Techniques and Effects for TikTok and Instagram Videos
A course by Helena Palau Arvizu , Photographer and Videographer
Joined July 2016
Learn filming and editing techniques to communicate brand content or your own ideas through videos filled with striking visual effects
Learn filming and editing techniques to communicate brand content or your own ideas through videos filled with striking visual effects
Joined July 2016
In a world saturated with images and information, how can anyone possibly stand out on social media? Photographer and videographer Helena Palau, who has hit millions of views on her Reels and TikToks, is here to teach you all the secrets. In her first Domestika course, she focuses on Outdoor Portrait Photography for Instagram.
In this online course, she goes a step further with filming and editing techniques to help communicate your ideas on another level. Learn to create exciting optical illusions to captivate viewers' attention on Instagram and TikTok. By the end of the course, you'll have put together three pieces using different effects ready to be shared on social media.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 18 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (149)
- 11,391 students
- 18 lessons (3h 9m)
- 18 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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Tik TokWhat is this course's project?
Create three videos using a range of effects and transitions, ready to be shared as IG Reels or on TikTok.
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Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to learn new filming and editing techniques to create imaginative and eye-catching IG Reels and TikToks.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience in video creation is needed to take this course. All you need is:
⦁ a smartphone for filming
⦁ a computer
⦁ Adobe Premiere (or a similar editing software)
⦁ an Instagram and a TikTok account
Reviews
A course by Helena Palau Arvizu
Passionate about the audiovisual world from a young age, Helena Palau studied audiovisual communication at the Universitat Autònomo de Barcelona, later specializing in advertising photography and videography. Her work is aimed at shedding light on social inequality, the climate crisis, and feminism.
Throughout her career, she's created content for brands and companies worldwide, including Planeta, Adobe, Oysho, Brava, 51Trips, Miki Travel Asia, Sea2See, and the NGO Petits Detalls. She has been sharing her experiences with her 65K Instagram followers since 2018 and is currently well-known on TikTok not only for her videos with exciting optical effects and transitions, but also her humor. Additionally, she is author of the book Supongamos que viajo sola, published by Arpa Editores.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
The operation of the applications
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TikTok and Instagram reels
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Trends
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Find references and organize ideas
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The script and the materials
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U3
Record and edit videos with effects
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First video: transitions with objects
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Second video: transitions with clothes
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Third video: disappearance
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Edition 1
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Edition 2
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Edition 3
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Edition 4
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Edition 5
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Edition 6
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U4
The publication
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Preparation of the videos
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Post to Instagram
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Post to TikTok
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FP
Final project
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Techniques and Effects for TikTok and Instagram Videos
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
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josemariasanchezvilla
Que grandes ideas y que bien explicado !!!
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andymc2
PlusMuy bueno
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PlusI would recommend. It was helpful!
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oliveralon
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