This free, nine-episode course will teach you the fundamental steps to create high-quality video, fast. Binge watch and become an expert in under an hour — no experience needed.

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The Storyblocks Difference

Why Storyblocks

Unbeatable Savings

Where most stock companies take advantage of creators’ needs with expensive a la carte or credit systems, Storyblocks offers subscription plans with unlimited downloads for a set price.

Clear-cut Licensing

Many stock providers make licensing expensive and complicated, but our royalty-free license is included with every plan. No royalty fees. No need to track your asset use. No legal jargon.

Demand-Driven Content

Find everything you need in our library of over a million 4K/HD footage, templates, music, SFX, images, and more. New content is added regularly, prioritizing in-demand keywords.

Seamless Workflow

Our Adobe Premiere Pro Plugin helps you streamline your creative process by bringing our unlimited, royalty-free library directly into your editor. Or create amazing videos in minutes with Maker, our simple online video editor.

Watch the Series

Episode 1 • 5 MINS
Welcome to The Beginner's Guide to Creating Video

You're about to learn how to create eye-catching, scroll-stopping videos with the help of Storyblocks’ in-house team of experts, and a line up of professional video creators.

Episode 2 • 5 MINS
Know Your Audience

No matter how large or small your audience is, knowing who they are and what they respond to is essential to creating high-performing and successful video content. Take it from Shannon Beveridge of NowThisIsLiving and music artist Zolita.

Episode 3 • 5 MINS
Set Goals and a Distribution Strategy

Before you pick up the camera, knowing exactly what you want to achieve and where your video will live impacts how you'll shape, develop, and distribute your content.

Episode 4 • 5 MINS
Create a Concept

You’ve set your audience, your goals, and your distribution channels. Next, you'll need to determine the core message of your video and how to communicate that message through a centralized concept.

Episode 5 • 5 MINS
The Basics of Video Editing Everyone Should Know

So, you’ve recorded your content and collected your B-roll, now what? Follow the tips in this episode to bring the pieces together, and edit your video like a true professional.

Episode 6 • 5 MINS
Stop the Scroll: Techniques to Engage

With such a low barrier to entry in content creation, there’s more competition than ever. In this episode, Shannon Beveridge and Zolita will show you how to make your content engaging enough to hook your audience and stop the scroll.

Episode 7 • 5 MINS
Your Visual Aesthetic

Creating a unique visual aesthetic is important for two main reasons — it gets your audience familiar with your content and helps drastically speed up your video production. Learn how Chrystopher Rhodes of YCImaging creates a visual style.

Episode 8 • 5 MINS
Test and Optimize

The work's not over once you publish your video. Learn how to use the post-launch stage to test out what works for your audience, and optimize to inform your future best practices.

Episode 9 • 5 MINS
Repeat and Scale

Now that you know how to get a video out into the world, here’s how to do it again. And again. Find out how to scale your video productions and make more videos without sacrificing on quality from Jordy Vandeput of Cinecom.