Upcoming Dates
Oct 16 - 17, 2026 (In Person)
Fundamentals of DSLR | 2 Day
Fundamentals of DSLR Video Production Training - $399
[TWO-DAY INTENSIVE, 10am - 5pm]
Learn the fundamentals of DSLR video production through instructor-led demonstrations, hands-on camera exercises, and real-world shooting techniques. This workshop introduces the essential skills needed to confidently operate a DSLR camera for professional video production, from understanding camera controls and settings to capturing high-quality footage.
Students will explore key concepts including exposure, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, frame rates, lenses, focus, depth of field, composition, and camera operation. Through practical shooting exercises, you’ll learn how these settings work together and how to make creative and technical decisions when shooting video.
Designed for filmmakers, videographers, content creators, photographers, editors, and aspiring cinematographers, this hands-on DSLR workshop provides a strong foundation in digital video production, camera techniques, and visual storytelling for film, documentary, commercial, corporate, and online content.
We will have cameras at the workshop to work with, but we encourage students to bring their own!
DAY 1:
Module 1 (10am - 11:30am)
Setting up and controlling your DSLR - An introduction to making connections and installing cards.
Menu Controls (Resolution, Frame Rate -Understanding all the relevant menu settings and which controls are important under which circumstances.
Lens Controls (Iris, Shutter, ISO) - A basic overview of the buttons on the lens and camera body to get the best default picture settings.
Module 2 (11:30am - 1pm)
Lenses (Fixed, Variable, Focal Length - Understanding lenses may be the most important part of working the camera. Addressing common types, configurations and visual relationships will be the “focus”
Shot Composition (Framing, Thirds) - Working with different shots and when to use them. How to use the frame and working with perspective and depth.
Lunch Break
Module 3 (2pm - 3pm)
Studio Demo - Taking all the skills learned so far, into a fun interactive demo. Examining different environments and how to take advantage of a real world shoot. Some focus on SetUp and going handheld.
Module 4 (3pm - 4pm)
Audio Setup (on camera, external) - Working with different mics and checking levels in the camera and with outboard gear.
Module 5 (4pm - ?)
Practice Shoot - Go out and show us what you can do.
DAY 2:
Module 6 (10am - 11:30am)
Shoot Review - Examine the footage and make critiques and review in effort to improve on different shots. Discussion of what worked and what didn’t.
Module 7 (11:30am - 1pm)
Interview Set Up, 3 point Lighting, Framing and Design - Examining the role of the producer and camera operator of a field news shoot. How to stage an interview as well as working with field lights in a location environment.
Lunch Break
Module 8 (2pm - 3pm)
Video for FX, Green Screen, background plates - Shooting original footage to be used in visual FX projects demands some extra considerations and techniques involving lighting, framing and establishing source material for the effects edit.
Module 9 (3pm - 4pm)
Day 2 Practice Shoot - An opportunity to shoot some additional footage with additional skills and a more advanced techniques.
Module 10 (4pm - 5pm)
Post Production, Transfer and Transcode - Working with the editor as a camera operator, and transitioning between the role of DP and assistant editor. Working with different file formats and organizing and storing your content.