🎥 Capture Professional Video: Learn to film, edit, and distribute video stories that adhere to international standards for TV stations and digital platforms.

🎤 Conduct Expert Interviews: Master techniques for conducting professional interviews, capturing agency-style photos, and filming effective b-roll and cutaways.

🎬 Craft Cohesive Narratives: Create shot-lists and produce cohesive video stories with proper sequencing and editing.

🌐 Distribute Content Globally: Learn to distribute content with the technical and editorial standards expected by global news agencies.

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This online course is designed to prepare you with essential knowledge, tips, and techniques in preparation for in-person workshops. Each section includes lesson slides with actionable insights, practical tips, and examples to help you build a strong foundation in agency-style video journalism. In this module, you will learn:

1. Focus: Strategically use manual and autofocus to achieve creative control and enhance video narratives.

2. Lighting: Create visually impactful stories through effective lighting techniques.

3. Audio: Capture impactful audio, ensuring the voices of influential women are heard clearly and powerfully.

4. Framing and Composition: Refine visual storytelling through key framing and composition techniques.

5. Sequences: Explore the art of filming sequences, ensuring seamless editing through strategic shot progression and creative techniques.

6. Stability: Master camera stabilization techniques, ensuring impactful visual storytelling through strategic use of tripods, gimbals, and controlled handheld methods.

7. Settings: Master camera settings for professional video and photography by understanding resolution, frame rate, exposure, and white balance.