The video essay medium gives everybody a voice, I have watched the most immersive essays and opinion pieces about politics, the new season of Bridgerton, reality tv, fashion, and so much more, I believe everybody should have the tools to create a video essay of their own.

The question I easily get asked the most since I started making video essays four years ago is, where do I even start? How do you start with a tiny idea, and end with a forty minute long video essay? And can I do this too? Well I believe everyone can and everyone should have the tools to create the video essay of their dreams, and in this Skillshare class I'm sharing my personal tips and tricks I've learned over the past four years, tips and tricks I use without fail everytime I'm working on a video essay.

In this class I will be covering -

Brainstorming - How I expand from one thought to an entire structure for a video essay
Researching - My favourite ways to collect research and my go to resources
Scripting - My tips and tricks on how to get the ball rolling with writing your video essay
Filming - Getting comfortable in front of a camera can be one of the hardest parts, my tips and tricks on how to make it not only easier, but fun
Editing - I think learning how to edit your own videos is an integral part of everyone's YouTube journey, here is how I started
Final thoughts

If this sounds like something you're interested in - I hope you enjoy this class, and good luck!

Hannah Hendry

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