This course is designed for zero-basis solo creators, systematically teaching the complete process from shooting to finished short videos. It covers emotional, inspirational, literary, and travel genres; five shot sizes; golden composition rules (rule-of-thirds, depth, foreground, photographic subtraction); eight camera moves (push-in, pull-back, lateral, orbit, follow, crane up, crane down, pan/tilt); and addresses common problems like shaky footage and stumbling over lines. It also teaches gimbal use, seamless transitions, fixed camera and locked exposure, daily video editing approach breakdown, full shooting script design, and cool ceremonial shoot-and-edit approaches, adapting to major short-video platforms to help students efficiently complete the full creation from shooting to finished piece solo.
Suitable for: zero-basis beginners who want to independently complete short-video creation solo.
Creators who want to shoot emotional, inspirational, literary, travel, and other multi-genre short films.
Individual creators who want to efficiently produce viral short videos through systematic learning.
Learning Outcomes
Master five shot sizes and golden composition rules.
Become proficient in eight camera moves and gimbal usage techniques.
Learn seamless transitions and fixed camera with locked exposure.
Gain multi-genre shooting and editing hands-on skills and script design ability.
Independently complete the efficient creation loop from shooting to finished piece.
Course Outline
1-How to shoot an emotional short alone - shooting hands-on
2-Travel: one shot to a beautiful blockbuster - shoot&edit
3-How to shoot an inspirational short alone - shoot&edit
4-4 shots to make a literary short - shoot&edit
5-How to shoot a beautiful piece in the park - shoot&edit
6-Alone walking shoot beautiful piece - shoot&edit
7-Riverside play: how to shoot a beautiful short - shoot&edit
8-Travel: 3 shots to make a beautiful short - shoot&edit
9-Shaky video? One trick for stable shots - shoot&edit
10-A universal short-shooting approach - must-learn
11-Five must-learn shot sizes - must-learn
12-To get output you must learn photographic subtraction - must-learn
13-To shoot a blockbuster you must master foreground composition
14-Must learn rule-of-thirds composition - must-learn
15-Must learn depth composition
16-How to shoot HD outdoors
Daily video editing approach breakdown (must watch)
Production and editing tutorial - must watch
What is fixed camera + locked exposure
Seamless transition shoot&edit tips - shooting
Alone video-shooting full flow + script approach
Cool ceremonial shoot + edit + approach
Gimbal usage + shooting techniques
This course comes with a materials pack. Members receive the access link by email after requesting the course.