This live online bootcamp is designed for people starting from scratch, with no required background in video, design, or programming. Instructors begin with Premiere Pro editing, covering multicam work, Lumetri color, sound, and delivery settings, then guide you through After Effects for animation, 3D space with cameras and lights, expressions, and effects techniques such as motion tracking, camera tracking, and chroma keying. A focused AI course teaches you to prompt models for video, images, and sound, use the AI capabilities built into Creative Cloud, and follow licensing and disclosure practices on client projects.
Later in the bootcamp, the focus moves to software. You learn to guide AI coding assistants from the command line and develop tools that take repetitive post-production and studio work off your plate, with Neon Postgres for data, Clerk for sign-in, Vercel for hosting, and custom MCP servers. The five Premiere Pro and After Effects courses reflect the skills covered by the Adobe Certified Professional in Video Design. You graduate with a demo reel, a capstone video, two published tools, and a plan for pursuing work, setting rates, and promoting yourself.
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order.
Unit 1 18 Hours
Build practical video editing skills in Adobe Premiere Pro through hands-on, real-world projects. You’ll learn how to shape footage on the timeline, sync and polish audio, correct color, and export professional videos for multiple platforms, making this course a strong fit for beginners or anyone refining their post-production workflow.
Unit 2 18 Hours
Advance your video editing expertise with this in-depth Adobe Premiere Pro course focused on creative and technical refinement. You’ll explore advanced editing techniques such as building custom transitions, enhancing footage with visual effects, shaping fast-paced action sequences, refining audio, and producing polished vertical video for modern platforms.
Unit 3 18 Hours
Learn how to create professional motion graphics and visual effects using Adobe After Effects. This course covers animation techniques, text effects, and file integration to help you build engaging video content.
Unit 4 18 Hours
Unit 5 18 Hours
Master advanced compositing techniques in After Effects, including keying, rotoscoping, and motion tracking. This course teaches you how to seamlessly integrate 2D and 3D elements into your video projects.
Unit 6 18 Hours
Enhance your motion graphics and video editing skills while building a professional demo reel. This hands-on course covers editing principles, motion design best practices, and industry insights to help you craft compelling visual projects.
Unit 7 12 Hours
Learn how to integrate generative AI into your video and motion graphics projects. This course covers AI-powered asset creation, workflow development, and the legal implications of AI-generated content.
Unit 8 60 Hours
Unit 9 60 Hours
With live instructor guidance, plan, develop, and publish two software tools for video and motion design teams with AI coding assistants, and write a case study for each.
Unit 10 18 Hours
Complete one polished video from concept to final output, applying editing, motion design, compositing, color, and audio, with instructor check-ins at each milestone.
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Attend this certificate program live online or as self-paced training. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects.
Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.
Learn at your own pace with pre-recorded video lessons and hands-on exercises. Work through the material on your schedule with access to course content and resources.
Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!
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We offer a single free retake of any module or the whole program within a year.
You can also access recordings of each session in your student portal within one business day of the session’s end. Recordings are available for 30 days after the session.
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