Part 1 (fully outdoors, along the Embarcadero coastling): 

• Instruction
• filming
• guided exercises

Lunch (30-45 mins)

Part 2: Basic editing (fully indoors and in the classroom

• basic editing
• gather clips for Part 3

Part 3: Advanced editing (partly outdoors and partly outdoors)

• Advanced editing
• summary

Yes absolutely! We are teaching the art of videography with a smartphone. All the techniques are the same across different models and platforms. 

However, the Cinematic Mode is only available in certain Iphone models.

Smartphone videography is more than just using a smartphone to randomly film something.

One needs to direct the scene, plan the shoot and understand the camera angles and movement.

This class is perfect for someone who wants to learn the essentials in videography using a smartphone: the camera angles & movement, the composition, lighting, directing, basic settings (frame rate & resolution).

Basic editing skills will also be taught (versus The Advanced Level Videography Workshop coming in 2025 will be heavily focused on editing).

You videography skill will improve drastically after taking this class.

A lot of gears will be needed when you film with a camera. For instance, you need to invest in a gimble, which can be very expensive.

Smartphones are capable of filming high quality videos with very little investment. Most smartphone footages are of high quality even without a gimbal.  

Furthermore, there are free editing apps that allow one to edit the clips effortlessly.

As the creative side of videography is more important, this class will help you make amazing videos in 3.5 hours.

Yes! Your smartphone is a powerful device in the pocket. Even professional photographers have to use their smartphones in some occasions!  

We will show you how to edit videos on Capcut, you will learn these basic skills:

• Importing and exporting clips
• Triming, deleting, adding a clip
• Adding texts and music
• Adding transitions
• Adjusting the speed
• Voiceover
• Adding effects
• Adjusting the lightiing and coloring

We will also show you the advanced level skills in Capcut:

• Keyframing
• Overlaying
• Masking
• Background removal
• Speed curves
• Auto Captioning

through special effects exercises:

1. Make objects appear
2. Clone another you in the same clip
3. etc

Videography supports wellness by giving people a creative way to pause, process, and express what they are experiencing. When participants create videos, they are not only recording scenes — they are making choices about what to focus on, how to frame a moment, what emotion to highlight, and what story they want to tell.

Through this practice, participants learn to pay attention to their inner world as well as their surroundings, building a stronger connection between emotion, awareness, and creativity.

Videography can also offer a healthy outlet for stress. Instead of keeping thoughts and feelings bottled up, participants can use images, motion, sound, and rhythm to express them in a constructive way. 

Over time, this creative practice encourages reflection, emotional clarity, and a greater sense of joy in noticing what is already present in daily life.

Through videography, participants will be guided to recognize emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, calmness, excitement, and reflection — not just as feelings, but as visual stories that can be observed, expressed, and understood.

By slowing down to notice body language, facial expressions, movement, light, sound, and atmosphere, participants learn how emotions can be translated into video.

This process encourages mindfulness, self-awareness, and a deeper connection with the present moment. 

The goal is not only to create better videos, but also to help participants become more aware of what they feel, how they see the world, and how they can express those feelings creatively.

Practicing mindfulness helps you slow down and become more aware of what you see, feel, and experience in the present moment. 

Instead of moving through daily life on autopilot, mind training through videography encourages you to notice small details — light, movement, sound, facial expressions, emotions, and meaningful moments that are often overlooked.

This mindful observation can help reduce stress by shifting attention away from constant thoughts and worries, and bringing focus back to the here and now.

Through photography and videography, participants also practice shifting perspectives — seeing the same subject, moment, or situation from different angles. 

Over time, this kind of creative practice can help train the brain to approach life with more flexibility, openness, and possibility. Instead of seeing only limitations or scarcity, you will gradually learn to look for new perspectives, creative solutions, and moments of joy in everyday life.

This class is taught by a neuroscientist who is also a videographer because the workshop is designed to connect both the science and the art of visual storytelling. Videography is not only about learning camera movements, composition, lighting, and editing — it is also about how we notice, process, feel, and respond to the world around us.

With a background in neuroscience, the instructor can help participants understand how attention, emotion, perception, and mindfulness shape the way we create and experience videos. As a videographer, she can then translate those scientific concepts into practical creative exercises, helping participants use videography as a tool for observation, emotional awareness, storytelling, and wellbeing.

This unique combination allows the class to go beyond technical skills. Participants will learn how to create better videos while also practicing how to slow down, shift perspective, identify emotions, and bring more joy, calmness, and awareness into everyday life.