Digital Media & Video Editing Certificate Course in Nairobi Kenya – 2024

Introduction to Video Editing:

An introduction to video editing, covering video production overview, workspace navigation, access to working files, exercise file setup, and asset relinking.

Video Production Workflow:

Learn the entire video production workflow, including shooting tips, non-linear editing, asset importing, video editing, project exporting, and using Adobe Prelude.

Getting Started:

Get started with video editing by optimizing your hardware, project setup, preferences, workspace navigation, and customization.

Importing, Capturing, and Managing Assets:

Discover methods for moving video files to your computer, capturing from tape, extracting DVDs, and managing assets within the project panel.

Working with Audio/Video Tracks:

Dive into audio and video track manipulation, creating sequences, adding clips, and utilizing keyboard modifiers for efficient editing.

Trimming and Adjusting Clips and Special Edits:

Learn advanced trimming techniques, edit tools, and special edits, including cutaways, matched-action edits, and time adjustments.

Adding Video and Audio Transitions:

Explore video and audio transitions, including properties, specialized transitions, and effect adjustments.

Working with Video Effects:

Master video effects, animation with keyframes, and temporal keyframe interpolation.

Performing Color Correction:

Dive into color correction, tonality adjustment, color correction effects, and exporting to SpeedGrade.

Introducing Compositing – Layering:

Understand compositing, layering graphics, motion effects, opacity, blending modes, and working with layered Photoshop files.

Animating Motion Effects:

Create animations with motion effects, smooth motion using Bezier curves, and match object motion within a clip.

Using Keying Effects:

Explore keying effects, utilize the key effect, and create multiple actor scenes.

Specialized Compositing Methods:

Master adjustment layers, track matte key effects, closed captions, nested sequences, and multi-camera editing.

Introducing Audio Editing:

Learn the fundamentals of audio editing, from adding audio to adjusting volume and panning.

Making Specialized Audio Edits:

Explore advanced audio edits, including using audio from one clip on another, J- and L-cut edits, and audio normalization.

Working with Audio Effects:

Discover audio effects, channel-oriented effects, frequency and pitch control, and noise removal.

Working with the Titler:

Create engaging titles and text graphics, from starting with templates to using the pen tool.

Using the Audio Track and Clip Mixer:

Learn to control and automate audio tracks, apply audio effects, record narrations, and output tracks.

Exporting a Project:

Understand the export workflow, export format options, and how to export your final project.

Final Project Assessment and Presentation:

Showcase your skills with a final project assessment and presentation.

Grading Criteria

Students undergo continuous assessment and receive ongoing projects to enhance and apply their skills as the course advances. Our grading system is project-based, focusing on skill development and practical application throughout the program.