Video Editor
Study Program Courses

In this course, students will delve into the art and craft of video editing. Designed for both beginners and intermediate learners, this course offers a comprehensive overview of essential video editing techniques. Through a combination of theory and hands-on practice, students will learn how to tell compelling visual stories, use professional editing software, and create polished final products. The course covers everything from basic video editing principles to advanced tools and techniques, ensuring students are equipped to tackle various video projects confidently.

Learning Details and Options

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Key Areas:

  1. Introduction to Video Editing Tools:

    • Overview of popular video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve).
    • Understanding timelines, keyframes, and basic editing tools.

  2. Editing Techniques & Styles:

    • Jump cuts, transitions, and effects.
    • Color correction and grading basics.
    • Sound editing and integration of music.

  3. Storytelling Through Editing:

    • Crafting a narrative through visual sequences.
    • Pacing, rhythm, and flow in edits.

  4. Advanced Techniques:

    • Multi-camera editing.
    • Chroma key (green screen) techniques.
    • Motion graphics and visual effects.

  5. Exporting & Finalizing Projects:

    • Export settings for different platforms (YouTube, social media, etc.).
    • Compression, codecs, and resolutions.

Assessment & Project Types:

  1. Practical Assignments:

    • Short Film Editing: Students will edit a pre-recorded short film using professional software.
    • Montage Creation: Create a montage using found footage, applying storytelling techniques.
    • Music Video Project: Sync audio and video to produce a visually compelling music video.

  2. Peer Reviews: Students will review and provide feedback on each other’s projects, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

  3. Final Project:

    • Portfolio Piece: Each student will create a final edited project (e.g., documentary, commercial, or film trailer), applying all the learned techniques. This project will serve as a portfolio piece.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will:

  • Master video editing software and tools, including essential features like cutting, trimming, and splicing.
  • Understand advanced editing techniques such as multi-camera editing, color correction, and motion graphics.
  • Apply storytelling principles to video editing, ensuring coherence and impact in their edits.
  • Produce high-quality video projects suitable for professional portfolios or online distribution.
  • Export video projects for various platforms with optimal settings for resolution, compression, and formats.

Regular & Intensive Learning Option

  • Class Schedule:
    Morning Students – Monday to Thursday, 09:00 am – 03:00 pm
    Afternoon Students – Monday to Thursday, 03:30 pm – 08:00 pm
  • Teaching Method: Online & Offline / Online only (eg. Google meet video call)
  • Course Duration: 3 sessions (9 months)
  • Session Length: 1 session = 3 months
  • DWTA Qualification: Academic Diploma
  • CTVET’s National TVET Qualification Framework (NTVETQF): Higher National Diploma
  • Tuition & Guidance Fees:
    • Ghc 2600 per session or
    • Ghc 900 per month

Slow-Paced & Relaxed Learning Option

  • Class Schedule:
    Weekend Evening Students – Friday to Sunday, 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
  • Teaching Method: Online & Offline / Online only (eg. Google meet video call)
  • Course Duration: 4 sessions (12 months)
  • Session Length: 1 session = 3 months
  • DWTA Qualification: Academic Diploma
  • CTVET’s National TVET Qualification Framework (NTVETQF): Higher National Diploma
  • Tuition & Guidance Fees:
    • Ghc 2600 per session or
    • Ghc 900 per month
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Outline: 1st Session (1 – 3 Months)

By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with practical backend development skills and hands-on experience, ready to embark on a career as a backend developer.

In a full 3-month Motion Graphics & Video Editing course, you can expect to go from beginner to intermediate (and possibly advanced) level, depending on the intensity of the course. Here’s a detailed breakdown of what you’ll typically learn:

🎬 Month 1: Foundations & Essentials

1. Introduction to Video Editing & Motion Graphics

  • Understanding the roles and differences between video editing and motion graphics
  • Overview of the production pipeline: pre-production, production, post-production
  • Understanding storytelling & pacing

2. Video Editing Fundamentals

  • Software: Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve
  • Importing and organizing media
  • Basic timeline editing: cutting, trimming, sequencing
  • Audio syncing and basic audio editing
  • Basic color correction

3. Basic Motion Graphics

  • Software: Adobe After Effects
  • Understanding keyframes and animation principles
  • Creating simple text animations and lower thirds
  • Working with shapes and masks
  • Exporting and rendering

