Smartphone Videography and Video Editing for Beginners

Funding Validity Period

19 May 2023

18 May 2027

Course Overview

With advancements in digital technologies, function is video recording. Businesses are now able to record their own videos for use in their marketing and sales promotions. This course aims to equip learners with the competencies to plan their scripts and translate them into interesting storylines. Learners will be taught all the features available on their smartphones that can be used to take attractive and compelling videos. They will also be shown the many new apps that users can download and use to enhance their videos.

Skills Acquired

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

Interpret the storyboard to determine the camera equipment needed and the composition technique required to shoot the scene with an understanding of the key processes & rolls of videography and visual effects editing.
Produce shots according to technical and aesthetic requirements using cinematography and lighting techniques.
Create layer-based video sequence based on the principles and concepts of videography and visual effects
Apply multi-layers composition with sophisticated video editing and visual effects techniques
Apply visual enhancements to the synchronised video
Evaluate the quality of videography and visual effects

Learning Modules

Learning Unit 1: Key processes & Compositing Techniques of Videography

The 8 Steps to videography and video effects
List of Videography Equipment needed to Compose Visuals
Composition Techniques for Videography and Visual Effects

Learning Unit 2: Lighting Cinematography Techniques

Lights Techniques for videography and visual effects
Principals & Elements of Photography
Camera Techniques

Learning Unit 3: Multi-layer composition to sequence video footages with visual effects

Principles & Concepts of Videography & Visual Effects
Introduction to CapCut
Video Sequencing
Editing Techniques

Learning Unit 4: Visual Enhancement

Using digital compositing tools to enhance the visual effects.
Apply lighting adjustments to enhance the visual effects.

Learning Unit 5: Evaluate the quality of videography and visual effects

Key evaluating points and provide valuable feedbacks

The 8 Steps to videography and video effects
List of Videography Equipment needed to Compose Visuals
Composition Techniques for Videography and Visual Effects

Lights Techniques for videography and visual effects
Principals & Elements of Photography
Camera Techniques

Principles & Concepts of Videography & Visual Effects
Introduction to CapCut
Video Sequencing
Editing Techniques

Using digital compositing tools to enhance the visual effects.
Apply lighting adjustments to enhance the visual effects.

Key evaluating points and provide valuable feedbacks

Who is this course is for

This training is relevant to Social Media Content Creator, YouTube Content Developer, Camera Man, Video Editor, Digital Marketing Specialist, Film Editor, Filmmaker. This is also relevant to small business owners and employees who need to create video content for their social media marketing campaigns.

Academic prerequisites

Workforce Skills Qualifications (“ES WSQ”) Workplace Literacy (“WPL”) level 5.
Be able to read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to ES WSQ WPL level 5.
Be able to manipulate numbers at a proficiency level equivalent to ES WSQ Workplace Numeracy (“WPN”) level 5.
Learners to have minimum GCE ‘O’ level or ITE certificate education
Learner should have at least 1 year’s working experience in any industry.
Learner must be able to operate basic functions and features of their smartphone
Learner must be able to operate camera function on their smartphone

Course Fees

Company Sponsored

Fees	Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)	Non Small Medium Enterprises	Singaporean Employees aged 40 years and above
Full Fee	$1,200.00	$1,200.00	$1,200.00
9% GST (on full course fee)	$108.00	$108.00	$108.00
Funding Amount	$840.00 (70% off course fee)	$600.00 (50% off course fee)	$840.00 (70% off course fee)
Nett Fee Payable (incl. GST)	$468.00	$708.00	$468.00

SME: Company registered or incorporated in Singapore AND employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
Non-SME (MCES): Employee is Singaporean aged 40 years and above

Course Fee Funding:
SME: 70% of course fee
Non-SME: 50% of course fee
Non-SME(MCES): 70% of course fee

Eligible for Absentee Payroll Funding

$4.50 per training hour capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year

Eligible for SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC)

Self Sponsored

Fees	Singapore Citizens (40 years and above)	Singapore Citizens (21 to 39 years old) & Permanent Residents (21 years old and above)
Full Fee	$1,200.00	$1,200.00
9% GST (on full course fee)	$108.00	$108.00
Funding Amount	$840.00 (70% off course fee)	$600.00 (50% off course fee)
Nett Fee Payable (incl. GST)	$468.00	$708.00

MCES: Singaporean aged 40 years and above
Normal: Singaporean / PR aged 21 years and above

Course Fee Funding:
MCES: 70% of course fee
Normal: 50% of course fee

Eligible for UTAP funding
Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit
Eligible for PSEA Funds