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All the content from The Crash Course, at your fingertips, on your schedule. Perfect for self-propelled individuals, ready to get started now. More details below.

Now for only $500 ($1,000)

What you’ll get

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    Course content includes 10 proven video lessons that span the entire process of successful video production. You will have access to these materials for a full year.

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    Pre-production lessons will walk you through video idea generation, covering various types of content as well as instructing on how to best prepare for filming using a planning document.

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    You'll receive detailed instructions in how to film using your cell phone's camera. The lessons cover tips for lighting, framing, and how to ensure you have a diverse set of shots that you can use in editing.

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    The production lessons also cover how to conduct professional interviews, ensuring you capture good audio whether you are using microphones or not.

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    Finally the lessons will extensively explain video editing using the mobile app CapCut. The lessons will wrap with information on digital marketing and how to share your work.

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    Throughout the course, you will receive practical assignments that should build your confidence in producing videos for yourself or your organization. You will also have access to a private Facebook group that will allow you to network with similar individuals learning the same tools.

The Crash Course is a 10-part course that empowers individuals and nonprofits to create engaging video content. You’ll learn how to create videos using only your cell phone. And we’ll teach you the rest, including how to: prepare for a video project, conduct interviews, shoot and edit video using your cell phone, and share your content on social media.

Each session is hosted by Gerard Matthews, a documentary filmmaker, and former journalist and nonprofit communications director. Gerard has worked with countless nonprofits, candidates, movements, causes, and artists to help them tell their stories. Engaging video content costs money and takes time. But you have everything you need to make your own. We can show you how. The Crash Course pulls from our experience in TV news, nonprofit communications, and video production to empower nonprofit communicators to create their own videos that build community, celebrate their work, and amplify their message.