THE NEXT LIVE INTAKE IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 2023 AS PART OF OUR TRAVEL WORKSHOPS
READY TO LEVEL UP?
WHAT’S INCLUDED
4 x 90 min workshops + Optional Assignments
Small groups with a maximum of 15 students per classroom
Access to the Not Just Colour Private Facebook Group
Personalized Feedback on your Work
Preset Pack + Lut Bundle of your Choice
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MECHANICS
The Not Just Colour Zero-to-Hero Action Cam Masterclass will be taught weekly on Zoom for four weeks.
The classes will run for about an hour, with time set aside to answer your questions and give you feedback on your work and progress. If you miss a session, don’t worry, we record each class and post it to our private Facebook group. We assign weekly content challenges, encouraging students to create for ongoing skill development during the course.
WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
BEGINNERS
You just picked up a GoPro or action camera and have no experience with filmmaking or photography, and you’re not sure where to start? This course goes from the absolute basics of best camera settings to editing clips together and creating dreamy travel videos and photos to share on social media or save to your phone. It’s never been easier to get started!
INTERMEDIATES
Have you already been running a YouTube channel or an Instagram account and want tips and advice on creating engaging content that ranks in search algorithms? After years of working for brands such as GoPro, Insta360, and DJI, and creating educational action camera videos, there is so much we’re looking forward to sharing with you.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Jake Rich
2 x Winner of the GoPro Creator Summit
SAE Institute graduate in Music and Design
150k + on Youtube
Jake Rich is an Australian travel filmmaker, photographer, and storyteller passionate about all things action. Jake learned most of his skills by building his successful YouTube channel and working with brands such as Adobe, Jameson, Musicbed, Contiki, and GoPro. He’s been traveling the world for over 4 years now and can’t wait to share his knowledge with you!
Anna Chah
GoPro Million Dollar Challenge Winner
Awarded Documentary Filmmaker
Bachelors of Biology from William & Mary
Anna is a french world traveler, environmentalist, and filmmaker. At nineteen, Anna directed her first documentary feature film, Pursuing the Monarch, which got prized in several international film festivals and which has just been signed to the streaming platform WaterBear. Since then, she has traveled the world and worked for non-profit organizations worldwide as a photographer and videographer.
Course Curriculum
Module I
Settings + Photo Editing // The opening module focuses on understanding all the modes and functions of most action cameras! From setting up time-lapses, and understanding frame rates and frame sizes to creating your own customized presets, we will take you through these processes step by step so that you can harness the full potential of your action camera before you even press the shutter!
Module II
Storytelling // The second module is a focus session on purpose. In this masterclass, we help creators better understand storytelling and how an action camera can best be used to articulate your story. Building a six-figure content business with very little gear is possible in today's world! Yet, it's primordial to learn how to stand out and break through the noise with so many creators out there! The answer to creating unique content is storytelling, and this module shares how we have managed to use an action camera to best tell ours.
Module III
Video Editing // In this module, we dive into mobile video editing in Adobe Rush. Starting with video editing fundamentals explaining J-Cuts, L-Cuts, Cutting on Action, and Match Cuts, along with the philosophy of why and when to use these skills. We further explain and look into editing strategies that stand out on social media and share content success stories from videos that have best performed on our platforms. This editing class is our most popular module, as short-form videos are the current kings of social!
Module IV
Publishing + Social Platforms // Have you finished working on a beautiful video or photo masterpiece only to upload it on social media for it to look horrific or, worse, be taken down? We’ve been there many times before. Our final masterclass module shares our knowledge of over five years of perfecting the upload, so that every piece of content looks fantastic. This has been a gleaning learning process, evolving over many iterations of firmware and new technology updates. Yet, we’ve managed to stay on top, and this final class shares our publishing and design secrets.
FAQs
When will the course go live?
We currently do not have a set date for the next live intake. However, we have launched an on-demand version that is now available on Podia.
What is a live masterclass?
Our live masterclass is taught entirely online via zoom, hosted on a specific weekly schedule. Each week, we show up to work through the course curriculum using Zoom as our meeting platform.
If you miss a class, don’t worry, we record each session and post it to our private Facebook group after the session so that you can catch up at your own pace. Class numbers are limited to 15 students. After 4 weeks of live classes and feedback, the course is complete. All learning resources are further available via the private Facebook group.
Do I need any prior experience?
No, you don’t need any prior experience to join this class! This course aims to teach you how to work with an action camera to produce, edit and upload epic content via your laptop or smartphone.
Is this course just for those with Youtube channels?
Definitely not! You don’t need to have any social platforms to find value in this course. Some of the modules will focus on publishing and social algorithms, but the course is designed to benefit anyone with an action camera.
My question isn’t here, what should I do?
Just email us at notjustcolour@gmail.com or direct message us on Instagram. Please be kind; we are just two humans and may take a little time to respond.