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Never Outsource Again

Build Your In‑House Video Production Capability in Two Days

Go deeper on camera craft, storytelling and advanced mobile editing to produce content that stands out.

2-Day Masterclass

From R12 500 per participant

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Standard

R4,125

1 seat

Full-day practical workshop

Workshop manual

Camera, lighting and audio checklists

Content-planning templates

Certificate of completion

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Premium

R5,500

1 seat

Everything in Standard

Pre-workshop content audit

Priority filming feedback

30-minute post-workshop review

Feedback on one extra video within 14 days

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Team

R8,250

3 seats

Train three people for R2,750 per participant.

Everything in Standard, for three attendees

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Public workshop tickets

What This Workshop

Is About

This two‑day masterclass is for teams and individuals who want to move beyond basic smartphone video and develop a genuine content‑production capability in‑house. Day one focuses on camera craft — mastering your settings, controlling light, composing strong shots and capturing clean audio across a range of real‑world scenarios. Day two shifts to editing, where you will build a complete narrative edit in CapCut, add professional‑grade captions, sound design and colour adjustments, and develop a content pipeline you can sustain week after week. You will leave with two completed videos, a full toolkit of templates and a publishing strategy.

What You'll Leave With

Three Outcomes.

One Day.

Develop a sustainable content pipeline with a 30‑day calendar and repeatable production workflow

Build polished, story‑driven edits with captions, sound design and colour adjustments in CapCut

Master advanced smartphone camera techniques including manual controls, external audio and multi‑angle shooting

Curriculum

What We Cover

Day 2 — Colour, Publishing & Content Pipeline

Apply colour correction and creative grading inside CapCut to give your content a consistent visual identity. Export platform‑specific versions for Instagram Reels, TikTok and LinkedIn. Build a 30‑day content calendar, set up a repeatable production workflow and leave with a full toolkit of templates, checklists and a publishing strategy you can run independently.

Day 1 — Camera Craft: Settings, Light & Audio

Unlock your smartphone camera’s full potential. Set resolution, frame rate and shutter speed manually, use exposure lock and focus peaking, and explore slow motion and timelapse. Learn to control natural and artificial light, build a simple portable kit with LEDs and reflectors, and capture broadcast‑quality audio using external microphones and a clean recording environment.

Day 1 — Composition, Movement & Multi‑Angle Coverage

Develop a visual language for your content. Apply advanced composition techniques including foreground layering, depth and perspective. Learn to add intentional camera movement using gimbals, sliders and simple in‑camera techniques. Plan and execute multi‑angle coverage so your edit has variety, energy and professional production value.

Day 2 — Narrative Editing & Sound Design in CapCut

Build a compelling edit from your Day 1 footage. Construct a narrative arc using the Hook–Context–Tension–Shift–Meaning–Action framework, cut to rhythm, layer music and sound effects, clean dialogue with audio tools, and design captions and lower thirds that hold attention on a silent scroll. Produce a complete, polished vertical video ready for publishing.

Training Investment

One Price.

No Fluff.

Investment

From R12 500 per participant

Includes a two‑day masterclass, hands‑on filming and editing exercises across both days, two completed videos, a smartphone filming checklist, CapCut templates, a 30‑day content calendar and a repeatable production workflow guide.

Derwent

Founder · Conniston Films

Derwent is the founder of Conniston Films, a premium video production company built around the belief that great video starts with great strategy. With clients including Heineken, BMW, Mercedes, Savanna, Nivea and Johnson’s, he brings real‑world production experience into every masterclass — not theory, not templates, but the exact system he uses on high‑end brand productions.

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