Video Editing for Kids

HOW WE TEACH VIDEO EDITING

  • Individual, 1 on 1 with a teacher
  • We adapt the program to the goals and objectives of the student
  • Adjust to your child’s schedule

Video editing and video blogging course is an effective tool that easily fulfills the dream of a modern child – to become a YouTube star, to have his popular channel, to find his audience. The course program on video editing will support teenagers in their aspiration for popularity, teach them the secrets of interesting video shooting and give them confidence in their own abilities.

Just a few years ago only large TV companies were able to shoot and broadcast video to an audience of millions. Today, thanks to the rapidly developing Internet, any pupil can record and edit videos himself, posting them on his YouTube channel. That is why the skill of making cool video content, making it attractive for the audience is not just a hobby but a required skill nowadays. It is required in any business where colorful and illustrative video presentations are needed.

Main tasks of the course

If your kid can’t tear himself away from his favorite YouTube channels for hours, with our help his passion for popular video content will be transferred into the right direction. Experienced teachers will teach the young director the art of video shooting, introduce the “tricks” of running a successful channel and help to master a lot of useful and up-to-date knowledge in video editing:

  • How to shoot video content professionally and qualitatively, with an emphasis on a beautiful, meaningful picture;
  • how to edit in order to assemble a coherent and attractive video product from separate parts of the video;
  • what tools popular YouTube stars use to improve video content and attract the audience.

You do not need special professional equipment to study in the video editing course. Work with video content is performed on the basis of the material captured on a regular smartphone. The easy-to-use video editor is Adobe Premier Pro, which any child can easily master. As a result of learning lessons video editing teenager will learn not only to make a spectacular slicing of frames with a musical background, but also to create copyright video products.

Adobe Premier Pro Training Program

Getting to know ADOBE Premier Pro

Learning the interface, tools, basic principle of linear editing, exporting video. Adding effects and file types. Creating the first video clip.

By the end of the first section, the student will have learned the program interface, the basics of video editing, working with simple effects, learning file types, sequences, and how to export video.

Basic Skills

Speed. Types of gluing. Simple voicing. Working with text, simple effects and animation. Keyframes. Blending modes, basic color correction, stabilization and shake.

By the end of Unit 2, the student will have learned the basics of keyframing. He will learn how to create simple animation, learn how to change speed, types of video stitching, simple sound work, basic color correction, and working with effects. And he will also do assignments on the program basics, which will help him learn how to edit.

Working with masks

The basics of working with masks. Types and ways of applying masks to various effects. Mask Tracking.

By the end of the first section, the student will have learned how to work with masks in video, and will be able to specify the area of the clip you want to select in order to apply an effect, color correction, blur, hide, show. You will be able to easily apply masks to different effects and do their tracking.

Working with text

Text animation and applying various effects to them. Working with subtitles.

By the end of the second section, the student will learn to animate text and apply various effects to it: neon, handwritten text, video in text, and more. They will learn to work with captions and subtitles and create animated dialogues.

Creating transitions

Create complex transitions using a variety of techniques.

By the end of the third section, the student will be able to apply different types of transitions between video segments. Create unique transitions from combinations of different effects, additional presets, and create transitions using masks.

Working with sound

Editing sound files, applying effects, recording sound.

By the end of Unit 4, the student will be able to process sound from noise, apply sound effects, change volume levels, and make independent sound recordings online.

Shape animation

Create and animate shapes, and work with a legacy header.

By the end of Unit 5, the student will be able to create animation with shapes, explore all the possibilities of working with a legacy title, be able to create an animated screen saver, and learn to make dynamic typography with smooth animation and motion blur.

Color correction

Assignments for color processing of video. Adding presets, creating cinematic color corrections, and color circles.

By the end of Unit 6, the student will have learned how to improve video quality with color correction. You’ll be able to use all of Lumetri’s color options (basic color correction, creative, color circles, curves, color changes, adding a vignette), as well as using additional presets for color correction.

Creating Effects

Work on creating popular effects.

By the end of the seventh section, the student will be able to easily repeat and use commonly used effects in video work. In this section, we’ll break down such effects as Green screen, Tilt-shift, VHS, Glitch effect, hologram effect, neon, and object cloning in video.

Complex Combination Projects

Create complex projects using various combinations of effects and techniques that help students think creatively and apply what they have learned.

By the end of Unit 8, students will be able to combine the power of different effects to create more complex projects. He or she will be able to create an animated Discovery logo, a path on a map, a viewfinder, a sky replacement in a video, a split screen effect, a neon dance, and a mosaic effect.

Video blogger

Creating, designing, maintaining, and promoting a YouTube channel.

By the end of the ninth section, the student will have mastered the work of creating and editing videos for a YouTube channel, adding creative ideas to improve the video material.

Финализация проекта

In this course, your child:

  • Master the Adobe Premier Pro video editor from scratch;
  • Learn the rules of editing clips, mini-movies, and clips for the blog;
  • Learn to assemble video from multiple clips, adjust colors, add titles, and effects;
  • Create their first videos to publish on their blog or add to their portfolio for a future career in film or television.
  • The skills learned in this class will be an excellent foundation for further study in the art of video content creation.