Film with control. Direct with intention.
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Skills That Give You an Edge
Film with Better Control
Control exposure, focus, framing, and movement to capture clearer, more stable footage.
Plan Videos Before You Shoot
Turn ideas and briefs into simple shot plans, filming sequences, and production requirements.
Create Professional-Looking Smartphone Videos
Apply composition, movement, continuity, and visual storytelling to make videos look more polished.
Use Smartphone Video Gear Confidently
Work with gimbals, tripods, microphones, lighting, and mobile camera apps to improve production quality.
Guide Shoots with More Confidence
Coordinate small teams, guide presenters or talent, and adapt when filming conditions change.
Programme Highlights
What You’ll Learn
Across two modules, you will build a complete smartphone video production capability:
- Smartphone camera setup using native and professional camera apps
- Manual video controls, including frame rate, resolution, white balance, exposure lock, focus, and video format selection
- Essential smartphone video gear, including cages, gimbals, tripods, microphones, mounts, and portable lighting
- Safety checks, equipment inspection, and adapting to different filming environments
- Shot types, composition, framing, and cinematography techniques for smartphone video
- Controlled camera movement using handheld technique, gimbals, and tripod-mounted rigs
- Shot plan interpretation and small team production coordination
- Assessment: case study written assessment and individual project presentation
- Visual storytelling and shot planning for multi-shot smartphone productions
- Continuity techniques, including the 180-degree rule, eye-line matching, action continuity, and screen direction
- Advanced smartphone video tools, including anamorphic adapters, Blackmagic
- Camera, DJI OM gimbal modes, modular rigs, and portable LED lighting
- Production setup planning, including brief review, equipment selection, rig assembly, and pre-production checks
- Complex smartphone shots, including hyperlapse, slow motion, and seamless in-camera transitions
- Camera setting adaptation and contingency planning during production challenges
- Full production simulation from shot plan to footage delivery with real-time team coordination
- Assessment: case study written assessment and individual project presentation
Trainers
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Target Audience
Who Should Attend
This programme is designed for professionals and content creators who want to film better smartphone videos, plan shoots more clearly, and produce more polished video content.
It is suitable for:
- Marketing and Communications Professionals creating brand, campaign, and social media videos
- Content Creators and Influencers producing regular video content
- Corporate Communications Teams filming internal, event, and stakeholder videos
- Small Business Owners creating promotional and product videos
- Videographers exploring smartphone-based production workflows
- Production Team Members moving into directing or coordination roles
- Beginners who want to build professional video production skills using a smartphone
Differentiators
What Makes This Programme Different
Most smartphone video courses teach you how to record better footage. The Certified Smartphone Videographer programme helps learners build a repeatable production process for planning, filming, directing, and delivering more professional smartphone videos.
Get Certified
Certification Pathway
To attain the Certified Smartphone Videographer certification by Equinet Academy, complete the following modules:
- Module 1: Mobile Smartphone (iPhone and Android) Videography Essentials (2 days, 16 hours)
- Module 2: Advanced Cinematic Smartphone Videography (2 days, 16 hours)
- Pass all module assessments across both courses
Each module can also be taken as a standalone course. Learners who have already completed Module 1 as a standalone course may count it toward the Certified Smartphone Videographer certification by completing Module 2.
Candidates who complete each module with at least 75% attendance and demonstrate competency in all assessments will receive the corresponding award for that module. Candidates who complete all two modules will receive the Certified Smartphone Videographer certificate from Equinet Academy.
Fees Breakdown
Programme Fees
| Module | Full Fee | After Bundle Discount | After Max Modular Funding |
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| M1: Mobile Smartphone (iPhone and Android) Videography Essentials | S$399.20 | S$399.20 | |
| M2: Advanced Cinematic Smartphone Videography | S$399.20 | S$399.20 | |
| Full Certified Smartphone Videographer ProgrammeAfter Max Modular Funding | Total Nett Fee: | From S$798.40 excl. GST(GST Absorbed) | |
*Funding eligibility varies by module. Select modules currently qualify for SkillsFuture Credit and SSG subsidies when taken individually. Speak to a course consultant to confirm eligibility for specific modules and to understand the right enrolment path for your situation.
Course Schedule
Mark Your Calendar!
Total modules: 2 modules
| Course Dates | Trainer |
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15 Oct 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 9:00am - 6:00pm · In-Person
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Need to Know
Everything you need to know about the programme. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Please contact our friendly team.
You will gain hands-on experience with smartphone camera apps and production tools such as native camera apps, Blackmagic Camera or Filmic Pro where supported, gimbals, tripods, microphones, portable lights, and mobile filming rigs. Tools may be updated over time to reflect current industry practices.
The recommended sequence is Module 1, then Module 2.
Yes. Each module can be taken as a standalone course. Both modules carry their own Equinet Academy Certificate of Completion independently.
No. A modern iPhone or Android smartphone with a video camera is sufficient to start. Specialist accessories such as gimbals, lights, microphones, and mobile rigs will be introduced during the programme where relevant.
You will be able to plan, film, and direct more professional smartphone videos using stronger camera control, shot planning, movement, equipment setup, and production coordination.