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Video Editing & Special Effects (Ages 8 - 12 Years)
NR Computer Learning Center (Online)
About
This is an introductory-level course where students will learn to use video editing software to edit digital video; add background sound, music, special effects, and text; cut and merge video clips, and add pictures. The students will also learn to use Audacity (developed at Carnegie Mellon University) to edit sound and share their videos with friends and family on YouTube.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Edit movies to give a professional look
• Add animation and special effects to a movie
• Add voice-overs and background music
• Share a movie with friends and family
• Upload movie to Youtube or Vimeo
TARGET STUDENT:
This course is designed for students who want to learn the following:
• Learn how to edit movies to give it a professional look
• Learn to add animation and special effects to the movie
• Learn to add voice-overs and background music
• Share a movie with friends and family
• Upload movie to Youtube or Vimeo
• Save the video to CD or DVD
TOPICS
• Installing Windows Live Movie Maker
• Touring the Movie Maker interface
• Starting and saving a new project
• Adjusting the view
• Gathering Content
Understanding what files you can use
Adding & organizing video and pictures
Importing photos from a camera
Importing video from a camcorder
Importing content from other devices
• Adding music to a project
• Putting It All Together
• Creating a Movie
• Adding and modifying the title
Change the title
Add effects
• Adding and formatting caption in a clip
• Adjusting music options.
Setting Start time, start point and Endpoint
Split a song
Fade in & out
• Trimming & Splitting video clips
Insert video clip
mute out the movie sound
splitting the movie clip
removing the unwanted movie clip
Creating slow-motion video
• Adjusting photo duration and adding photo effects
• Creating a snapshot from existing video
• Adding a transition between clips
• Adding visual effects to photo and video
• adding multiple effects to a single clip
• Removing effects
• Saving movie in high definition (HD), on DVD, for Internet and YouTube
ASSUMPTIONS
The course assumes that the learner is familiar with basic computer skills.
This course depends on the student's commitment to work in class and, if necessary, to work independently at his/her own time on a project assigned to them that will require access to a computer.
LEARNING RESOURCES AND TOOLS
The workload of each unit varies and each unit consists of a combination of the following:
• Lecture: The Lecture consists of notes that can be used by students as reference material.
• Hands-on Exercises: The hands-on exercises help students apply the concepts learned during the lecture.
• Quiz: The quiz allows the student to further validate their learning. The answers are provided at the end of each quiz session.
• Projects: Projects help students apply the concepts learned through the lecture and apply to build an application,
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A computer with internet access and a headset.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS / PATHWAYS:
This is an excellent introductory course for students who are interested in creating and editing their own video, share their video with their friends and family, or add special effects to their videos.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Edit movies to give a professional look
• Add animation and special effects to a movie
• Add voice-overs and background music
• Share a movie with friends and family
• Upload movie to Youtube or Vimeo
TARGET STUDENT:
This course is designed for students who want to learn the following:
• Learn how to edit movies to give it a professional look
• Learn to add animation and special effects to the movie
• Learn to add voice-overs and background music
• Share a movie with friends and family
• Upload movie to Youtube or Vimeo
• Save the video to CD or DVD
TOPICS
• Installing Windows Live Movie Maker
• Touring the Movie Maker interface
• Starting and saving a new project
• Adjusting the view
• Gathering Content
Understanding what files you can use
Adding & organizing video and pictures
Importing photos from a camera
Importing video from a camcorder
Importing content from other devices
• Adding music to a project
• Putting It All Together
• Creating a Movie
• Adding and modifying the title
Change the title
Add effects
• Adding and formatting caption in a clip
• Adjusting music options.
Setting Start time, start point and Endpoint
Split a song
Fade in & out
• Trimming & Splitting video clips
Insert video clip
mute out the movie sound
splitting the movie clip
removing the unwanted movie clip
Creating slow-motion video
• Adjusting photo duration and adding photo effects
• Creating a snapshot from existing video
• Adding a transition between clips
• Adding visual effects to photo and video
• adding multiple effects to a single clip
• Removing effects
• Saving movie in high definition (HD), on DVD, for Internet and YouTube
ASSUMPTIONS
The course assumes that the learner is familiar with basic computer skills.
This course depends on the student's commitment to work in class and, if necessary, to work independently at his/her own time on a project assigned to them that will require access to a computer.
LEARNING RESOURCES AND TOOLS
The workload of each unit varies and each unit consists of a combination of the following:
• Lecture: The Lecture consists of notes that can be used by students as reference material.
• Hands-on Exercises: The hands-on exercises help students apply the concepts learned during the lecture.
• Quiz: The quiz allows the student to further validate their learning. The answers are provided at the end of each quiz session.
• Projects: Projects help students apply the concepts learned through the lecture and apply to build an application,
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A computer with internet access and a headset.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS / PATHWAYS:
This is an excellent introductory course for students who are interested in creating and editing their own video, share their video with their friends and family, or add special effects to their videos.
When to arrive:
5 minutes before
Additional details:
Prerequisites: A computer with an internet connection and a headset. For the projects, the students can use any Video Editing, Picture Editing and Sound Editing software they may already have. For the training purpose, the students will need to download Free MovieMaker software (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/movie-maker-10-free/9mvfq4lmz6c9?activetab=pivot:overviewtab) for editing a movie and Audacity (https://www.audacityteam.org/) for editing sound/voice file.
Cancellation policy:
24 hours in advance
Caregiver required:
No
Upcoming Schedule for Video Editing & Special Effects (Ages 8 - 12 Years)
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Provider
1820 E First St, Ste 550, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Santa Ana
About
NR Computer Learning Center (NRCLC) provides hands-on and online computer training and test preparation software for Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, CIW, Java, MySQL, CISCO, CompTIA and more. We also provide training for Microsoft Office Specialist, IC3, Microsoft Technology Associate program in Hardware Infrastructure, Software development for Windows, Web and Mobile devices, and database design and development. We have a state of the art facility in Orange County, California offering various kinds of certifications and courses for kids, adults, and working professionals.
Being a Microsoft partner and a reputed institution imparting computer education since 2002 for kids and teens we offer on-campus and online classes as part of Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) program to Kids and Teens. Students learn to create 2D and 3D animated games (using GameMaker & Scratch), programming languages (Java, C++, Python, JavaScript), developing Mobile Apps, building website using HTML5, CSS3 & JavaScript, working with Programmable Robots and Internet of Things (IoT) using Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
NRCLC is an approved Vendor for several charter schools including Sage Oak, Pathways Academy, Excel Academy, California Public Charter Schools, Community Collaborative Charter School, Inspire Enrichment Orders, Blue Ridge Academy, Pacific Coast Academy, Cabrillo Point Academy, Mission Vista Academy, and Granite Mountain Charter School.
Being a Microsoft partner and a reputed institution imparting computer education since 2002 for kids and teens we offer on-campus and online classes as part of Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) program to Kids and Teens. Students learn to create 2D and 3D animated games (using GameMaker & Scratch), programming languages (Java, C++, Python, JavaScript), developing Mobile Apps, building website using HTML5, CSS3 & JavaScript, working with Programmable Robots and Internet of Things (IoT) using Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
NRCLC is an approved Vendor for several charter schools including Sage Oak, Pathways Academy, Excel Academy, California Public Charter Schools, Community Collaborative Charter School, Inspire Enrichment Orders, Blue Ridge Academy, Pacific Coast Academy, Cabrillo Point Academy, Mission Vista Academy, and Granite Mountain Charter School.
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