5 Important Beginner Video Production Skills You Don't Think About Enough!

Dunna breaks down five crucial elements of video production that every beginner must master, demonstrating each technique on camera and emphasizing that even seasoned videographers can benefit from revisiting these fundamentals.

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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Introduction
0:44 - Frame Rate
3:10 - Exposure Triangle/Pentagon
7:32 - Audio
11:31 - Composition
12:50 - Color Grading
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[ljmproductions]

What a good video, Dunna! You explained all the basics in a fresh new way. Enjoyed it!

[ericchan]

Dunna did it AGAIN! The amount of knowledge i've gained from this channel is un-real. Thanks for making these videos and explaining things so well. We all appreciate you and the time and effort you put into these!

[SummersSnaps]

This was great, you are a gifted teacher.

[petemellows]

It's always a good reminder for basics that we miss when out filming. Thanks for another great video. They're a big help for improvements on my videos.

[TrueNorf]

Yes D! It's all about nailing the fundamentals!! Beautifully put together! Love the pentagon principle!! 👌🏾

[WobbleMatic]

Am so impressed, what a video. Need to watch this a few more times as a masterclass in storyboarding, concept demonstration etc. It'll do me no harm to actually hear the production skills tips a few (hundred) more times either.

[kevincheung]

Always great to revisit the basics! Sometimes out in the run and gun situation, I tend "forget" these things, I may have to make a little cheat sheet from your info graphics!!

[ffjumper]

Man, this is a great explanation and very well put, and thanks for adding info about ND filters. Your videos are great for helping out a new film maker.

[Whatsintheshop]

Great Video! You do nice work! Very well spoken as well

[johnvilja]

Great video! The one thing I'd add to your color grading portion is the huge benefit to dynamic range from shooting in a log profile. It forces you to always normalize the shot but it can make up for a lot of challenges in getting ideal lighting during run-and-gun shooting. Perhaps that's too "In the weeds" but it's changed how I shoot and taught me color grading is just something everyone needs to be comfortable doing.

[llpreiss]

Thanks for another helpful video. Your pacing and use of graphics were great. Yeah, I guess I knew the other two points (the pentagon), but those for me are more modifiers to manage the triangle in the camera. As you point out, the other two are critical and complete our image intent. Again, great stuff, and thanks for such a clear description.

[BugBobsWildWorld]

So much great info packed into one video. Perhaps your best video (at least for us photographers who are new to video). Thank you!

[EldeesMyth]

Excellent in every respect: as a beginner, an explanation of the basics that speaks at my level is magic; thank you very much for the work.

[clarashook]

Fantastic video covering the basics! Thank you for putting this together. Would love to see more basics videos like this, as the fundamentals are often overlooked and that's what some of the best magic happens.
Btw, what audio books do you typically listen to / recommend? Would love to hear about some recommendations on stories.

[lenartceferin]

Another really important thing is editing (cutting up your footage). Learning when to cut or not to cut is so underrated in my opinion. But it does take a lot of time and practice to master.
Btw, colour grading is also my favourite... besides filming :)

[Treborray]

Thank for the tips! I had to legit pause the video. Make some adjustments. Then come back and finish it!

[GetTheFamilyOutdoors]

Id say this about sums it all up perfectly! Time to go practice now!

[alvintelin]

my problem with 24fps is that in instagram. it really looks jittery.

[markstpierre]

Wow, what a fantastic video to start my video creation journey. You mentioned Sound Design about 10:40. Where do you get these sound effects? Keep up the great work. you da man!

[sidvicious]

Sony, Sony just dropped Shutter Angle this morning for Fx3 and the Fx30!!!