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Tag: Video Editing

  • “Training on Video Creation”

    “Training on Video Creation”

    We are happy to invite you to our online qualification workshop “Training on Video Creation” with David Fichtner over Zoom. This two-part training is for everyone interested in video editing, storytelling, and exploring how AI can support the creative process.

    The first online workshop will be on Thursday, 20 Nov. 25 at 6 pm (CET) and focuses on basic knowledge and storytelling.

    The second online workshop will be on Tuesday, 25 Nov. 25 at 6 pm (CET) and builds upon the first workshop. It will address questions that may arise after the first workshop and introduce advanced techniques as well as the use of AI tools to enhance and simplify video creation.

    The qualification workshop will be held in English, with possible translation into German, Bulgarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, and Serbian.

    You can register for the qualification workshop until 19 November 2025 through our contact form:

    https://forms.gle/Y3jVo6PTVfHvETmf6

    You will get the Zoomlink to the online workshop after your registration.

  • Video Creation Workshop: Storytelling, Editing & AI Tools

    Video Creation Workshop: Storytelling, Editing & AI Tools

    In this two-part online workshop, filmmaker and media trainer David Fichtner introduced participants from across the Danube region and Europe to the essentials of creating impactful short videos — even with simple tools like a smartphone.

    In the sessions, David demonstrated:

    • the core principles of visual storytelling, including how to capture attention, create emotional impact, and structure a clear narrative
    • how raw clips become a story, using interviews, B-roll and voiceover to build coherence and flow
    • practical editing techniques with CapCut, such as cutting, transitions, pacing, audio cleanup, adding text and graphics, and exporting videos correctly
    • how AI can support creativity, from brainstorming and structuring ideas to translation, enhancement and automated editing
      (based on the workshop slide content, e.g., storytelling foundations, editing workflow, CapCut tools and AI use-cases)

    Participants not only received technical guidance, but also learned what truly matters in video creation: clarity, intention, and the ability to communicate meaning through images.

    If you want to learn how to turn your ideas into short, powerful videos, the workshop recording offers valuable insights and practical steps.

    Watch the workshop recording here:

    Download the presentation slides in all languages:

    EnglishDownload
    GermanDownload
    BulgarianDownload
    SerbianDownload
    RomanianDownload
    UkrainianDownload

  • “Clips become a Story”

    “Clips become a Story”

    On the second day of the workshop, 23 July 2025, the edition of the rough cuts followed. At the beginning, external media expert David Fichtner introduced the apps ‘CapCut’ and ‘HeyGen’. He also explained different interview styles and presented various tools for cutting, editing, adding license-free music and improving sound quality. He also demonstrated the intelligence of AI by creating a realistic-looking avatar based on a real person and showing examples of its use on social networks. He emphasized the importance of always keeping a critical eye and the danger of fake news. While editing their own videos, the participants put theory into practice and got creative. The results are five interviews. Each of them is translated into Bulgarian, Ukrainian and German with matching subtitles. The interviews are three to five minutes long and represents the collaboration of the international interview groups.

    Presentation in English

    Workshop Video Schnitt und KI David Fichtner (Englisch)Download

    Presentation in German

    Workshop Video Schnitt und KI David FichtnerDownload

    Video creation process and Link collection in English

    Training_Workflow_and_Curated_Links_EN.pdfDownload

    Video creation process and Link collection in German

    Ablauf Viedeoerstellung und Link Sammlung (German)Download