🧰 Month 2: Intermediate Skills & Workflow

1. Intermediate Video Editing

  • Multi-camera editing
  • Speed ramping, slow motion, reverse effects
  • Color grading basics (LUTs, scopes, color wheels)
  • Green screen/chroma keying
  • Sound design basics (SFX, audio balancing, music syncing)

2. Motion Graphics Essentials

  • Advanced keyframe animations (graph editor, easing)
  • Working with expressions
  • Animated infographics
  • 2.5D animation (camera movement, parallax)
  • Typography animation
  • Logo animations

3. Workflow & Integration

  • Dynamic linking between Premiere Pro & After Effects
  • File organization and best practices
  • Rendering formats and compression settings (H.264, ProRes, etc.)
  • Project-based practice (social media video, product promo)

🚀 Month 3: Advanced Projects & Portfolio Development

1. Advanced Motion Graphics

  • Character rigging and basic animation (Duik or Rubberhose if included)
  • Particle systems and effects (Trapcode Particular or native AE tools)
  • Motion tracking and stabilization
  • Using plugins like Element 3D, Saber, or Red Giant Suite (optional)

2. Video Editing Mastery

  • Story-driven editing
  • Music video editing / promotional content
  • Cinematic techniques (J- and L-cuts, montage, transitions)

3. Portfolio Building & Real-World Projects

  • Create 3–5 polished projects: promo videos, logo reveals, animated explainers, etc.
  • Learn to present work (showreel editing, Behance, Vimeo, YouTube)
  • Freelancing basics: pricing, contracts, finding clients
  • Final assessment or capstone project

✅ Software You’ll Likely Learn

  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Media Encoder
  • Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator (for assets)
  • DaVinci Resolve (optional, for color grading)

💼 Career Outcomes

By the end of a solid 3-month course, you should be able to:

  • Work as a junior video editor or motion designer
  • Handle freelance projects
  • Build a showreel or portfolio
  • Understand how to collaborate with clients or creative teams

Outline: 2nd Session (4 – 6 Months)

By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with practical backend development skills and hands-on experience, ready to embark on a career as a backend developer.

Great question — if you complete a foundational 3-month course in Motion Graphics & Video Editing, the next 3 months would typically shift into advanced techniques, specialization, real-world projects, and possibly industry preparation.

Here’s what you can expect to learn in a follow-up 3-month course (Months 4–6):

🧠 Month 4: Advanced Techniques & Industry Tools

🎞️ Advanced Video Editing Techniques

  • Complex storytelling and pacing techniques
  • Advanced color grading (DaVinci Resolve or Lumetri scopes)
  • Audio mastering and sound design
  • Visual continuity and match cuts
  • Scene recreation (from films or ads)
  • Collaborative workflows (proxy workflows, shared projects)

🎨 Advanced Motion Graphics

  • Advanced animation curves (motion blur, graph editor mastery)
  • Complex transitions and seamless animation
  • Character animation (rigging, walk cycles using DUIK or RubberHose)
  • 3D space in After Effects (cameras, lights, shadows)
  • Parent-child relationships and pre-comps for modular design

🧰 New Tools & Plugins

  • Trapcode Particular (particles and VFX)
  • Element 3D (basic 3D object import and manipulation)
  • Mocha AE (advanced tracking & rotoscoping)
  • Red Giant Universe (stylized effects and transitions)

🔧 Month 5: Specialization & Real-World Scenarios

🧩 Specialization Options (choose based on career goals):

  1. Broadcast Graphics
    • News intros, lower thirds, screen graphics, tickers
  2. Social Media Content
    • Loopable animations, Reels/TikTok style editing
    • Short-form branded content
  3. Explainer Videos & Infographics
    • Voiceover syncing, script-to-screen production
  4. Cinematic Trailer Editing / Music Videos
    • Sound-driven editing, dramatic pacing, VFX overlays
  5. 3D Integration
    • After Effects + Blender/Cinema 4D Lite (intro)
    • Basic modeling, 3D logo animations

🧠 Creative Direction

  • How to pitch ideas and present storyboards
  • Mood boards, style frames, and art direction
  • Working with scripts and clients
  • Storyboarding and animatics

🚀 Month 6: Portfolio, Freelancing & Industry Prep

🎬 Capstone Projects

  • 2–3 high-quality portfolio pieces from concept to finish:
    • Product explainer
    • Branded video or ad
    • Title sequence or animated logo
    • Short cinematic edit or music video

