Video editing director - course 90,960 rubles. from Netology, training 8 months, Date: August 21, 2023.

Former producer of on-air promos on the U TV channel. Collaborated with MTS, Megafon, Mentos, Duracell

Introduction to the profession
Let's talk in detail about what an editing director does. You will find out which specialists take part in working on the video and how their areas of responsibility are distributed. Understand the stages of production and become familiar with different types of videos. Learn to work with technical specifications, determine stages, tasks and roles on a project.
• Introduction to the profession. Features of the work of an editing director
• Video production pipeline

Editing practice in Adobe Premiere Pro 
You will learn how to make editing of various levels of complexity, work with sound and color correction in Adobe Premiere Pro. Master the necessary skills to quickly navigate the interfaces and functions of the program, as well as confidently stream work with video materials. You will understand all stages of working in Adobe Premiere Pro - from importing to rendering the material.
• Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro
• Basics of working in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Organization of work with media files. Key frames. Working with speed
• Multi-camera editing
• Animation. Stabilization. Captions
• Working with sound in Adobe Premiere
• Working with effects. Video rendering and export
• Editing of documentaries and reports
• Short form editing (teaser, trailer, promo)
• Motivation for editing decisions in promos

Montage theory
Study the theory of editing, basic techniques and rules from the history of world cinema. Learn to decompose a video into its component elements, see the types of splices and use techniques of different types of editing. You will understand how various techniques work on our perception of meaning and time. You will understand professional terms and distinguish a scene from an episode, and a frame from a plan.
• Fundamentals of film editing. Plans
• Dialogue editing
• Theory of video editing
• Experimental methods in editing
• How modern films are edited. Current techniques

Storytelling and script
Get acquainted with the classical laws of drama and understand how they are implemented in world cinema and video content on popular streaming platforms. You will learn what scenarios there are for commercials, interviews, presentations, announcements, and educational content. Learn to apply storytelling principles and come up with a video plot, a hero's journey, and visual ways to implement them. You will understand what features of the genre should be taken into account when creating a script.
• Generation of ideas. Script Creation Basics
• Principles of storytelling. How to create a story
• Storytelling in digital and YouTube: mistakes and tips
• Genre features of editing

Basics of camera work and work on set
You will learn how to select equipment for filming and work with studio equipment, what settings need to be used. Learn to choose lighting schemes that suit the scene. You will practice working with a timeline and storyboard for shooting. Find out what you need to check before recording before you press the Rec button.
• Working with a DSLR camera
• Work on site
• Mobile shooting

After Effects Basics 
Learn to create titles and animation effects for videos in After Effects. Learn how to work with video shot using chromakey. Learn the basics of compositing to create a cohesive image from different elements in a frame. Learn to work with video effects.
• Interface overview
• Basics of video editing in After Effects. Work with text. Working with layers
• Working with keys. Animation
• Masks and rotoscoping
• Keying
• Tracking
• Plugins
• Practical lesson, analysis of student work. Additional plugins, Q&A session

Color grading in DaVinci Resolve
Learn how to process and color correct video in DaVinci Resolve. Master a professional color corrector tool.
• Color theory
• DaVinci Resolve interface overview
• Primary color correction in DaVinci Resolve
• Secondary color correction in DaVinci Resolve
• LUT. How to avoid common mistakes in color correction
• View modular works

Working with audio for video in Adobe Audition
Master the Adobe Audition program for working with sound: voice, music and effects. You will learn the principles of working with sound recording, which will save time in the video production process. Find out where you can legally take audio material for your videos.
• Sound recording for video. Technology and its features
• Review of the Audition program. Key windows and tools
• Sound design
• Practice working with sound in video
Working with YouTube and other platforms
Learn to shoot with a mobile camera and use mobile video editors. You will learn what to consider when working with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok platforms. Find out current trends and learn how to adapt videos for different resources.
• Youtube channel development strategy
• Features of editing for TikTok
• Practice. Principles of creating an exciting video for Youtube

Legal rights of media content
A copyright specialist will tell you about the legal framework for using content in Russia, and will also answer questions about the use of other people’s materials in your videos. The lesson was developed jointly with Semenov&Pevzner.
• Copyright of video content

Graduation project
At the end of the program, you will complete a graduation project: a video card or showreel. A video business card is a common test task that is asked to be completed when applying for the position of editing director. You will need to present yourself in a dynamic way, using the knowledge and editing skills you gained in the course. The showreel is the calling card of the editing director. Employers look at him to evaluate a specialist’s technical skills, observation, taste and style.
• Edit a live interview from the sources of a major TV channel
• Podcast editing
• Editing and color correction of a clip from Stock Footage
• Podcast editing up to 10 minutes
• Editing a short film up to 10 minutes
• Design for a YouTube video
• Advertising video for Instagram or YouTube up to a minute