Learn whether your existing camera can be used for video production and how to set it up for a video recording.  Camera settings, video formats are explained.

In this lesson, Alex talks about what video lights work well for this task, as well as the pros and cons of each light type. He covers different price options, from inexpensive, non-professional lighting to the best-in-class that can be used for this type of video production.

This lesson is all about what light modifiers can be used to work with LED lighting for 360 jewelry video making. Both ready-to-use and DIY options are covered in this lesson.

This lesson reviews turntables for 360 video making. Alex compares different brands and explains what characteristics are important for turntable devices and why.

This lesson covers a DIY setup for filming necklaces and pendants.

In this practical lesson, Alex demonstrates how to set up and film a necklace.  He explains what you as a photographer need to be aware of, what will work and what won’t.

Alex summarizes what was learned in previous lessons and shows various DIY options for light modifiers that can be used for 360 videos.

In this lesson, Alex begins the preparations for filming a pink gold ring on a white background and builds a lighting setup that creates a pure white background for filming 360 videos.

Alex continues working with the gold ring on a white background, exploring the tweaks that make a big difference in the final output.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how Alex filmed a red ruby with a diamond ring.  Learn what adjustments need to be made to the previous lighting setup in order to work with a different ring.

Learn how to shoot both a fire opal and a moonstone ring.

In this lesson, Alex explains how he filmed three rings all together on a white background. You will learn how to use lighting on multiple subjects with glossy metal and shiny gemstones.

This lesson covers shooting a zirconium gold ring on a glossy black background. You will learn how to use lighting to create a dramatic view of a jewelry subject.

In this lesson you will learn how to film a moonstone diamond ring on a black background. Although similar to a previous lesson, here Alex will demonstrate how to properly highlight the moonstone set in jewelry.

This lesson presents another version of shooting a diamond ring on a completely black glossy background. See how the darkness of the background helps to bring sparkles and shine through the jewelry piece.

In this lesson, Alex shows you how to video the same fire opal ring on a black background that he originally shot on white. You will learn the differences in the lighting setup when recording the same subject on a dark background.

In this lesson, Alex was using a low-end crop sensor camera to capture video of a large diamond pendant on the black background. You will learn the difference between using high-end cameras and low-end cameras with smaller sensors, as Alex discusses the advantages and disadvantages of both for filming 360° jewelry videos.

Alex continues with shooting the pendant on a black background. You will learn why he uses special filters to bring dramatic effects to record 360 jewelry videos.

In this lesson, you will learn how to film a fire opal bracelet on a glossy black background.

In this lesson, Alex shows you how he filmed an opal gold ring on a completely black glossy background with special filters that he used on the camera.

In this lesson, Alex demonstrates filming an open arena on a paper background. This is more of a creative style of filming 360° videos of jewelry, highlighting the value in exploring as many techniques as possible.

In this post production lesson, Alex talks about the software he used to process the videos and the advantages and disadvantages of using Final Cut Pro X and some available plug-ins for it to produce 360 videos of jewelry rotation.

In Part 2 of this post-production lesson, you will learn about noise reduction for videos of jewelry rotation and how to use it to enhance the look and feel of the jewelry.

In Part 3, learn how to use masks in Final Cut Pro X to selectively adjust the look of different parts of jewelry. This is a very powerful technique that makes a huge difference in the end result.

In this lesson, Alex covers the final steps of video production, demonstrating how he uses Apple Motion to bring special adjustments into Final Cut and apply them as the final touches to the video.

This lesson covers the post-production of the pendant on the black background. Learn the difference between making the video on a dark or completely black background versus a white background.

This lesson covers the video post-production of the blue gemstone diamond ring on a dark paper background.

You will learn how to read time encoding, speed up and zoom in/zoom out on your videos using Final Cut Pro X.

This bonus lesson covers a noise reduction filter that works wonders when it comes to bringing out the shininess of the metal and polishing it to make it look free of scratches.

In this bonus lesson, Alex talks about enhancing the look of small diamonds and other gemstones to make them look bright and full of sparkle.

This lesson is the result of a “Question and Answer Live Webinar” Alex conducted, answering questions from course students. You will learn how to overcome the most frequent issues that photographers face when filming 360 jewelry rotation videos.