Free Self-Paced Course

Video Production: From Lens to Screen

10 Weeks · 308 Sections · Humanities — Film & Video Production

This free, self-paced course provides a structured 10-week syllabus for learning Video Production. Each module builds on the previous one, guiding you from foundational concepts through advanced topics with 308 pages of in-depth reading material. All content is drawn from our comprehensive Video Production textbook, organized into a clear weekly schedule that you can follow at your own pace.

Modules

308

Sections

Self-Paced

Free

Always Free

Weekly Syllabus

1 Front Matter

2 Part I: Foundations — The Camera and the Image

3 Part II: The Visual Language — Composition, Shots, and Movement

4 Part III: Light and Sound

5 Part IV: Pre-Production and the Shoot

6 Part V: Genres and Formats

7 Part VI: The Edit

8 Part VII: Finishing — Color, Sound, Motion, and VFX

9 Part VIII: Delivery, Business, and Career

10 Appendices

How to Use This Syllabus

Read at your own pace. Each module is designed for roughly one week of study, but there are no deadlines. Spend as much time as you need on each topic.
Follow in order or jump around. The modules are arranged sequentially for a structured learning path, but feel free to skip to any topic that interests you most.
No sign-up needed. Every page in this syllabus links directly to free, open-access content. Just click a topic and start reading immediately.

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