Video workshops · London, UK & live online
Professional-looking video, with the kit you already have
Hands-on workshops and practical guides from filmmaker Nigel Camp, author of The Video Effect. Whether your team films on phones or wants to bring in AI tools, I'll show you how to make video that works. In person in London and across the UK, or live online.
ICE · CBRE · Freshworks · British Council · Kew · VSO · Intrepid Travel
General Assembly London · Cambridge University Press (presenter training)
I'm Nigel Camp. I've spent more than 15 years making films and video for a living, and in 2014 I wrote The Video Effect to prove that great video isn't about expensive gear. These days I help businesses, comms teams and creators bring video in-house, filming on the phones they already own, editing quickly, and getting results without agency costs.
Who it's for
Businesses, charities and comms teams
You need interviews, event clips and explainers every month, and you can't hire an agency for every one. I'll show your team how to make them properly on their own phones, with a routine they can repeat without me.
Creators getting started
You've got ideas, but your videos don't look or sound the way you want. Most of the time it's sound, light and framing, not the camera, and all three are fixable in an afternoon.
Why trust what I say
I set up my own production company, DevilBoy Productions, in 2011, and I make branded films, documentaries and event coverage for clients such as ICE (the owner of the New York Stock Exchange), CBRE, Kew and Cambridge University Press. I've taught digital film for more than ten years, including at General Assembly, and I've written guides on this site since 2013. When I recommend a light, a mic or an app, it's because I've used it on a job. (How I write the guides.)
Workshops
Bring video in-house
Three hands-on workshops, each shaped around you. There's phone video for beginners, video for business teams, and AI-assisted content for marketers. You spend most of the time making things.
- In person in London & UK
- Live online
- Tailored to your team
- Private to your team, up to six
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Smartphone video essentials
Framing, sound, light and editing on your own phone.
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Video for business
Planning, filming and editing a proper interview, with kit matched to your budget.
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AI-assisted video for marketers
Making marketing content with AI tools alongside your own phone footage, responsibly.
Arranged around you, as a team day at your office, one-to-one, or live online. Team days from £1,395 + VAT. View workshops
The book
The Video Effect (Rethink Press, 2014) is the short, practical guide behind all of this, written in my own words. It covers why video works, the kit you need, getting found and keeping people watching. The kit has moved on since 2014; the principles haven't.
Praise for The Video Effect (2014)
“Nigel gives excellent practical advice for any business looking to produce online video that's professional, watchable and shareable.”
“The Video Effect is packed full of creative and inspiring ideas about how video can transform your marketing and promotion strategies.”
Latest guides
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The camera operator role in small-team video production
On a small-team shoot, the camera operator owns the frame (consistent framing, purposeful movement, enough coverage for the edit) and catches image problems before they reach it.
By Nigel Camp
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Editing, exporting and getting your video found
Cut the video for clarity first, then add captions and on-screen text, export it and publish it on a page that gives it context.
By Nigel Camp
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Visual storytelling for video, from shots to story
Visual storytelling is choosing what you show, how close you get, what you leave out and what comes next.
By Nigel Camp
Got a project or a team to train?
Tell me what you're trying to make and I'll tell you honestly whether a workshop, a team day or a few guides will get you there.