Description
Your teen already films everything. The open question is whether anyone can sit through the result.
Video Editing Basics is an introductory live online video editing class for high school, and it is a full year of real craft: proper video cutting, pans and zoom-ins, effects and where they actually belong, audio and sound effects, trick filming, terminology, storytelling, and how to structure footage so a video has a shape.
Students also work with AI shortcuts and functions and look hard at social media trends, asking why one video holds attention while the next one loses it in four seconds.
The whole course is taught in Wondershare Filmora, the software students install and learn, so the skills transfer the day class ends. BJ Pramann teaches it live and students bring their own projects to the screen. It is built for budding YouTube creators and for anyone making video for Instagram, Facebook or any other platform that runs on it.
One practical note worth reading before you enroll: Filmora needs a reasonably capable computer, and it should be the same computer the student signs into class on. The product page lists the full specifications, and a machine below them will run poorly or fail to install the software at all.
BJ Pramann is a self-taught artist and live-event speed painter who has taught art to homeschool students for over eight years.
“I liked that I was able to learn new things that actually made sense to me. I thought that there was a bigger homework load than the rest of my classes. My favorite book in this class was probably Brady.”
— Emma
A look inside this class
Class details
– Teacher: BJ Pramann
– Day and time: Thursdays, 3:15-4:15 p.m. CST
– Term: full year, 2027-28 school year
– Grades: high school
– Credit: 1 credit
– Required materials: a Wondershare Filmora one-year subscription; a computer meeting the published specifications
– Live, small-group class on Zoom
Reserve a seat. True North Academy is Cognia-accredited, and grading and transcript credit are handled on our end.
Rosie L. –
As someone who loves editing videos, it was so cool getting to try a new program and learning things I didn’t know how to do. Mrs. Pramann is an awesome teacher and her class is very fun.
Cindy E. (verified owner) –
My son just finished this course. Ms. Pramann was a very engaging teacher and my son always looked forward to doing his homework. Great class for the beginner and intermediate video editing student.
Lisa Nehring –
Loved this class! Teacher was very nice. I learned how to add transitions, how to mask, and a lot of other stuff!