Training activity declaration no. 27580099158
contact@mypaschool.fr · 06 07 08 00 54
Create Professional AI-Powered Videos and Visuals for YouTube and Social Media
From script to thumbnail: film on your smartphone, edit faster with AI and publish with a real strategy.
General information
- Format
- Remote (e-learning), at your own pace
- Duration
- 18 hours of training
- Level
- Beginner
- Language
- English
- Price
- €197
- Access
- Unlimited
Learning objectives
- Channel strategy — Clear positioning, an ideal viewer and content pillars
- Scripts with AI — Well-researched ideas and structured scripts, in your own voice
- Smartphone filming — Professional-grade lighting, sound and framing
- AI-assisted editing — Subtitles, automatic cuts and cleaned-up voice
- Thumbnails that make people click — AI, Canva and Photoshop, while never misleading viewers
- Shorts and Reels — Then turn every long-form video into several short formats
- YouTube SEO — Titles, descriptions, chapters and reading your analytics
- Rights and ethics — Music, images, AI voices and avatars used safely
Target audience
- Beginners who want to launch a YouTube channel or a video account
- Entrepreneurs, freelancers and shopkeepers who want to promote their business through video
- Trainers, coaches and authors who want to share their knowledge and raise their profile
- Creators who already publish but want to save time with AI
- Charities and project leaders who want to communicate through video on a small budget
Prerequisites
- A recent smartphone that can film in 1080p
- A computer (Windows or Mac) recommended for editing; a tablet or phone may be enough to start with
- A Google account to create or manage a YouTube channel
- A free account on an AI tool (Claude or ChatGPT) and on Canva
- No video or graphic design experience is needed
Programme
1. Channel strategy and positioning
- 1.1 Welcome: the course and your running project
- 1.2 Defining your goal and your ideal viewer
- 1.3 Finding your positioning and content pillars
- 1.4 Channel identity: name, banner, avatar, about section
- 1.5 Worksheet: one-page channel strategy
2. Finding ideas and writing your scripts with AI
- 2.1 Finding video ideas people are actually searching for
- 2.2 The structure of a video that holds attention
- 2.3 Writing a complete script with AI, then making it your own
- 2.4 Full script, outline or teleprompter: choosing how you speak
- 2.5 Prompt library for ideas and scripts
3. Filming with a smartphone: lighting, sound, framing
- 3.1 The minimum kit (and what you don't need at first)
- 3.2 Setting up your smartphone for filming
- 3.3 Lighting: window, lamp and 3-point lighting
- 3.4 Sound: the most important part
- 3.5 Framing, set and on-camera presence
4. Editing: CapCut, DaVinci Resolve or Descript
- 4.1 Choosing your editing software
- 4.2 Organising your files and importing your footage
- 4.3 Editing basics: cutting, sequencing, pacing
- 4.4 Dressing up your video: titles, text, music, B-roll
- 4.5 Exporting in the right format for each platform
5. Saving editing time with AI
- 5.1 Automatic subtitles: generate, correct, style
- 5.2 Editing by text and removing silences automatically
- 5.3 Cleaning up your voice and improving sound with AI
- 5.4 Auto-reframing, cut-outs and other AI tools
6. Thumbnails and visuals with AI, Canva and Photoshop
- 6.1 What makes a good thumbnail
- 6.2 Generating images and backgrounds with AI
- 6.3 Creating your thumbnail in Canva
- 6.4 Going further with Photoshop and Generative Fill
- 6.5 Rolling out a visual identity across all your social channels
- 6.6 Pack: thumbnail templates and image prompts
7. AI voices and avatars: possibilities and ethical limits
- 7.1 Synthetic voices and cloning your own voice
- 7.2 AI video avatars: useful applications and results to avoid
- 7.3 Ethics, transparency and platform rules
8. Shorts and Reels: repurposing your long-form videos
- 8.1 The role of short formats in your strategy
- 8.2 Spotting the best clips with AI
- 8.3 Editing an effective vertical video
- 8.4 Publishing on several platforms without redoing everything
9. YouTube SEO: titles, descriptions, chapters
- 9.1 How YouTube recommends videos
- 9.2 Writing effective, honest titles with AI
- 9.3 Description, chapters, tags and subtitles
- 9.4 Reading YouTube Analytics and improving your videos
10. Publishing calendar and community
- 10.1 Building a sustainable publishing calendar
- 10.2 Batch production to save time
- 10.3 Nurturing your community
- 10.4 Collaborating with other creators
11. The basics of monetisation
- 11.1 The YouTube Partner Programme: requirements and realities
- 11.2 Selling your own products and services through video
- 11.3 Affiliate marketing and brand partnerships, transparently
12. Copyright: music, images and AI-generated content
- 12.1 Music and sound: what you can use
- 12.2 Images, stock footage and fonts
- 12.3 AI and rights: who owns what you generate?
- 12.4 Pre-publication legal checklist
Practical arrangements
- Access arrangements and timescales
- Online registration at any time. Access to the course opens as soon as payment is confirmed. On first access, a positioning questionnaire (situation, goals, starting level, adjustment needs) lets us tailor your support; a free preliminary call is still available on request.
- Teaching methods
- Distance learning (FOAD) on the platform, available 24/7: demonstration videos, downloadable resources, practical exercises based on real cases and a running project. Live virtual classes and replays. Trainer reachable by email or phone, with a reply within 48 working hours; optional one-to-one mentoring.
- Assessment methods
- Positioning questionnaire on entry, automatically marked quizzes (to be passed to complete the course), tracking of progress and learning time, satisfaction questionnaires at the end and later on. A certificate of completion is issued automatically at the end of the course, with the results achieved; a certificate of achievement and an attendance record can be downloaded.
- Accessibility
- This course is accessible to people with disabilities. Contact our disability officer before enrolling so that we can look at possible adjustments together (materials, pace, support). — Disability officer: Yvon-Patrick MAMIA — contact@mypaschool.fr — 06 07 08 00 54
- Trainer
- Yvon-Patrick Mamia, designer, web developer, author and trainer for more than 15 years.
- Contact
- contact@mypaschool.fr · 06 07 08 00 54