Learn Types of Video

Learn about the different types of video content, including instructional, documentary, animation, and social. Develop your skills to suit various genres.

All Types of Video content:

  1. 10 top YouTube Shorts templates for After Effects (make vertical video)

    10 top YouTube Shorts templates for After Effects (make vertical video)

    Tutorial Beginner

    YouTube Shorts are videos of 15 seconds or less designed to be uploaded from your phone. If you prefer to create Short in your usual editing suite and upload...

  2. 10 top YouTube Shorts vertical video templates for DaVinci Resolve

    10 top YouTube Shorts vertical video templates for DaVinci Resolve

    Tutorial Beginner

    We’ve got 10 of our favourite Video Templates for DaVinci Resolve to help you create awesome YouTube Shorts.

  3. What is symbolism in film?

    What is symbolism in film?

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this article, we take a look at what symbolism in film is, how you can spot it, and some great examples in cinema.

  4. Cinematic universes: What are they? Why do they matter?

    Cinematic universes: What are they? Why do they matter?

    Tutorial Beginner

    Cinematic universes are all the rage in Hollywood; interconnected films and TV shows where characters pop up all over the place. But, how did they start,...

  5. Exploring the idea of an “unreliable narrator” in film

    Exploring the idea of an “unreliable narrator” in film

    Tutorial Beginner

    An unreliable narrator introduces uncertainty and intrigue, blurring the lines between reality and fiction. Here, we’ll look at what an unreliable narrator...

  6. A brief history of colour in film

    A brief history of colour in film

    Tutorial Beginner

    Filmmakers were looking to add colour to their films pretty much from the start of cinema itself.In this article we take a look at the history of colour in...

  7. Why contemporary filmmakers are choosing black and white

    Why contemporary filmmakers are choosing black and white

    Tutorial Beginner

    Once upon a time black and white was the only option in cinema, but now it’s become a stylistic choice in everything from big budget productions to indie...

  8. What is stock footage and how do you use it?

    What is stock footage and how do you use it?

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you’re a filmmaker, you might feel that using someone else’s film clips is the antithesis of what you do, but stock footage can often save you time and...

  9. What is mise-en-scène? Visual storytelling in cinema

    What is mise-en-scène? Visual storytelling in cinema

    Tutorial Beginner

    Mise-en-scène in film means everything in front of the camera. We take a look at why it matters.

  10. What was the first music video ever? A brief history

    What was the first music video ever? A brief history

    Tutorial Beginner

    Music videos are part of our everyday life now, and we tend not to give them much thought, but have you ever wondered where it all started? Us too! In this...

  11. What are experimental films?

    What are experimental films?

    Tutorial Beginner

    Discover what experimental / avant-garde films have shaped cinema over the years, and their directors.

  12. What is an anthology film? Let’s look at some examples

    What is an anthology film? Let’s look at some examples

    Tutorial Beginner

    What is an anthology film? How do they work, where did they start? In this article, we take a look at all things anthology plus some examples of great...