The Art of Visual Storytelling Specialization Course Syllabus
Full curriculum breakdown — modules, lessons, estimated time, and outcomes.
Overview (80-120 words) describing structure and time commitment.
Module 1: A Blueprint for Success – Your Video Pre‑Production
Estimated time: 11 hours
- Identify necessary equipment and software for high‑quality video production
- Generate ideas and document visual story treatments and proposals
- Write detailed storyboards and scripts to guide production
- Compare narrative structures used in visual storytelling
Module 2: Ready to Roll – The Video Production Process
Estimated time: 58 hours
- Operate prosumer cameras in manual mode to control exposure and focus
- Frame shots using composition principles like the Rule of Thirds
- Execute camera movements and capture motion continuity in sequences
- Light, frame interviews and manage audio capture on set
Module 3: Bring Your Story to Life – Video Post‑Production
Estimated time: 1 hour
- Create a paper edit by mapping footage to script timecodes
- Learn professional editing workflows and software fundamentals
- Perform basic edits: matching action cuts and transitions
- Mix audio and interpret editing patterns for a polished final video
Module 4: Final Project
Estimated time: 10 hours
- Create a video project proposal including treatment, storyboard, and script
- Shoot original footage applying principles of composition, exposure, and continuity
- Edit a final short video using non-linear editing techniques and audio mixing
Prerequisites
- No prior experience required
- Basic computer literacy
- Access to a camera (smartphone or prosumer camera) and video editing software
What You'll Be Able to Do After
- Create a video project proposal including treatment, storyboard, and script
- Understand visual story structure and narrative frameworks for video
- Shoot footage that meets standards for composition, exposure, continuity, and camera technique
- Edit video using non-linear workflows: perform paper edits, seamless cuts, and audio mixing
- Learn technical skills: framing, graphics, videography, and post-production tools