Creative Video Storytelling & Editing: Making the Most of Stock Footage

With stock footage, everyone can create compelling video stories — no camera necessary! In this one-hour class, designer and video editor Nikki Stephens will show you just how easy it is to find, finesse, and edit stock video into a story your audience will love watching.

You'll learn the 3 most effective ways to use stock — to add emotion, show the passage of time, and show what you say — as well as basic editing tips for smoothing, ordering, and adding music to your clips. By the end of the class, you'll have everything you need to create a short custom video of your own.

Whether you're an artist eager to experiment, a brand marketer eager to liven up a pitch, or a videographer looking for reel you can't capture on your own, this class is the perfect place to start creating engaging and effective video stories.

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Dissolve provides high-quality footage from today's most inspiring and relevant shooters, empowering video storytellers with footage for use in professional television and web-based advertising work, brand and corporate videos, editorial and documentary settings, interactive web sites, video games and mobile applications.

• Introduction
• Project: Your Greatest Love!
• What You'll Need
• Why Stock?
• Coming Up With Your Idea
• 1. Adding Emotion
• 2. Filling In Story Gaps
• 3. Showing What You Say
• Finding the Perfect Clip
• Tips for Video Editing
• Nikki's Project: Pretzel Quest
• Final Thoughts