VIDEO EDITING
Basic to Expert Video editing Course Outline
Orientation Introduction to the Video Editing Instructor Sign: Date:
Class
1. Introduction To Video Editing Industry
2. Overview of the course curriculum
3. Software Overview
4. Introduction to popular video editing software
5. Video Formats
Class # 1 Getting Acquainted with Adobe Instructor Sign: Date:
Pemiere Pro
1. Introducing to Premiere Pro
2. Project Window & Video Details
3. Introduction to different video file formats (MP4, MOV, AVI, etc.)
4. Importing Clips saving and Opening a project &locating files
5. Making slow motion video
6. Creating Flip Video
7. Creating reverse Video
8. Using Selection, Track Selection and Razor Tools
9. Trimming Clips
Class Assignment –Slow-Motion Video, Flip Video, Reverse Video,
First Motion Video.
Class # 2 Working with Video Clips & Effects Instructor Sign: Date:
1. Understanding the importance of keyboard shortcuts
2. Analyzing clip properties and data rate
3. Using editing tools efficiently: selection tool, razor tool
4. Using Pen Tool
5. Ripple & Rolling Edit, Rate Stretch, Slip & Slide Tools
6. Motion Effect Controls
7. Remove Green Screen with Ultra key
8. Adding virtual sets and environments
Class Assignment –Chroma Video, Using Virtual Sets.
Class # 3 Characters & Transitions Instructor Sign: Date:
1. Multiple Characters
2. Introduction to transitions: cuts, fades, wipes, and more
3. Utilizing video and audio transitions effectively
4. HD Bars and Tones
5. Creating a Counting Leader
6. Hide Identity
7. Logo Positioning
8. Warp Stabilizer
Class Assignment – Clone Video, Transition, Hide Identity and Logo Position
Class # 4 Working with Audio Instructor Sign: Date:
1. Introduction to audio mixing: balancing levels,
adding effects, and mastering audio tracks
2. Working with the Audio mixer window
3. Applying audio transitions to create Fades and crossfades
4. Unlinking and editing audio
5. Panning and Balancing Mono to Stereo
6. Reducing noise (De-nosier)
7. Working at Adobe Audition with Noise & Voice Cover
8. Audio Ducking
Class Assignment – Voice cover, Reduce noice, Balancing audio with Effects.
Class # 5 Color Grading and Correction Instructor Sign: Date:
& Titles
1. Introduction to color theory and color grading
2. Utilizing color correction tools: Lumirti color, curves, levels, and color wheels
3. Video color correction
4. Applying cinematic looks and styles
5. Color Matte
6. Working with Adobe title designers
7. Rolling tiles and crawling tiles
8. 3D Title
9. Title with transaction
Class Assignment – Video with color correction and Color Grading ,
Title Crawl, Role, and 3D.
Class # 6 Superimposing and Compositing Instructor Sign: Date:
1. Clipping mask in Logo
2. Adding text overlays: Lower thirds
3. Creating a split screen
4. Clipping mask in shape & Text
5. Using Matte keys
6. Adding a background matte
7. Techniques for smooth and seamless edits: J-cuts, L-cuts, and match cuts
8. Time Remapping.
9. Pen Tool
10. Bezier tool
Class Assignment –Split screen, Clipping mask, Time remapping, Lower Third.
Class # 7 Animating Clips, Applying Special Instructor Sign: Date:
Effects & Exporting to Animated
Clips
1. Key frame Interpolation
2. Applying Effects
3. Exporting Still Image From Video
4. FB and Instagram Reels
5. Making Captions/Subtitle
6. Syncing and switching between multiple camera angles
Class Assignment – Reels animtion, Subtitle
Class # 8 Script Writing, Storyboard, Instructor Sign: Date:
Streaming
1. Storytelling
2. OBS Streaming
3. Script writing
4. Storyboard
Class Assignment – Making Storytelling Video, Simple Script with Storyboard
Class # 9 Online Marketplace Instructor Sign: Date:
[Link]
Class Assignment – Marketplace Profile Optimization.
Class # 10 Introduction to Adobe After Effects Instructor Sign: Date:
& Basic Animation
1. Course Overview
2. What is After Effects
3. Interface of After Effects
4. Exploring the Tools
5. Setting Up Your Preferences
6. Different Kind of Video Files
7. Using Solids Animation
8. Using Key frame Animation with motion path
9. Using Graph Editor
Class Assignment –Animation with solid shape
Class # 11 Working with Mask, Layer and Instructor Sign: Date:
Motion Sketch
1. Track mattes and Traveling mattes
2. Layer management color
3. Pre compose
4. Create & Editing Mask
5. Working with a null object
6. Create Motion Sketch
7. Adding a shape layer
8. Creating custom shapes
Class Assignment – Logo Intro & Text animation
Class # 12 Music Visualizers and Audio Instructor Sign: Date:
Animation
Class Assignment – Audio Visualization, Cartoon with Audio Animation
Class # 13 Trace, Puppet Tools and Animating Instructor Sign: Date:
Layers
1. Animating brush stroke,Auto Trace
2. About the Puppet tools
3. Adding Deform pins
Class Assignment – Transition Effect Animation
Class # 14 Building 3D Project Instructor Sign: Date:
1. Building a 3D Object
2. Using Camera Tools
3. Using 3D Lights
Class Assignment – 3D Model
Class # 15 Green Screen, Rotoscoping, Instructor Sign: Date:
Tracking
1. Key light(Green Screen)
2. Using motion stabilization
3. Rotoscope
3. Motion Track
4. Using 3d Camera Tracking
Class Assignment – Using Rotoscope, key light, Tracking
Class # 16 Client Communication and Feedback Instructor Sign: Date:
1. Effective communication with clients and collaborators
2. Strategies for gathering feedback and revisions
3. Presenting and delivering final video projects
4. Building long-term client relationship
Class Assignment – Tracking Video
Class # 17 Final Project and Portfolio Instructor Sign: Date:
1. Building a professional video editing portfolio
2. Exploring career opportunities in video editing and post-production
Final Project
Class Assignment – Final Project
Class # 18 Freelancing Marketplace Instructor Sign: Date:
Fiver Marketplace
Class Assignment – Profile & Gig Optimization.