💼 Portfolio & Showreel

  • Curating and editing a strong showreel (with music, titles, structure)
  • Branding yourself (logo, intro animation, identity)
  • Uploading to Behance, Vimeo, YouTube, Dribbble

🧾 Freelancing & Industry Work

  • Understanding client briefs
  • Contracts, invoices, and pricing your work
  • Finding clients (Upwork, Fiverr, direct outreach)
  • Collaborating with creative teams (file handoff, feedback cycles)
  • Resume, LinkedIn, and job application tips for studios

🛠️ By the End of 6 Months, You Should Be Able To:

  • Deliver professional-level motion design and video edits
  • Handle full client projects solo
  • Apply for junior-to-mid-level roles in agencies or media houses
  • Confidently freelance or build a motion design business
  • Present yourself professionally with a strong portfolio

Outline: 3rd Session (7 – 9 Months)

By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with practical backend development skills and hands-on experience, ready to embark on a career as a backend developer.

If you’ve already completed 6 months of Motion Graphics & Video Editing training, then your next 3 months (Months 7–9) should push you toward expert-level skills, specialization, and industry integration — meaning you’ll be preparing to work professionally, at an advanced level, in creative studios, agencies, or as a high-end freelancer.

Here’s a breakdown of what you should expect to learn in the final 3-month advanced phase:

🎯 OVERALL FOCUS (Months 7–9):

  • Mastery of motion design and editing software
  • Deep specialization (e.g. cinematic editing, VFX, 3D motion design)
  • Real client work or simulated commercial projects
  • High-end portfolio development
  • Industry-ready workflow and team collaboration

🧠 Month 7: Mastering Complex Projects & Industry Workflows

🔁 Advanced Editing Workflows

  • Collaborative editing (team-based projects with shared assets)
  • Project organization for large-scale edits
  • High-end documentary or commercial-style editing
  • Offline/online workflows
  • XML/AAF project transfers between software (e.g. Premiere ↔ Resolve)

💥 Advanced Motion Graphics

  • Procedural design techniques
  • Advanced expressions and automation in After Effects
  • Advanced compositing (Rotoscoping, clean plate creation, matte painting)
  • 3D camera tracking and environment integration
  • Cinematic title sequences (Marvel-style or Netflix-style intros)

🧰 High-End Plugins & Tools

  • Red Giant Suite (Looks, Universe, Particular, etc.)
  • Video Copilot’s Element 3D or Optical Flares
  • Deep use of Mocha Pro
  • Scripting and expressions to automate motion graphics

🖼️ Month 8: Specialization & Cross-Disciplinary Integration

Depending on your niche, you’ll dive deeper into one or more of the following:

1. 3D Motion Design

  • Cinema 4D or Blender: modeling, lighting, texturing
  • Importing 3D scenes into After Effects
  • Mograph module (C4D) for motion design
  • Render engines (Octane, Redshift intro)

2. Visual Effects (VFX)

  • Compositing in After Effects or Nuke (intro)
  • Chroma keying with spill suppression
  • Match moving and integrating 3D elements into live-action
  • Set extensions, sky replacement, fire/smoke/VFX overlays

3. UX/UI & App Promo Videos

  • Animating UI/UX mockups
  • Simulating app interactions
  • Responsive layouts and screen transitions
  • Explainer animations for digital products

4. Branded Content / Ads

  • High-end commercial motion design
  • Kinetic typography for brand messaging
  • Full brand integration: logo, typography, animation principles

🚀 Month 9: Client Work Simulation + Industry Launch

🎯 Client-Based Projects

  • Simulated or real client briefs
  • Handling revisions, feedback loops, deadlines
  • Deliverables for various platforms (TV, social, web, vertical formats)

🎥 Full-Length Capstone Projects

  • Branded promo video
  • Cinematic short film or documentary edit
  • Motion graphics package (broadcast or brand toolkit)
  • Portfolio-quality ad campaign

🎓 Industry Prep & Career Launch

  • Applying to agencies/studios (portfolio reviews, interview prep)
  • Networking in the industry (events, Discord, online communities)
  • Advanced freelancing: retainers, contracts, brand partnerships
  • Creating a brand for yourself (website, brand animation package)

