Build a small portfolio as you work through the course. Use your own footage or our original practice kit. These are briefs to complete in Resolve, with self-review criteria.
PROJECT 01 · BEGINNER
A small story, well told
Create a 30–45 second film showing a simple action from beginning to end. Film a cup of tea, a short walk, or a familiar routine. Use at least six original shots. The supplied motion study clips can be used for a technical editing rehearsal, but film real coverage for the storytelling assessment.
Your deliverables
A clearly named project and organized media bins.
A finished 1080p review movie with a title and intentional sound.
Record 60–90 seconds of someone explaining a hobby, or record yourself. Edit it to 30 seconds without changing the speaker’s meaning. Cover at least one picture edit with relevant B-roll and use a J-cut or L-cut.
Your deliverables
An organized interview timeline with labeled dialogue and B-roll.
An accurate subtitle file and a captioned review movie.
Grade five shots from the same scene. Start with a documented color pipeline, balance each shot, and then create a shared look. Use at least one tracked secondary correction and keep before/after evidence.
Your deliverables
A pipeline note stating input, working, and output assumptions.
A graded scene plus an ungraded or baseline comparison.
Create an original title sequence or a screen replacement in Fusion. Use a deliberate node structure, a controlled animation, and clean compositing. For a replacement, shoot a flat sign or monitor with visible tracking detail.
Your deliverables
A five-to-ten-second finished composite.
A reusable graphic or a documented tracking setup.
A still showing the node flow and a short integration review.
Choose six original photographs and finish a three-image series in the Photo page. Use a consistent look, individual corrections, and intentional crops. The supplied stills support technical practice; use your own photographs for the final series.
Your deliverables
Three screen-ready image exports.
A simple contact sheet or organized set for review.
Export notes with dimensions, format, and color assumptions.
Finish a 60–90 second film using your own footage. Include a structured edit, an original Fusion graphic, a coherent grade, a dialogue/music/effects mix, accurate captions, and two aspect ratios. Treat this as a client delivery.
Your deliverables
16:9 and 9:16 review masters with an explicit technical specification.
Aligned dialogue, music, and effects stems, plus subtitles.
A restorable project archive and dependency manifest.
A QC report, revision log, and a brief self-review.