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THE PRODUCT VIDEO COURSE

ONLY $499

  UNBEATABLE VALUE

✔️ 20+ Hours of Content
✔️ Advanced Lighting
✔️ Intense Post Production
✔️ Professional Product Prep
✔️ Professional Food Prep
✔️ Marketing Tactics
✔️ Sales & Business
✔️ Homemade Gadget Tuts
✔️ Austen's LUT Pack
✔️ Incredible Community
✔️ LIVE FAQs
✔️ Personal Support
✔️ LIFETIME ACCESS

ONLY $50

INSANE VALUE

✔️12 Course Lessons!
✔️Gear Recommendations 
✔️ Pre - Production 
✔️ Production
✔️ Basic Post Production 
✔️ Super Secret Sexy LUTS
✔️ Support 
​✔️ LIFETIME ACCESS

COURSE CURRICULUM 

Course Introduction

Welcome to the Course + Thank you

 

About Your Instructor

 

What You Will Learn

Chapter 1. Landing Clients + Filmmaking Advice

Just Start Shooting

Building a Portfolio

Building a Demo Reel

 

Free to Fee

Client Outreach

Authenticity

Marketing Yourself

Collaboration Over Competition + Accountabili-buddies

Chapter 2. Client Communication

Disclaimer

How I Manage My Clients (HoneyBook)

 

My Workflow

 

Got an Inquiry? Here Are Your Next Steps

 

Time to Set up a Call/Meeting

Client Expectations + Research

What Should You Charge for Your Project?

When Clients Ask for Discounts

Asking For Reviews

 

Verbal Confirmation - Send a Proposal (Terms of Services + Invoice + Contract)

Chapter 3. Pre Production

Preparing + Designing a Shoot

What is IN a Product Video?

Understanding Dimensions

Creating Storyboards

 

Client Approval

Sourcing Materials

 

Prepping Gear + Shot Schedule or Shot List

Gear I Recommend Using to Shoot Product Videos

Chapter 4. Basic Product Lighting + Light Modifiers

Key Light

 

Key Light Look Up Video

Fill Light

 

Top Light + C-Stands

Back Light + Background Light

 

Softening Lights

 

Softening Your Lights

 

Look Up Lighting Table

Chapter 5. Camera Settings

Working with Different Focal Lengths

 

Creative Movements, Angles, and Framing

Slow Motion

Chapter 6. Working with Specific Materials

Working with Glass and Bottles

Working with Plastics

How to Get the Perfect Pouring Shot Every Time

How to Build a False Wall Glass

How to Build a Product Stand

 

How to Build a Water Cyclone

Chapter 7. Backdrops

Background Lighting Seamless White and Even Lighting

How to Light a Black Background

Creating a Spotlight Backdrop

Building a Backdrop

Working with Fabrics

Working in a Live Setting

TV Tricks

Advanced White Background Lighting

Chapter 8. Set Design

Set Design...Think Outside of the Box

How to Achieve that Commercial Look

Chapter 9. Creating a Product Video with No Lights

Kodiak Cakes Behind the Scenes

 

Kodiak Cakes Editing Breakdown

Chapter 10. Creating a Product Video with One Light (COMING SOON)

Coming Soon

Chapter 11. Creating a Light + Bright Product Video

Production

Chapter 12. Creating a Colorful Product Video Production

Production

 

Editing Breakdown

Chapter 13. Advanced Lighting Techniques

Episode 1: Contrast and Crisp

Episode 2: White Lines

Chapter 14. Post Production

Uploading + Backing up Footage

 

Timeline Settings 4K/1080

 

Culling Clips

 

Choosing Music

Masking Can Be a Powerful Tool

Key Framing and Time Remapping

Breaking Down the Edit

Color Grading Work Flow

Building a Base Correction from Scratch

Export Settings

 

Learning and Using HSL Secondary

Chapter 15. Advanced Post Production/After Effects

Introduction to After Effects

Removing Wires

 

Using Motion Tracking

Skin Retouching

De-Noise Footage

 

Exporting in After Effects

 

Bring a Picture to Life / Frame Blocking

 

Puppet Position Tool

Pixel Motion-Slow Down Your Footage like a Phantom Camera

 

The Power of Glow

 

Advanced Color Grading Techniques

Fixing your Backgrounds in After Effects

Advanced Masking

Chapter 16. Product Retouching Techniques

Intro into Product Retouching - Part 1

 

Retouching Moving Products - Part 2

Retouching Rotating Products and Changing Light

Retouching, Replacing the Entire Product

 

How to Create a Hero Shot from a Photo

Chapter 17. Entire Walkthrough Process

How to Create a Simple ad from Start to Finish

How to Rotoscope from Start to Finish

 

How to Create a Simple, Yet Effective Ending Shot

Chapter 18. Bonus Tutorials!

How To created Animated videos with Braden Larsen

Playing with Animation in Video With Jonathan Lv

Build a 360 Rig with Charley

Chapter 19. Donut Tutorial - Walkthrough

Donut Tutorial

 

How I Edited the Donut Video - Rotoscoping

Chapter 20. Pressed Juice Walkthrough and Edit Breakdown

Falling Morphing Technique From Start to Finish

Chapter 21. Food Styling

Introduction + Stuff You Need

 

Learning to Layer Food

 

Cooked VS Styled Food

 

False Bottoms

Slowing Down a Pour

Cooking the Perfect Steak

Styling a Scene

Prop Selection and Placement

Apple Watch Editing Breakdown

How I Edited my Apple Watch Ad

Extras

Exclusive Lut Download

All Downloads

...and more coming soon.

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