As with many other photographers, the Corona crisis has put a dent in my earnings from live workshops, demos and lectures as all of those were canceled overnight. On the other hand, that also meant that I suddenly had a lot of extra time. Part of that time went into teaching the tables of multiplication to my six-year-old Noah, but I also committed myself to learning some new skills. In my case, that was video editing. After all, there’s no escaping it. As a professional photographer, you are increasingly being asked whether you can also supply video, and as an amateur photographer it would be a shame not to at least try some of the video functions of your precious mirrorless or DSLR camera.
But… you may have the gear, but not the knowledge how to use it yet. And that's where the 5DayDeal Video Bundle can help. This bundle is exactly the same concept and quality as the annual 5DayDeal October Photo bundle with the major difference that it is entirely focused on… video.
Until June 16, noon PDT, enjoy over 95% off on a bundle of video training and other useful things like royalty-free music, LUTs to make your videos look more cinematic and much more!
In today's blog post I’ll focus on the training included in the bundle. In a future blog post I will return to the other goodies, and how they can be interesting even for photographers!
Courses about filming:
The bundle includes two super interesting video courses about filming with your (mirrorless or DSLR) camera: an introduction course from the world famous Fstoppers, which normally costs $140 alone. Last Black Friday, I got it on sale year for $70. Now it is included in the bundle! I have already watched the course and it is a very solid introduction to filming for photographers.
This course normally retails for $140, now it’s included with all the other great resources in the 5DayDeal Video Bundle for only $89.
A second, more advanced course is ‘Seamless Video Pro’. This is a seven hour+ course that deals with how to make professional transitions (both while filming as during editing), working with color grades and more. If you’re professionally involved with video, or you want to be, then this course will give you loads of inspiration!
This course normally retails for $99, now it’s included with all the other great resources in the 5DayDeal Video Bundle voor slechts $89.
Tutorials about video editing:
There are three major players in the video editing software business: Adobe Première Pro (which you may already have as part of your Creative Cloud subscription), DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro X. The latter only works on Mac. They all look a bit alike, but the good news is that this bundle includes at least one tutorial for each package:
Video-editing with DaVinci Resolve (normally $80, now included in the bundle)
Quickstart Guide for Première Pro (normally $97, now included in the bundle)
Final Cut Pro X Masterclass (normally $299, now included in the bundle)
The Final Cut Pro Masterclass is very complete, with amongst others chapter on multicam editing.
So if you want to start with video, but you do not know yet which package might be the best fit, you could watch a couple of excerpts from each of these three courses and then you will quickly get a feel for which application suits you best in terms of interface and possibilities. For example, I myself opted for Final Cut Pro X.
Do you have acting or directing aspirations? Even that’s covered!
In addition to filming and editing, there is of course also acting and directing. These aspects of the film industry are also covered in the 5DayDeal Video Bundle:
Screenwriting and Story Development (normally $200, now included in the bundle)
Acting Cinema Course (normally $99, now included in the bundle)
The total of all these courses alone comes to $1111. In the 5DayDeal Video Bundle you buy them for less than one tenth of that price. Do you want to start with video or improve your existing video skills? Then this bundle is just a no-brainer!
P.S.There are acturally three variants of the bundle: the Main Bundle ($89), the Pro Bundle ($128), and the Complete Bundle ($157). Or as they say on the 5DayDeal itself: Good, Better, Best. The courses I have discussed on this page are all part of the $89 Main Bundle. If you want more training content and other goodies such as more royalty-free music, the other two bundles will give you even more extra value for your money.