The Importance of Mentors
eMotion Video & Media Training
Video and Editing Courses | Media Training | Video Production
Throughout our extensive media careers, we have always taken great pride in mentoring our colleagues and community members.
It is this passion to share our knowledge and skills and empower you to tell your stories that led us to create eMotion Video Training & Production.
We also believe it is important to have good mentors to guide us. Regardless of how old we get, how much experience we have, or how skilled we become, there is always room to improve and reflect with someone who may bring a new perspective, challenge our thinking, share new ways of working, and suggest opportunities for growth.
Both of us have now been through a 12-month mentoring partnership through Inspiring Rare Birds….and we highly recommend the program.
Thank you to our IRB mentors Dave and Sarah, and everyone who has guided us over the years. We will continue to pay it forward.
- Kirsty Nancarrow & Suzie Cray
Upcoming Courses - Video On The Go
Get in quick for the final full-day public smartphone video course in Cairns for 2023 on Saturday 4 November.
In this hands-on course, you'll set up your phone for the best filming results, learn how to put together a low-cost portable kit to give your videos the professional edge, and take home creative filming and editing tips to keep people engaged with your content.
By the end of the day, you will make your own video, complete with a presentation on camera, overlay, music, titles, and special effects.
On Saturday 2 December it’s all about short, shareable content in our Reels Video Editing for Phones half-day course 12.30-4pm at COUCH Wellness Centre Cairns.
If you have a longer video project you’re planning to edit during the quieter months at the end of the year, the Laptop Video Editing Workshop on Thursday 7 December 9am-3:30pm is for you.
Don't miss out on these incredible opportunities to upskill with award-winning trainers.
* Contact us directly to ask about our private courses tailored to your specific needs and goals.
Top Tip - Landscape or Portrait?
How do you hold your phone to film?
It’s worth thinking about WHERE your content is likely to be published before hitting record.
If it’s for Instagram and Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Tik Tok, portrait is best.
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Choose landscape if your video is for your website, YouTube, television, or other presentations.
If you’re unsure, film in landscape - but whatever you do, don’t switch half way through your recording!
GETTING REEL IN PARADISE
We were reminded of how lucky we are to live in such a fantastic part of the world during a recent Reels shoot at Palm Cove for Jules Collins Jewellery.
Jules joined us on the shoot with model Brandon and, combined with a sexy set of wheels from Cairns Luxury Car Hire, we showcased Jules’ fantastic men’s jewellery collection, capturing a tropical vibe and cool city look. Ask us about our Reels packages for your business.
RECOGNITION IN BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Cairns Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards. It was an honour to be recognised as finalists in the Innovation Award for the second consecutive year. It was delightful to share the Gala Awards night with so many of our graduates and clients, including the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, who won the Innovation category.
CAIRNS TO BECOME FILMMAKERS’ HUB
There’s a lot happening behind the scenes at the former Bunnings Warehouse site in Cairns, which closed in 2015.
Construction of the $12.6 million Screen Queensland Cairns studios commenced in March 2023. The complex is due for completion in early 2024 and will include production offices, editing suites, a sound recording studio, ?an events space, and permanent creative tenancies.
Mark Melrose, Head of Studios and Physical Production at Screen Queensland delivered an update on the project at the Cairns Forum 4 Business Growth last Friday.
We are excited to see many more productions filmed in Cairns using local industry professionals and talent.
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Audrey Dobell