StretchLearn Course

Make Music Videos That Get Noticed

From treatment to final cut — a practical course built on real production workflows.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Music videos are a director's proof-of-concept reel and an artist's most powerful promotional asset. This course walks you through every phase of production — from cracking a song's visual identity to delivering a broadcast-ready file. You will work with real industry templates, study treatments from working directors, and practise sync editing techniques used on major-label releases.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

01

Write a director's treatment that communicates concept, visual language, and production scope to an artist or label

02

Break down a song structure into a shot list and schedule that fits a one-day, low-budget shoot

03

Direct talent through performance and narrative scenes using specific, repeatable on-set protocols

04

Apply sync editing in DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro, cutting picture to beat and phrase without drifting audio

05

Colour grade and deliver a music video that meets platform specs for YouTube, Spotify Canvas, and broadcast

06

Build a production folder system and post-production workflow that scales from indie to label-backed budgets

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Concept and Treatment Development

Crack a song's visual identity and translate it into a director's treatment that artists, managers, and labels can greenlight.

3 lessons
Analysing a Song for Visual PotentialContent · 45 min
Preview Enabled
Writing a Director's TreatmentContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Budgeting and Pre-Production PlanningContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 2

Module 2: Directing Performance and Narrative Scenes

Run a music video shoot with confidence — directing talent through lip-sync performance, blocking narrative scenes, and managing on-set time.

3 lessons
Directing the Performance ElementContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Blocking and Shooting Narrative ScenesContent · 45 min
LMS Access
On-Set Time Management and Shot List ExecutionContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 3

Module 3: Sync Editing and Post-Production

Cut a music video in DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro, lock picture to beat and phrase, and deliver a polished export.

3 lessons
Setting Up Your Sync Edit in DaVinci ResolveContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Cutting Picture to Beat and PhraseContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Colour Grading and Platform DeliveryContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 4

Module 4: Building a Music Video Portfolio and Professional Practice

Position your music video work for industry visibility, develop a professional workflow, and build the relationships that lead to paid commissions.

3 lessons
Creating a Director's Reel and Online PresenceContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Pitching to Artists, Labels, and ManagementContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Workflow Scaling and Continuous ImprovementContent · 45 min
LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

music videovideo productionfilmmakingsync editingtreatment writingperformance directioncolour gradingDaVinci Resolve