Smartphone video training

Training purpose

Build skills and learn how to film high-quality content on a smartphone.

Tell stories that inspire action without the need for expensive kit or extensive travel.

These small, bespoke classes are tailored to participants' live projects - run by our experts with decades of experience.

What our clients are saying...

"Thank you ever so much for the smartphone training; this is incredibly helpful to make our conservation messages reach further! Our BirdLife partners do incredible grassroots work and so telling their story effectively in social media is exactly what you are helping us to do."

Aline Kühl-Stenzel, PhD, Senior Policy Manager, Marine, Birdlife International

And here's how you can create impact after the training...

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Training contents

Technology

How to use the technology available to you to get the best quality video outputs
Device settings
Audio recommendations
Lighting and framing.

Storytelling

How to use film and b-roll to best tell your story
Traditional and contemporary techniques
Channels and their idiosyncrasies.

Interview techniques

How to get the best out of yourself
Interviewing your spokespeople
Helping contributors share what they know
Interviewing in different contexts.

Each workshop is capped at 6 participants, or 8 for a group from the same organisation, allowing for personal discussion of our best-practice guidance and hands-on exploration of your own questions and projects.

Who is this training for?

Communications, marketing or creative teams

Working on climate, nature and sustainability
Seeking to make higher-quality content, more efficiently.

Experts or specialists

Attending events, conferences and on-site projects
Want to use video to reach a wider audience.

Frontline team

Wishing to share stories in remote locations with difficult access.

Spokespeople

Need to produce / self-produce content in any situation - from their office to challenging field work.

Training outcomes

Every workshop is tailored to fit your individual needs.

Leave with new skills:

Enhanced understanding of your phone’s capabilities and limitations
Confidence setting up, conducting and recording interviews
Narrative structure and b-roll best practice
Audio and lighting techniques
A clear direction for your next project

Ongoing after-training support.

Cost and dates

When

We hold regular training sessions - get in touch to book a slot that works for you.

Cost

£300 / €420 / $450 per person for the 90-minute online workshop.
(Excluding VAT).

Each session can host up to six people or up to eight if all are from the same organisation.

1-on-1 and organisation-only Smartphone video training sessions are included free in most Remote filming packages.

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