Graphic Design and Video Editing Course for High School Students

Graphic Design & Video Editing Summer Course: Course Description

In this program, students spend two weeks learning graphic design principles and tools and another two weeks learning video editing and motion graphics

Students will gain familiarity with all the key Adobe tools used by graphic designers and video editors in this program and jumpstart their knowledge in each domain. 

In the first two weeks, students learn to use Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop for graphic design. Students will learn the skills and tools they need to jumpstart their graphic design pursuits. 

In the following two weeks, students learn to go beyond static design and make things move with video editing and motion graphics. Students work on animation with After Effects and video editing with Premiere Pro, the industry-standard tools used by professional video editors. 

Students with prior experience in graphic design, or only wanting to learn video editing and motion graphics can take the two week video editing and motion graphics course. 

Schedule: Every weekday from 10 am — 1 pm for four weeks

• Method of Delivery: Live Online. Live-streamed with the ability to ask questions and interact with instructor real-time. 
• Prerequisites & Ages: No prior design experience is required.
• Computer: Live online attendees should have their own Mac or PC. We will assist with any software setup prior to the course.

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Understanding Graphic Design, Video Editing, and Motion Graphics

To get started in graphic design, video editing, and motion graphics, you’ll want to learn the applications and skills used by professional designers. These commonly used tools and skills are:

• Adobe Photoshop: Photoshop is the industry-standard photo editing app, but you can do a lot more with it than just manipulate photos. It’s very versatile and used by photographers, designers, videographers, and more to edit photos, create graphics, design websites, and build animated GIFs... just to name a few. Photoshop is one of the standard apps every graphic designer knows. You can use it to create graphics for many types of uses such as social media, web, emails, video, and print. The graphics can contain photos, text, logos, icons, etc. Photoshop can open and export a wide variety of graphic file formats, so you can use it across many industries.

• Adobe InDesign: From long documents (such as books and magazines) to short documents (such as brochures and business cards), InDesign is perfect for creating layouts that combine text and graphics. InDesign is ideal for creating designs that will be printed but can also be used for digital output such as eBooks, PDF, and more.

• Adobe Illustrator: Illustrator is the industry-standard vector graphics and illustration app. Designers and illustrators use it to create logos, web graphics, fashion designs, product packaging, and so much more. Even if you can’t draw things by hand, there’s still a lot of things you can do with Adobe Illustrator. Illustrator's applications include drawings, logos, icons, web graphics, social media, product packaging, and fashion design.

• Video Editing: Video editors cut, move, and manipulate videos to create a completed video product. They put together video, photos, and layouts that emphasize the content of the photo itself, rather than the design of the layout being used. Basic stop-motion animation also falls within the video editing category. One of the primary tools used for video editing is Adobe Premiere Pro, which is used in this course.

• Motion Graphics: Enhancing video and design through movement. If you have watched the introduction to a sporting event, with multiple video images composited together, you have seen motion graphics at work. Motion graphics artists create antimations, apply effects, and composite multiple elements together to create compelling images and stories through motion. In this course, students learn to create motion graphics using Adobe After Effects, a commonly used application for motion graphics professionals.