Capcut Editing Workshop at Pei Hwa Secondary School

Empowering Students to Craft Better Videos

Pei Hwa Secondary School engaged us to boost the video production skills of their Student Councillors, many of whom create content for school events and social media platforms. To strengthen their confidence and raise the overall quality of student produced videos, Mind Theory conducted a CapCut Editing workshop spread across 2 x 3 hour sessions. The workshop combined creative fundamentals with hands on editing practice, giving students a complete introduction to modern content creation.

Better Edits Come From Strong Fundamentals

The first session covered the Fundamentals of Filming and Editing, starting with a clear breakdown of what nonlinear video editing is and why it is the foundation of every professional workflow. Students explored different types of videos commonly used in school based communication such as news style updates, documentary segments, talking head messages, narrative sequences, vlogs, and event coverage. They learned how to plan and structure these videos by understanding sequencing, interview techniques, example scripts, and the use of B roll and cutaway footage to enhance storytelling.

Filming concepts were introduced in a practical way. Students studied shot sizes, behind the shoulder framing, the 180 degree rule, and the importance of closeups for emotional clarity. These fundamentals helped them understand how stronger footage directly leads to smoother editing and more compelling final videos.

The second session shifted into a full CapCut hand’s on experience. Students were guided through the user interface, toolbars, clip properties, media bins, and the timeline structure used by editors worldwide. Using sample clips, they practiced trimming footage, building sequences, and assembling a complete edit from scratch. They also learned how to manage audio levels, apply fades, and add music, voiceovers, sound effects, captions, and subtitles. These techniques taught them how to elevate the professionalism of videos intended for social media.

Exporting settings were covered in detail to ensure students could deliver videos in the correct formats for the school’s digital platforms. Additional editing tools were introduced to broaden their creative options, followed by a Q&A session and a post workshop survey to reinforce learning outcomes.

Reviews & Feedback

“I enjoy listening to the theories of the acting process and why some shots were not used. I like the part where he taught us how to place the camera in such a way that the actor looks nice and add details to the meaning behind the video. The program was really interesting and good. ” – Yun Pyae

“The part I enjoyed the most was when the instructor taught us how to film with different type of angles. The content was relatively easy to understand and the instructor was good at explaining. ” – Yixuan

“The content was easy to understand, The instructor was extremely helpful, especially stepping up to help individually on video editing” – Chang

“I enjoyed being able to try editing our own videos, where I could experiment with the different functions of the tool.” – Chua

“The part of the program I enjoyed the most is the hands-on where we tried the Capcut editing, The content is very easy to understand, instructor was nice and showed us ample examples such as introducing filters or stickers for us to incorporate into our video for it would not look plain.”- Zifeng

Summary

This CapCut Editing workshop provided Pei Hwa Secondary students with practical knowledge that can be applied immediately to school announcements, event highlights, and creative projects. By combining storytelling fundamentals with real world editing workflows, Mind Theory equipped student councillors with the skills needed to produce sharper, more engaging content for their growing audience.

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