Video Editing Techniques
Track Digital Designing
Duration 30 hours
Skill Level Foundation
Language English

About this Course

Develop editing skills using timelines, cuts, transitions, and effects to create compelling video narratives.
Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home

Detailed Course Curriculum

Hands-on module breakdown aligned with MKCL production standards and industry requirements.

  • Pawan’s journey to mastering Video Editing
  • What is a video?
  • Basic components of a video
  • The evolution of video technology
  • Impact of video on society
  • How are the videos shot?
  • Types of cameras used for video shooting
  • Various video shooting modes in cameras
  • Different video formats
  • More about different video formats
  • The art of capturing videos with a smartphone
  • Overview of ‘Audio’ and its importance
  • Content creation with stock footage and audio
  • The role of storytelling in videography
  • Modification of camera-shot videos
  • Overview of Video Editing
  • What is Video Editing?
  • Where is video editing required?
  • How to adjust with Adobe Premiere Pro if you are new
  • Uses of Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Features of Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Installing Adobe Premiere Pro
  • How to create a new project in Adobe Premiere Pro?
  • How to import files in Adobe Premiere Pro?
  • What is the Sequence in Adobe Premiere Pro?
  • Customizing the Workspace in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • How to Solve Media Offline Problem in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Using Presets in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Overview of Career Opportunities in Video Editing
  • Introduction to Diverse Career Paths
  • Market Demand and Growth Potential
  • Film Industry Opportunities
  • Roles in Feature Films, Short Films, and Documentaries
  • Path to becoming a Film Editor
  • Television and Broadcast Media
  • Editing for TV Shows, News, and Live Events
  • Career Progression in the Television Industry
  • Opportunities in Digital Media and Online Content Creation
  • YouTube, Social Media Platforms, and Independent Productions
  • Skills Required for Online Media Editing
  • Corporate and Commercial Video Editing
  • Corporate Promotional Videos, Advertisements, and Training Videos
  • Working with Marketing Teams and Agencies
  • Freelancing and Independent Video Editing
  • Building a Freelance Career
  • Networking, Client Management, and Portfolio Development
  • Creating your Resume, Portfolio, and Online Presence
  • Creating a Resume and Portfolio for Fresher
  • Creating Resume and Portfolio for Experienced
  • Maintaining Online Presence
  • History of Film Editing
  • Understanding the Role of an Editor
  • The Power of Visual Storytelling
  • The Art of Graphical Storytelling
  • The Art of Storytelling - Editing Techniques
  • Tips and Tricks of Storytelling
  • Building a Story Arc
  • Pacing and Rhythm in Editing
  • Genre-Specific Editing Techniques
  • Differences in Editing Documentaries, Dramas, and Comedies
  • Importing and Organizing Media / camera Log / Data transfer
  • Working with Audio and Sound Design
  • Peer Review and Critique
  • Copyrights and Fair Use in Editing
  • The Future of Editing
  • Skills Required to Edit Videos
  • Basic editing concept
  • Insert Clips on the Timeline on Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Everything about Timeline Navigation on Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Mastering Timeline Navigation in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Selection and Track Selection Tools in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Clip Project Management in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Ripple Edit Tools in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Remix Tool in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Razor Tool in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Slip Tool and Slide Tool in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adjustment Layer in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Using Project Panel like a Pro in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Linking, Grouping, and Nesting in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • How to use Rulers and Guides in Premiere Pro?
  • About Video Transitions (Overview)
  • Building Narrative Through Transition
  • Types of Video Transitions - Basics
  • Types of Video Transitions - Transform
  • Types of Video Transitions - Audio
  • Shape Based Transition
  • Applying Transitions
  • Customizing Transitions
  • Masking Transition
  • Immersive VR Transitions
  • Types of Video Transitions
  • Video effects overview
  • Adjust Effects
  • Blur Effects
  • Noise and Grain
  • Generate Effects
  • Gradient Effects
  • Color Effects
  • Image Control
  • Transform
  • Displacement
  • Distortion
  • Perspective
  • Additional Video Editing Tips
  • Case Study - Create a short video
  • What is Audio? and its Various formats
  • Principles Behind Audio Mixing and Effects
  • What are music tracks?
  • Syncing audio or music tracks with video
  • Timeline Audio Tracks
  • Editing Audio in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Recording Audio
  • Gaining, Fading and Balancing
  • Using Audio Effects and Transitions
  • Audio Mixer Overview
  • Setting Track Volume & Mixing Tracks
  • Panning & Balancing
  • Applying effects with Audio Mixer
  • Significance of Audio in Video Editing
  • Make your projects sound quirky
  • Creating Loop with BPM
  • Audio Channels
  • Specials
  • Loudness Control Effects
  • Pitch Shifter
  • Reverb Effects
  • DeHummer Effect
  • Amplitude and compression
  • Audio effects
  • Essential Sound - Dialogue
  • Essential Sound - Music
  • Essential Sound - SFX
  • Essential Sound - Ambience
  • Exploring Different Video Genres
  • Adapting Editing Styles
  • Editing Dialogue
  • Horror
  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Documentary
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Mass Media
  • Noir
  • Imaginative Documentary
  • Combining Genres
  • Thriller
  • Split screen
  • Camera Angle
  • Low Angle - Top Angle
  • Cameras movements Pan, Tilt, Roll and zoom
  • Handheld Shot
  • Tracking Shots
  • Point of View
  • Aerial Shot
  • L-Cut and J Cut
  • Insert Shot / B-Roll
  • Axial cut
  • Cutaway and Jump Cut
  • Soft Cut and Match Cut
  • Case Study - Creating a short film
  • Types of Titles
  • Text Alignment
  • Using Titler
  • Creating Titles from Scratch
  • Superimposing a Title
  • Creating Titles from Templates
  • Creating a Title Roll or Crawl
  • Creating Title Template
  • Text on Path
  • Experiment with Effects
  • Replace Font
  • Creating Lower Third
  • Call Outs
  • Write on Effects
  • Overview
  • Create with Photoshop
  • Draw with Illustrator
  • Compose with After Effects
  • Render with Media Encoder
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Stock
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Animating collage
  • Understanding keyframes
  • Use Motion Effects
  • Lower the Volume Automatically
  • Key Frame Interpolation Spatial and Temporal
  • Time Management
  • Preparing Scripts
  • TCR - Time-code Recorder
  • Collecting assets (Reference)
  • Using Proxy
  • Edit videos faster even if they are longer
  • Sequence Preset
  • Color Management and Luts
  • Optimizing system performance
  • Preferences
  • Collaboration and Cloud
  • Know your GPU
  • RAM Allocation
Eligibility Criteria
• Basic knowledge of computers and keen desire to build skills in this field.
• Open to students, job seekers, and working professionals.
Official Certification
• Official MKCL KLiC Certificate upon successful completion of the course and evaluations.
Work-Centric Learning Approach
• Step 1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work
• Step 2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step 3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step 4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step 5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step 6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step 7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step 8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step 9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step 10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step 11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step 12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!

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