Video Editing (Advanced)

Structuring large productions with nested sequences, project templates and team-ready bin systems.

Syncing multiple camera angles by timecode and audio, and managing complex multi-cam sequences.

Cutting multi-camera event and interview footage with live-broadcast-style pacing.

Managing long-form, multi-sequence projects using nesting, markers and timeline organisation.

Fine-tuning pacing and rhythm using J/L cuts, match cuts and advanced trim techniques.

Working with high frame rate footage and advanced time remapping for cinematic slow motion.

Understanding log footage, camera formats and colour management before grading.

Editing a complete multi-camera event or documentary sequence from raw footage.

Building an organised node tree for scalable, non-destructive colour grading.

Grading log-format footage correctly using colour space transforms and camera LUTs.

Isolating precise colour ranges using qualifiers and advanced secondary correction.

Building signature cinematic looks, including film-emulation style grades.

Matching colour consistently across different cameras, lighting setups and scenes.

Understanding HDR grading workflows and preparing HDR-ready deliverables.

Adding grain, halation and texture effects for a premium, high-end finish.

Delivering a complete cinematic grade across a multi-scene sequence.

Getting comfortable with the After Effects workspace, compositions and layers.

Animating properties with keyframes and refining motion using the graph editor.

Building and animating vector shape layers for logo stings and animated graphics.

Designing kinetic type animations and full animated title sequences.

Building reusable Motion Graphics templates (MOGRTs) for use back in Premiere Pro.

Using 3D layers, cameras and lights to add depth to motion graphics compositions.

Using basic expressions to automate repetitive animation and data-driven graphics.

Delivering a complete branded motion graphics package for a video project.

Pulling clean keys from difficult green/blue screen footage and edge refinement.

Tracking motion and stabilising shaky footage for compositing and effects work.

Rotoscoping subjects and removing unwanted objects from a shot.

Blending multiple footage/graphic layers with matched lighting and colour for realism.

Adding particle effects and basic simulations to enhance a scene.

Building split-screen and multi-frame composite sequences.

Applying VFX techniques to short-form social content and advertising creatives.

Delivering a complete composited VFX shot combining keying, tracking and effects.

Cleaning noisy dialogue and smoothing edits using advanced audio repair tools.

Layering foley, ambience and cinematic sound design elements into a scene.

Editing and syncing a music score to picture cuts and emotional beats.

Mixing to broadcast/platform loudness standards using metering and mastering tools.

Running a full technical quality-control pass on picture and sound before delivery.

Exporting to broadcast, streaming and social delivery specifications from the same master.

Managing client review rounds, timecoded feedback and version control.

Delivering a fully mixed, mastered and technically QC'd finished sequence.

Understanding real-world post-production workflows and how editors fit into a team.

Organising and archiving project files, media and deliverables for long-term access.

Curating a showreel across ads, narrative, documentary and social formats.

Planning the capstone brief, footage plan and delivery specs before final production.

Assembling and editing the capstone project using advanced multi-cam techniques.

Applying cinematic colour grading and motion graphics to the capstone project.

Compositing VFX shots and finishing sound design and mix on the capstone project.

Delivering the finished capstone project across formats and presenting it as a portfolio piece.