No, just as reading the manual that came with your car will not make you a better driver. The manual is written by engineers, not photographers or cinematographers. It describes how the camera was designed, not how it is used in the real world, under real circumstances, for great images. 

Possibly, but at great time and opportunity cost. Each YouTube video typically contains a few tips and tricks, but each one needs to be found among the billions of hours of content,. You will also have to sit through all the egregious Youtube babble and adverts, and will probably find wildly different options with no clear way to tell who is right. 

Yes. Everyone starts somewhere. There is a video series called ‘Canon Cinema Quickstart’ and an accompanying PDF to get you up to speed with the basics. When you know your way around the camera, you can check out coursers like ‘outdoor lighting’ that teach lighting without lights, or ‘lens selection’ that discusses how to choose a first lens. 

Yes. Post production is a great opportunity for even seasoned professionals to take their skills to the next level. Our DaVinci Resolve course covers more advanced methods like skin isolation and green screen. 

We are constantly revising and reviewing the material to make sure it’s still relevant, and new courses are added every month.