Learn Professional Video Editing- Career Certification Course
This one-year course introduces the advanced features found in Davinci Resolve. Students will edit a real documentary trailer, and learn the basics of color grading and audio mixing. For students serious about a career in video editing.
Chadwick Washington
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(4)
What's included
36 live meetings
36 in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. After each class, students will be assigned to complete a specific number of pages from the course book. It will not be checked for correctness, but if students have problems they will be able to take a screenshot of their screen and send it to me for additional assistance.Assessment
Assessments will be done in class by means of Zoom polls. Students will not be required to take them, but they may help students identify areas they need to focus on.Class Experience
Intermediate Level
Davinci Resolve is the industry-standard when it comes to video editing and color grading. Used by professional studios and indie filmmakers, this course will introduce you to all the features of this powerful (and free) software. No previous background in video editing is required. This is an in-depth, immersive 5 month course designed to teach you the complete fundamentals of video editing. You will also have the option to get certified from Davinci Resolve at the end of the course! It is strongly encouraged that you have TWO monitors, this way as I teach the course you can follow along with me on one monitor and repeat the same actions on the other. The course is split up into 5, one-month sections - Video editing 101 -105. They are designed to be taken in order, you must have completed the previous course to advance to the next one. System Requirements ( Your computer must meet at least the minimum requirements in order to run Davinci Resolve properly - updated July 2023) CPU Minimum: Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 Recommended: Intel Core i9 or AMD Ryzen 9 RAM Minimum: 16GB Recommended: 32GB+ GPU Minimum: 4GB VRAM Recommended: 8GB+ VRAM Media Storage Minimum: SSD or RAID Recommended: SSD, Direct Attached RAID or NAS RAID (10GbE) Course Syllabus: Weeks 1-4 Editing in the Edit Page Audio, Effects and Titles in the Edit Page Weeks 5-8 Performing Primary Color Corrections Making Secondary Color Adjustments Weeks 9-12 Color Grade Management Project Setup and Preferences Weeks 13-16 Mixing Audio in Fairlight Creating Effects in Fusion Weeks 17-20 Delivery and Media Management Personal Project Review & Certification
Learning Goals
Students will learn how to edit in the edit page, basic color corrections/grading, audio mixing, basic effects in Fusion, delivery and media management
Other Details
Pre-Requisites
Students need to have a basic knowledge of using Davinci Resolve.
Supply List
A link to download 'The Beginner's Guide to DaVinci Resolve 18' and the projects files will be provided to the students.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined February, 2024
5.0
4reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of Bridgeport
I currently teach professional video editing , color grading, audio production and visual effects. I have been an educator for nearly two decades and have experience teaching a wide variety of subjects to all age groups. I am currently working on a comedy-VFX series for YouTube. Reviews
Live Group Course
$25
weekly or $900 for 36 classes1x per week, 36 weeks
60 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 16-18
5-18 learners per class