🛠️ By the End of 9 Months, You Will Be Able To:

  • Operate at a professional level in motion design, editing, or both
  • Build a premium portfolio/showreel targeted at high-paying clients or studios
  • Work confidently in team-based or solo creative environments
  • Understand the business and production side of creative work
  • Specialize in high-demand fields like 3D motion graphics, cinematic editing, or VFX

🎓 Optional Certifications You Could Pursue

  • Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) – Premiere Pro / After Effects
  • DaVinci Resolve Certification
  • Motion Design School / School of Motion certificates
  • Showreel-based acceptance into a design studio or internship

Outline: 4th Session (10 – 12 Months)

By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with practical backend development skills and hands-on experience, ready to embark on a career as a backend developer.

If you’ve already completed 9 months of focused training in Motion Graphics & Video Editing, you’re at or approaching a professional level. The next 3 months (Months 10–12) should be treated as a Mastery & Industry Integration Phase, where you:

  • Specialize deeply
  • Build an elite-level portfolio
  • Transition from student to working professional
  • Develop your creative voice and industry presence

🎯 OVERALL GOALS (Months 10–12):

  • Mastery in your chosen specialization
  • Strong creative identity and portfolio
  • Real-world experience or simulations (internships, client work)
  • Building a sustainable creative career or freelance business

🔥 Month 10: Creative Mastery & Deep Specialization

By this stage, you should choose 1–2 specialized tracks and go deep:

🎞️ Advanced Video Editing (Cinematic/Documentary/Narrative)

  • Narrative pacing, tone, emotional arcs
  • Editing for branded documentaries or ads
  • Advanced storytelling with sound and visuals
  • Integrating archival footage, b-roll, and interviews
  • Creating teaser trailers, cold opens, and visual montages

🎨 Expert-Level Motion Design

  • Long-form animation workflows (1–2 min+)
  • Motion branding systems (toolkits, templates, consistency)
  • Styleframe development and visual storytelling
  • Mastering the Graph Editor + custom easing behaviors
  • Working with motion boards & creative briefs

🧬 Hybrid Compositing + Motion Design

  • Advanced compositing with 3D elements
  • VFX + motion integration (camera match, shadowing, lightwraps)
  • Simulating real-world lighting in stylized animations

🧠 Month 11: Real-World Simulation or Client-Based Projects

🏗️ High-Level Projects

  • Work on 2–3 client-style projects from start to finish
  • You may:
    • Simulate a client campaign with pitch decks and revision rounds
    • Create a full branding package for a fake or real company
    • Collaborate with copywriters, voiceover artists, or illustrators

🔄 Team Collaboration Workflow

  • Cloud-based project sharing (Frame.io, Google Drive, Dropbox)
  • Creative direction, giving and receiving feedback
  • Versioning and file delivery for agencies or production houses
  • Delivering final assets in multiple formats (4K, vertical, reels, etc.)

🚀 Month 12: Portfolio, Personal Branding & Career Launch

🎥 Final Showreel & Personal Projects

  • Produce a personal passion project (e.g., animated short, title sequence, abstract motion piece)
  • Update your showreel:
    • Clean edit
    • Custom music
    • Branding and intro/outro animation
    • Narrative arc or structure (not just a clip mashup)

💼 Job-Ready Portfolio & Online Presence

  • Finalize:
    • Website/portfolio
    • Behance / Dribbble / Vimeo profiles
    • LinkedIn and job board setup

🎯 Industry Navigation

  • Applying for jobs at studios/agencies
  • Pitching for freelance gigs or ongoing clients
  • Cold emailing, networking, and building a presence on design platforms
  • Learning to write contracts and negotiate fees

💡 Bonus Skills You Might Pick Up

  • Template creation for marketplaces (Envato, Motion Array, etc.)
  • Teaching or mentoring beginners (great for portfolio + income)
  • Using AI tools to speed up workflows (generative design, audio cleanup, scripting)

✅ By the End of Month 12, You Will Be Able To:

Skill AreaYour Status
Software Mastery✔️ Expert-level in AE, Premiere, possibly C4D/Blender/Resolve
Creative Identity✔️ Defined style or niche
Portfolio/Showreel✔️ Professional, studio-ready
Industry Tools & Workflow✔️ Comfortable in real-world team/client settings
Career Readiness✔️ Ready to freelance, job-hunt, or launch a creative brand