Certificate of Achievement

Sarah Appleton

has completed the following course:

Short Video Storytelling: How to Create Short-form Video Content

Communication University of China

This online course explored how to tell a story in a short video effectively. To answer this core question, from the perspectives of writing, shooting, editing, and creating, the educator shared his observations on the principles of short video storytelling.

4 weeks, 4 hours per week

Xu Zhipeng

Communication University of China

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Explore the principles of short video storytelling in the new media era.
  • Practice a variety of creative techniques for short video production.
  • Apply narrative thinking, product thinking and user thinking in your future work related to new media creation.
  • Create your own short videos to document and express your feelings and perspectives on life.
  • Improve your understanding of short videos in terms of reflecting contemporary life and building cultural images.

Syllabus

WEEK 1 Writing, because it’s swipable…

WEEK 2 Shooting, because it’s short…

WEEK 3 Editing, because it’s small…

WEEK 4 Creating, because it’s for tomorrow…

Issued on 7th July 2026

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Free online course:

Short Video Storytelling: How to Create Short-form Video Content

Communication University of China