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Video Editing for Busy People: How to Make Instagram Reels
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Video Editing for Busy People: How to Make Instagram Reels

The Fast and Easy Way to Create Unique Social Media Reels for Beginners
Created byJason and Rosita
Last updated 3/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • Create a Beautiful, Bold, Customizable Instagram Reel for Infinite Uses
  • Edit Image, Text and Color Elements to Customize Your Reel
  • Export Your Reel Using Best and Fastest Settings for Sharing
  • Import and Upload Your Reel Into Instagram
  • Tips, Tricks and Helpful Suggestions for Social Media Success

Course content

1 section • 21 lectures • 1h 33m total length

  • Course Introduction1:49
  • Project Specifics1:13
  • Importing Sample Footage0:32
  • Setting Up Proper Resolution1:38

    Set up a vertical timeline in DaVinci to match Instagram reel specs 1080 by 1920, and enable scale entire image to fit for mobile viewing.

  • Adding Sample Footage to Your Timeline7:43

    Add and stack horizontal footage into an Instagram reel while preserving framing. Drag clips to the timeline, set in and out points, and adjust zoom and position for each layer.

  • How to Freeze Frame6:47

    Stack three clips in the timeline, trim later, and apply 12-frame freeze frames to each clip to create a six-second reel with added text and color.

  • Adding Color Elements10:20
  • Adding Text Elements12:57
  • Let's Trim Your Footage3:04

    Trim the reel to a six-second end, then align every element to the end card with a call to action, using the timeline, playhead, and left/right arrows for precise edits.

  • Making a Compound Clip4:01
  • Creating an End Card and Transition9:33

    Learn to create an end card and smooth transitions in Da Vinci by adding a solid color layer, overlaying a text call-to-action, and applying a noise dissolve with timing tweaks.

  • Duplicate Your Reel for Multiple Uses11:50

    Duplicate your final reel to create multiple variations by adjusting fonts, text, clips, and color; copy attributes, decompose in place, replace clips, and apply freeze frames to extend the sequence.

  • Adding Text and Color Elements6:03

    Learn to customize reels by editing text and color mattes, using the inspector and playhead to adjust color, size, and placement, and reuse a template for multiple variations.

  • Create a New Compound Clip6:15

    Create a new compound clip to build your end card and transition, then copy, paste, and snap elements for a clean, brand-consistent Instagram reel.

  • Exporting Your Reels3:54

    Isolate each reel on the timeline with in and out points, then export the selected vertical 1080 by 1920 mp4 using DaVinci Resolve and add to render queue.

  • Airdrop Utility Walkthrough1:07
  • Airdropping Footage to iPhone0:34
  • Importing and Adding Music to Reel1:41

    Learn to import and assemble an Instagram reel, then add music by searching for a track, selecting a segment, and reviewing changes before posting.

  • Edit Your Cover Photo0:38

    Select the best moment or upload a custom cover to display on your profile grid, then adjust and center the cover photo for a polished reel preview.

  • Adding Text and Custom Hashtag Tips1:49

    Add custom text and relevant hashtags to attract the right audience, drive website visits with a promo code for matcha, tag related accounts, and see link in bio.

  • Final Words0:15

Requirements

  • Prior Video Editing Experience Preferred But Not Required.
  • A Working Laptop or PC (Mac or Windows)
  • DaVinci Resolve (Free or Studio Version Installed)

Description

Are you a busy beginner who needs a fast and easy way to create thousands of social media reels? In this course, I'll teach you how to create one, easily customizable reel in DaVinci Resolve that can be used to create multiple reels to promote your social media page.

Our courses are designed for busy people working in all areas of social media and video content creation. Whether you have a YouTube Channel, Instagram or Facebook Page, TikTok or Pintrest account, this course is for you. As a content creator with over 16 years of professional experience I know how much work it takes to edit videos with little time to spare. So, we created this series to help you shortcut a lot of the time intensive ways to promote your work.

My name is Jason Georgiades, I am a professional filmmaker, producer and video editor. I have a master’s degree in film directing from Disney’s CalArts and worked in Hollywood as a professional editor for Vice, Attention Media, Warner Bros. and The Hollywood Reporter. In that time I’ve also produced, directed and edited two feature films with commercial distribution from 1091 and Gravitas Ventures. In fact, my most recent feature “Beneath the Green” was edited and color corrected using DaVinci Resolve.

By the end of this course you will learn the fundamentals of:

  • How to edit a custom reel for multiple social media platforms

  • Change text, video and color elements to create unique versions of the reel for an infinite uses

  • Create basic text, transitions and color elements

  • Export the edit for sharing on social media

  • How to upload and share your reel on Instagram

  • Tips, Tricks and Professional Video Editing Hacks

I’ll be using a simple step by step guide that requires you to follow along with each demo using a video file we provide to you so; you don’t need to use your own footage but you can if you like.

Be sure to reach out to us directly for any comments and questions. Let's get started!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner to Intermediate Social Media Users
  • YouTube or Online Video Content Creators
  • Marketing Officers and Experts
  • Small Business Owners

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