Videography
Overview
Videography is a storytelling medium that combines technical knowledge, creative direction, and a professional production workflow. This course, delivered over 18 to 20 hours on campus, guides you from pre-production planning through filming, on-camera performance, and post-production editing, so you can produce videos ready for modern digital platforms.
You will learn to plan a shoot, operate cameras, lighting, and audio equipment, direct people in front of the camera, and finish your footage into a polished video optimized for platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Training happens hands-on at CIS branches across Lebanon, with practical exercises built into every stage of the process.
What You Will Learn
- How to plan a shoot: defining goals, scouting locations, and building a shot list
- Scriptwriting and storyboarding for structured, effective videos
- Camera and lens choices, three-point lighting, and microphone types for clean audio
- How to control exposure, white balance, and stabilization tools while filming
- Composition rules, camera angles, and how to direct people confidently on camera
- A complete post-production workflow, from organizing and backing up footage to exporting a finished video
Course Curriculum
| Module | What you cover |
|---|---|
| Filming Preparation & Planning | Defining goals and audience, location scouting, lighting and noise assessment, building a shot list and schedule |
| Scriptwriting & Video Structure | Scriptwriting vs. general outlines, storyboarding, structuring a video with intro, hook, core content, and call to action |
| Video Equipment Essentials | DSLR vs. mirrorless vs. smartphone cameras, lens choices, three-point lighting, lavalier and shotgun microphones |
| Operating Equipment Professionally | Exposure triangle for video, white balance and color temperature, tripods, monopods, and gimbals |
| Filming Techniques & On-Camera Performance | Composition rules, camera angles, directing subjects, monitoring audio, body language and vocal delivery |
| Post-Production & Export Workflow | Organizing and backing up footage, editing in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, codecs and formats, exporting for social platforms |
Who This Course Is For
This course suits anyone who wants to produce professional video content for social media, events, or commercial projects, whether starting from scratch or building on existing camera experience.
Target audiences
- Beginners who want to produce social media video content
- Anyone preparing to shoot and edit professional video
- Photographers expanding into video
Requirements
- No prior video production experience required
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