Video Editing Fundamentals
37mBeginner2020-10-20
Authors

Ashley Kennedy
Managing Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning
Course details
Video editing is an art. It’s both creative and technical and requires the vision and knowledge to bring everything together in a nonlinear editing environment. In this course, get a high-level overview of this post-production process from start to finish. Learn about organizing your assets, the basics of editing and trimming, and how to assemble shots to tell a story. Explore the impact of pacing and tempo and the influence of audio on the viewing experience. See how to work with still images and fix problems with footage. Plus, discover how to enhance and polish your final cut with effects, color correction, and titling.
Skills covered
Video EditingVideoOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome to the exciting world of video editing
Foundations of Video Editing
- Asset organization - Getting set up
- Basic editing - Laying the foundation
- Trimming - Fine-tuning the product
- Audio editing - Building the soundtrack
- Still images - Finding depth and meaning within photos
- Video effects - Correcting and changing your footage
- Color correction - Fixing and enhancing color
- Titling - Using text to inform and elevate the project
- Finishing your project - Export and delivery