Producing social media videos with your smartphone

Inspire your target group with moving image stories on social media & co.

This training is held in German.
Smartphones are now used as a matter of course for professional video production. With the right apps, appealing clips are not only filmed in record time, they are also easy to edit and publish. In this training course, you will learn how to turn your messages into moving image stories using your cell phone. You will record appealing videos and edit them directly on your mobile device. You will be given an overview of suitable software and accessories and learn which aspects need to be considered and what the limits are. After the training, you will know how you can produce impressive videos for social media & co. with the all-rounder smartphone with little effort.

Contents

including AI methods

Dramaturgy of smartphone videos

  • Structure & concept.
  • Storytelling.
  • Best practice examples for a successful social video strategy.
  • Workflows of a video production.

Image composition

  • Setting sizes.
  • Perspectives.
  • Resolve scenes with the five-shot rule.

Video shoot with the smartphone

  • Using the smartphone as a video camera.
  • The right light.
  • The right tone.
  • Recommendations for additional equipment.
  • Turning for the cut.
  • Shooting of statements and interviews.
  • App recommendations for video shooting.

Video editing with the smartphone

  • Basic rules for video editing.
  • Video editing on your smartphone with the free CapCut app.
  • Use of transitions and effects.
  • Installation of text overlays.
  • Use of sounds and music.
  • Further app recommendations for video editing.

Excursus: Video production with artificial intelligence

  • In which areas of video production can AI already help?
  • Presentation of the most important video AI tools.
  • Where are the limits of artificial intelligence?

Learning environment

Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.

Your benefit

  • They know which stories and topics are best suited for smartphone videos.
  • You will learn how to use your own smartphone efficiently as a video camera.
  • You will know how to record, cut and edit appealing video content for social media with your mobile device and put the knowledge you have acquired directly into practice.
  • You will receive an overview of the software and accessories that will support you.
  • You will learn which logistical, creative and dramaturgical aspects need to be taken into account and what the limits are.
  • You will acquire the tools to make a complete video production using only your smartphone.

Methods

In-person events

Trainer input, case/best practice examples, practical exercises, individual/group work, discussion, exchange of experience. Checklists and work aids support successful implementation in practice. Previous knowledge of video production is not required.

Live online events

Trainer input, case/best-practice examples, practical exercises, individual/group work, discussion, exchange of experience. Checklists and work aids support successful implementation in practice.

Recommended for

Specialists/executives from social media, online marketing, marketing, content marketing, communication, press and public relations, advertising, e-commerce, sales, HR, product management as well as online editors, employees from companies, agencies and consulting firms.

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36278
€ 1.490,- plus VAT
2 days
in Frankfurt a. M.
on 03.11.2025
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08.07.2025
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Tuesday, 08.07.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, 09.07.2025

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03.11.2025
Frankfurt a. M.
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€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
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