Creative Editing Course
The International Academy Institute for Training, in partnership with the Social Development Center in Medina, presented a course titled "Creative Editing" This will take place on Tuesday, the 15th of Ramadan in the year 1442 AH at 11 PM for a duration of one and a half hours, and the course was given by instructor Ghadeer Wasl Allah Alhazmi, a graphic design designer and a certified trainer from the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, who holds a global quality certificate. The media course was presented by instructor: Hattaf Tarabishi via Zoom (zoom) and live broadcast on YouTube by the ACADEMION International Training Institute.
Editing is the art of selecting and arranging scenes and their duration on the screen so that they transform into a message with a specific meaning, and editing involves cutting and arranging clips or repeating them or deleting them or removing impurities from them or removing parts you do not want in the work.
The instructor began the course by raising the question of what is needed to learn editing? She pointed out that it requires a desire and self-motivation to learn, as well as continuous practice until mastery. The instructor then clarified that before learning editing, one must learn the stages of preparing and producing video, including determining and selecting the idea, defining the main goal, identifying the audience and its characteristics, then conducting research and gathering information and writing the script, followed by filming, then commentary and sound selection, and then comes the choice of the appropriate program.
The instructor also pointed out the function and role of editing, mentioning the types of videos that include personal, narrative, explanatory, advertising, educational, and animated videos. The instructor also discussed how to choose the appropriate editing program that works to present the video in a good and creative way, starting with simple programs for beginners and then moving on to professional and powerful programs.
The instructor explained some useful tips for anyone wanting to learn editing in its various forms, stating that those who wish to learn editing should start without waiting, and they must continue learning and training to develop and innovate in the field of editing. The instructor also emphasized the necessity of direct application and reviewing videos, and it is important not to rush but rather to climb the ladder step by step.
The instructor mentioned that when editing a specific video, one must learn how to create a transition scene between one video and another. She also highlighted the importance of choosing the appropriate background and matching colors that give an aesthetic impression to the video, thus increasing viewer attraction and admiration for it. The instructor indicated that the video should be designed in the form of segmented parts to facilitate the process of deletion or modification of those parts, and it is important to choose the appropriate dimensions for platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Most importantly, one must have passion and love for the field of video production and editing.
At the end of the course, the instructor explained the editing process in detail using the editing program (filmora)
After the course, the Al-Madina newspaper met with instructor Alhazmi, where she added: Learning editing requires a desire and self-motivation to learn and innovate, as well as continuous practice to reach mastery. In this course, I focused on the basics and the beginning of the path, mentioning some programs to clarify to everyone that regardless of the variety and differences in many aspects of the programs, anyone can produce a professional, creative video, whether they are a beginner or a professional, once they define the goal and choose the appropriate program for them.