Smartphone Videography Bootcamp


Class Date

Coming in 2026

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Quick Facts

Workshop time:

10am-3:00pm

Meetup Location:

Hyatt Regency, Embarcadero

Application & Field trip:

The Embarcadero Coastline

(Pier 14 & The Ferry Building)

You will learn

Static vs Motion Shots

Camera Angle & Movement

Composition

Editing, Music & Voiceover

Cinematography

Storytelling principles

Cinematic Mode

Timelapse

Basic & Advanced Editing

In Capcut

(classroom session at 535 Mission Street)


Application

1) Documentary

2) Website assets

3) Social media

4) Personal vlogging

Pricing

$250/person

Highlights

  • This class is for anyone including professional photographer who take videos with an Apple or Android Smartphones.
  • Learn how to create a storyboard and make a shot list.
  • Learn: Static & Motion shots; lenses (focal length), camera movements, composition and angles.
  • Film a flow of actions that tell a story.
  • Vertical for Reels & Tiktok; horizontal for Youtube, websites and branding. 
  • Intro to Capcut Editing: animations, trimming, changing the speed, color adjustment, voiceover and adding music.
  • Application: Social media content, brand commercials, adventures, behind the scenes,  food and travel blogging

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FAQ

  • What is the itinerary?

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

    Theory and short exercises


    Lunch (1 hour)


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


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




  • Can Android users (Google, Samsung, LG, Huawei etc) sign up for this workshop?

    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.

  • Why is this class perfect for video beginners?

    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.


  • How is the Smartphone Videography Workshop different from any camera videography workshop?

    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 gimble.  


    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.

  • Is this workshop useful for someone who normally photographs with a camera?

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

  • What is basic editing?

    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

  • What is advanced editing?

    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

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