a good lapel mic? The ones I've tried all have an echo when I'm indoors. Thank you!
Great video. What post editing software do you use?
one of the most wonderful videos I have seen on the net, and there are not many of them. Thank you very much for this wonderful effort .... but now I am creating a training course (video content) to teach children fitness at home. Can you give me tools that facilitate me or similar sites for what I do Or courses that have been sold before, please and I'm sorry for the length
Thanks Ben! What kind of camera are you using?
I apologize if this has been asked in the comments already but what software do you use for the hand drawn animation Bulleit points and is the “writing sound” part of that or did you create and upload that sound bite yourself. That’s one simple element I’d like to use for slides and can’t find info on it anywhere. Thanks!
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how do I get nice soft background colour on my videos like you do on yours! Green screen?
I want to shoot a course, but from a phone looking down on a table. Would you know a way to shoot-from-above?
do you have any suggested filming equipment?
I'd like you to nerd out on something that seems pretty simple, but I struggle with... what camera? I know of others that use their fancy camera to go live on FB, so my question is this... Do I just buy a camera, plug it into the USB on my Mac and then choose that camera in order to go live? Also... since that's not really pertaining to video that I edit... do I record onto a SD card and then upload to my computer or should I connect the camera to my laptop and record directly into my computer somehow. Prior to watching your videos, I've been recording myself using zoom personal room (record to computer) and then I share my screen and such. I want to uplevel this obviously, but struggle with the equipment part of everything.
I am making a programming video and my face means nothing. Any programs you can recommend?
Really informative, can you use an iPhone for online courses 👏🇬🇧
Is that background behind you a green screen? Or is that a wall with lights pointed at it?
really helpful! what camera do you use?
For these videos, I use the Panasonic GH5. I also (personally) do some film/video work on the side and it's perfect. What about you?
What about if there are two people on the shot?
I want to make an online course can you suggest me which software to buy. ?
Are you wanting to know which software to buy for editing videos, making graphics, building your storefront, or all of the above?
@@PodiaTV I want to know if iMovie is enough for me or I should buy Camtasia or Final cut pro. I want to teach such that in my tutorial screen, my pic should come in a corner and my content should appear large. I control my content with Onenote, Zoho writer, and Wacom tools.
I want to invest one time, I live i India. I have budget of 20, 000 INR.
“Whats that on you’re teeth” 😂😳