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LinkedIn Learning

Become a Video Editor

via LinkedIn Learning Path

Overview

Get the skills you need to become a professional video editor. Using today's best digital tools, you'll get a solid foundation in everything from story structure and editing techniques to video compression and color correction.
  • Learn the essentials of film and video editing.
  • Master fundamental digital media principles.
  • Practice with industry standard editing tools, using Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Learning Video Production and Editing
-Find out how to get started in video production and editing. Reviews the tools and techniques aspiring video professionals need to know to launch a successful career.

Course 2: The History of Film and Video Editing
-An introduction to the history of film and video editing, including both essential editing techniques and evolving technology.

Course 3: Foundations of Video: The Art of Editing
-Learn how to examine a script, review your footage, and shape your raw materials into a work of art through the process of video editing.

Course 4: Introduction to Video Editing
-Learn how to edit video in this project-based introduction to both the aesthetic and technical aspects of video editing.

Course 5: Premiere Pro 2020 Essential Training
-Learn the essentials of Adobe Premiere Pro 2020. Learn how to edit video and audio, make color corrections, and add titles and effects with this industry-leading application.

Course 6: Introduction to Video Dialogue Editing
-Explore the history of dialogue in film and the techniques behind editing a great dialogue-based scene.

Course 7: Introduction to Video Color Correction
-Explore the art, science, history, and execution of color correction, and find out solutions for the most common color-correction problems that editors encounter.

Courses

Taught by

Rob Garrott, Ashley Kennedy and Norman Hollyn

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