Filming & Editing Training Videos Certificate
Course Info
This interactive program puts you in the role of videographer, empowering you to create quality media for your learning programs—on your own, quickly, and cost-effectively. The focus of this program is on video production, both filming and editing, using only a smartphone and freely available editing software.
You will actively engage in creating professional quality film footage throughout this hands-on program―mastering how to balance quality and speed. Learn to frame and capture crisp footage, make it flow, and edit content into a polished training video that maximizes learner engagement. By using professional best practices and trusted techniques, your training videos will be clearer, smoother, and more refined.
This program focuses on the process of creating and producing training videos. If you are interested in the design of training videos, consider enrolling in the Designing Training Videos Certificate. These two programs are complementary and, in combination, cover the complete video creation process.
Why Should I Attend?
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Create professional-quality video assets to support your training and workplace learning initiatives.
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Gain practical video production skills that can be immediately applied to your own projects.
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Use proven techniques and an efficient process to film, review, and edit video footage.
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Save budget and time by eliminating the need to outsource video production.
Dates and Times:
Session 1: May 16, 2025, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Local Time
Session 2: May 17, 2025, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Local Time
Preconference Learning Price:
ATD Member: $2,125
Non-Member: $2,425
Facilitator
Jonathan Halls
Jonathan Halls is an award-winning author & was recently named by GFEL in the top 100 Visionaries for Education in 2021. His books include Confessions of a Corporate Trainer: An Insider Tells All (2019), Rapid Media for Trainers (2016), Rapid Video Development for Trainers (2012), Video Script Writing (2014) & Memory & Cognition in Learning (2014). He is a contributing author to books including the ASTD Handbook: The Definitive Reference for Training & Development 2nd Edition (ASTD Press, 2014) & has written for publications like T&D, Learning Solutions and others.
Based in Washington DC, he focuses on coaching & workshops for trainers, and consulting & strategic support for learning managers & directors. He also runs workshops in digital media for learning & is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University. He has worked with thousands of people in some of the leading organizations from around the world.
With close to thirty years’ experience in media and training in 25 countries, he was formerly a learning executive at the BBC. Deeply committed to evidence-informed approaches to corporate learning, he balances deep skepticism of today’s easy fads with an excitement of how the world of talent development and training can help others become awesome at what they do and support organizations in their quest to improve talent. He's been active in ATD for two decades most recently as a member of the advisory committee for ATD's Capability Model.