Video Editing: Beginner to Advanced
Edit videos people actually watch: YouTube videos, Reels and Shorts, ads and client projects. Learn the professional workflow, cuts and pacing, storytelling, short-form retention editing, audio cleanup and music, colour correction and grading, text and motion graphics, advanced techniques and AI tools, export settings for every platform, and how to get paid as an editor in India. Short, gamified lessons with worked examples, and hand-picked short Hindi and English videos for every topic.
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Modules: 10
- Fee: Rs 5,000 (about Rs 833 a month on EMI)
- Field: Content & Video
Roles this track prepares you for
- Video Editing: Beginner to Advanced
Curriculum
- Foundations: how professional editors work - The foundations every editor needs: what the job really is, the professional workflow, choosing software, the technical specs in plain words, setting up a project properly, and working fast in the editing interface.
- What a video editor really does: the workflow from footage to final export
- Choosing your editing software: DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut and mobile apps
- Resolution, frame rate, aspect ratio and codecs, in plain words
- Setting up a project: import, bins, naming, backups and proxies
- The editing interface: timeline, tracks, tools and the shortcuts that matter
- Editing fundamentals: cuts, pacing and story - The craft that separates editors from button-pressers: invisible cuts, jump and match cuts, J-cuts and L-cuts, B-roll that shows the story, pacing and rhythm, and hook, setup and payoff.
- The cut: cut on action, jump cuts and match cuts
- J-cuts and L-cuts: making dialogue flow
- B-roll and cutaways: covering cuts and showing the story
- Pacing and rhythm: when to cut and when to hold
- Story structure: hook, setup and payoff
- Short-form video: Reels and Shorts - Edit vertical videos people watch to the end: how short-form is watched, finding the moment in long footage, captions and safe zones, pattern interrupts and sound, and repurposing one long video into many clips.
- How Reels and Shorts are watched: retention, the first 3 seconds, loops
- Editing a Reel from long footage: finding the moment
- Captions and on-screen text that people read (safe zones)
- Pattern interrupts, zooms and sound effects that keep attention
- Repurposing one long video into many short ones
- Audio: the half of video people notice when it is bad - Record clean dialogue, repair it with noise reduction, EQ and compression, mix it to sensible peaks and LUFS with music ducked underneath, and score videos with licensed music and purposeful sound effects.
- Recording-to-edit basics: clean dialogue first
- Fixing audio: noise reduction, EQ and compression
- Levels and loudness: dB peaks, LUFS and mixing music under voice
- Music and sound design: mood, timing and licensing
- Colour: correction and grading - Make every shot look right, then make the whole video feel right: correction vs grading, reading scopes, white balance and exposure, matching shots, and grading with LUTs, log footage and natural skin tones.
- Correction vs grading: fix first, then create a look
- Reading scopes: waveform, vectorscope and parade
- White balance, exposure and matching shots
- Grading for mood, LUTs and log footage, skin tones
- Text, titles and motion graphics - Make videos look professionally finished: readable titles and lower thirds, natural keyframe animation, purposeful transitions, masks and green screen, and motion tracking with simple animated graphics.
- Titles and lower thirds that look professional
- Keyframes and easing: making things move naturally
- Transitions: when to use them (and when not to)
- Masks and green screen (chroma key)
- Motion tracking and simple animated graphics
- Advanced editing techniques - The techniques that separate hobby edits from professional ones: multicam podcasts, speed ramps and slow motion, stabilisation, nesting and adjustment layers, AI tools used with care, and a fast template-and-shortcut workflow.
- Multicam editing for podcasts and interviews
- Speed ramps, slow motion and time remapping
- Stabilisation, nesting and adjustment layers
- AI tools for editors: captions, text-based editing, noise removal and upscaling
- Working fast: templates, presets and a shortcut workflow
- Export and delivery - Finish every edit professionally: choose export settings, build platform presets for YouTube, Reels, Shorts and WhatsApp, make honest thumbnails and titles, and deliver, revise and archive client work.
- Export settings: codec, bitrate, resolution and frame rate
- Export presets for YouTube, Reels, Shorts and WhatsApp
- Thumbnails and titles that get the click (honestly)
- Delivery, versions, revisions and archiving client files
- Career: earning as a video editor in India - Turn your skills into paid work: build a portfolio and showreel, find clients among creators, brands, agencies and platforms, price your work and agree terms in writing, and run briefs, feedback and copyright like a professional.
- Building a portfolio and showreel that gets you hired
- Finding clients: creators, brands, agencies and platforms
- Pricing your work and writing a simple agreement
- Working with clients: briefs, feedback, revisions and copyright
- Capstone: from raw footage to published content - Put all nine modules together on one real project: write the brief, review and plan the footage, edit, mix, colour and add graphics, then export a YouTube video, cut 3 Reels from the same footage and hand everything over.
- The brief: footage review, story and plan
- The edit: structure, audio, colour and graphics
- Delivery: long-form export, 3 Reels and a client handover
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Video Editing: Beginner to Advanced course?
It runs for 8 weeks, with 10 modules. It is self-paced online learning from EasySkill Career Academy, Surat.
How much does the Video Editing: Beginner to Advanced course cost?
The fee is Rs 5,000, or about Rs 833 a month on EMI.
What will I build in Video Editing: Beginner to Advanced?
Every module ends in a graded practical task that AI checks in about 30 seconds, so you finish with a portfolio you can show to employers or clients.
Which roles does Video Editing: Beginner to Advanced prepare me for?
It prepares you to apply for roles such as Video Editing: Beginner to Advanced. It does not guarantee a job or income.
Can I learn online, or do I have to visit a centre?
You can learn fully online. EasySkill also has centres in Adajan, Vesu and Bhestan, Surat, if you prefer to visit.
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