Weekly Video Editing Challenge Club: New Edit Every Week

At the start of class the teacher shares a small pack of clips and the week's challenge, with a five-minute demo of the technique behind it. Members edit for about 25 minutes while the teacher helps one by one. In the last ten minutes, volunteers play their edit and the group points out what worked. Because everyone starts from the same clips, members see how many ways one story can be cut. Classes stand alone, so members can join any week.

How classes work

The club meets every week for 45 minutes with up to 8 learners. There is no last class: each meeting stands on its own, so learners can join in any week and stay as long as they like.

Example weekly themes

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  Cut It to the Beat – Edit a set of clips so every cut lands on the music.

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  Tell It in 30 Seconds – Turn two minutes of footage into a clear 30-second story.

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  Speed Ramps and Slow Motion – Use speed changes to make one moment stand out.

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  Sound Effects Only – Rebuild the sound of a silent clip using effects and no music.

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  Same Clips, New Mood – Edit the same footage twice, once as funny and once as dramatic.

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  The Perfect Hook – Make the first three seconds impossible to skip.

Ages 10-14. Members should already be able to trim clips, add music and export a video in CapCut, Clipchamp or DaVinci Resolve.