In collaboration with the American Embassy in Denmark Symbion has the opportunity to invite you to an exciting 2 Day workshop with Christoph Geiseler from the Company Seenfire, USA. Christoph will teach you how to make a “One Minute Video”.
What will you learn:
THEORY: How can we use photos and video to engage an online audience?
PRE-PRODUCTION: How do we set up and plan a one minute video production?
PRODUCTION: How do we use a smartphone or camera like a professional?
POST-PRODUCTION: How do we organize media files and edit a video in one day?
TRAIN-THE-TRAINERS: How do we teach other people to make videos after the course is over?
What shall you as a participant prepare:
Students please bring:
(1) Smartphone or camera with full batteries
(2) Connector cable from camera to computer
(3) Pair of headphones
(4) Laptop (if available)
(5) USB stick with favorite photos, music and videos
(6) Lunch (optional, can also be bought on location )
Gather media items on a USB stick or save in your email:
(1) JPG or PNG of your company logo, school logo or personal profile photo
(2) Six photographs about yourself, your family/friends, your school, your work and/or your company for a profile video
(3) Bring an mp3 or get a free YouTube song from: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
Download only 1 day before the course!
Adobe Premiere Pro Editing software, 3-day free trial download: https://creative.adobe.com/products/download/premiere
Note about Adobe download: 64-bit computer processor required. If your computer is 32-bit, search online for older versions of Premiere Pro that are compatible with your computer.
ONE MINUTE VIDEO SAMPLES
This one minute video link introduces the future participants to the One Minute Academy and focuses on some of the themes that we will learn: https://youtu.be/lcciwiwezNE
Some additional video links of videos made by former students around the world:
“Who am I?” – https://youtu.be/4qLZhj3XbD0
- By Beny Ashburn
- Job profile video
- Los Angeles, USA
- 1:00
“Barbie” – https://youtu.be/9PLGxLgikTQ
- By Suparna Chatterjee
- Anti-trafficking video
- Kolkata, India
- 1:00
About Christoph Geiseler and One Minute Academy
Christoph Alexander Geiseler is a filmmaker from Los Angeles, CA. He is the founder of Seenfire and consults for National Geographic, Princeton University, Adobe and the US Department of State as a one minute video expert. He has produced video projects with 61 US embassies ranging from drug violence prevention to countering violent extremism and training for diplomats.
Christoph invented a method to film, edit and share 1-minute videos every 24 hours and has taught thousands of students to make 1-minute videos through his One Minute Academy. He has produced over 500 videos for sponsors like Condé Nast Publications, Marriott Hotels International and National Geographic.
Christoph has a Masters in Public Diplomacy from the University of Southern California (M.P.D. 2014 with honors) and he studied Politics at Princeton University (A.B. 2014 cum laude). He speaks fluent English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese.