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Edit Lab · HiLITE Business Park

Video Editing Academy in Calicut

Rootmedia's video editing academy is the Edit Lab at HiLITE Business Park, Kozhikode (Calicut): the 14-week Premiere Pro & DaVinci Resolve track, motion graphics, colour grading, AI video editing and short ad-edit programmes, with graded reference displays in the room and an in-house shoot studio next door.

Rootmedia students editing at monitors along the window side of the floor
Rootmedia students editing at monitors along the window side of the floor
Programmes
7
Course pages
2
Lab
Edit Lab
Where
HiLITE, Kozhikode

The lab

Inside the Edit Lab

Graded reference displays

Sessions run in the Edit Lab with graded reference displays, so you judge a grade on a proper screen rather than a laptop panel.

Footage shot for the course

The in-house shoot studio on the same floor means you edit footage shot for the exercise, not only downloaded stock.

Two apps, one pipeline

Premiere Pro is the cut; DaVinci Resolve is the grade, the Fairlight mix and the master, taken from a card dump to a delivered film.

Motion on the same floor

After Effects for kinetic type, logo stings and explainers, with Illustrator and a little Cinema 4D Lite behind it.

Students at laptops along a shared desk during a Rootmedia session
Students at long desks on the Rootmedia floor, a mentor walking the rows
A student filming beside the Rootmedia mural: The Rooted Way, Two Roots One Vision
The Rootmedia training floor in Kozhikode: rows of workstations under yellow ductwork, students working at monitors

Every video editing programme at the academy

Durations, projects and graded tasks as the academy runs them today.

Programme
Video Editing (Pr & Ae) Course Premiere Pro for the cut and After Effects for everything the cut needs on top of it. 30 days · 60 hrs · 15 projects · 58 graded tasks · Offline
Motion Graphics Type in time: kinetic titles, lower thirds, stings and branded motion. 30 days · 60 hrs · 10 projects · 51 graded tasks · Offline
Color Grading (DaVinci Resolve) Nodes, colour management and a look that survives a phone and a cinema screen. 30 days · 60 hrs · 10 projects · 49 graded tasks · Offline
AI Video Editing Where AI genuinely saves hours in an edit, and where it still makes things worse. 30 days · 60 hrs · Offline
Video Editing Routine Program The one online track, built for practice volume rather than floor time, so you can keep a job while you learn the desk. 30 days · 20 hrs · 61 projects · 21 graded tasks · Online
Ad Creation Cutting for advertising: hooks, lengths and versions per placement. 30 days · 60 hrs · 15 projects · 50 graded tasks · Offline
Ad Edit An edit intensive aimed squarely at ad deliverables. 14 days · 28 hrs · 8 projects · 33 graded tasks · Offline

Start with a course

How the academy teaches

Real client formats

Vertical hooks, captions, product films and event edits, the reels and ads Kozhikode businesses brief every week.

Reviewed like studio work

Cuts are critiqued on pacing, timing and readability at 9:16 and 16:9, alongside the rest of the batch.

A showreel to finish

The track ends with a graded, mixed showreel that agencies and production houses can judge you on.

Where students work

Trained here, working now.

  • Nabvan, Video Editor, trained at Rootmedia Calicut

    Nabvan

    Video Editor

  • Razil P K, Video Editor · Videographer, trained at Rootmedia Calicut

    Razil P K

    Video Editor · Videographer

  • Nazal A, Videographer, trained at Rootmedia Calicut

    Nazal A

    Videographer

  • Anzil A, Video Editor, trained at Rootmedia Calicut

    Anzil A

    Video Editor

  • Sahal, Video Editor, trained at Rootmedia Calicut

    Sahal

    Video Editor

  • Ramzi P P, Video Editor, trained at Rootmedia Calicut

    Ramzi P P

    Video Editor

Work from the floor

Rootmedia student project, poster 1
Rootmedia student project, poster 2
Rootmedia student project, poster 3
Rootmedia student project, poster 4
See more student work

How to choose the best video editing academy in Calicut

  • Do they teach the cut AND the colour? Most teach one app. Look for Premiere Pro for the edit and DaVinci Resolve for colour and finishing, taught as one pipeline.
  • What screens do you grade on? Colour work needs a trustworthy display. Rootmedia's Edit Lab has graded reference displays.
  • Do you edit real formats? Reels, product films and event edits, cut to a brief, not only tutorial footage.
  • Who reviews your timeline, and how big is the batch? Small batches, reviewed by editors who still take client work, beat a big room with a projector.
  • Where did past students go? Ask for names and roles. The placement cards on this page are real Rootmedia students working as editors and videographers.
Read the full guide: How to Choose the Best Video Editing Academy in Calicut

Visit the Edit Lab

Two Rootmedia floors in HiLITE Business Park on the Kozhikode bypass. Come in, sit in the room, and ask to see a past student's work before you choose.

Location 1 · World Trade Center

Rootmedia 4th Floor, World Trade Center HiLITE Business Park, Kozhikode Kerala 673014, India

Directions

Location 2 · HiLITE Business Park

Rootmedia 4th Floor, Tower 2, HiLITE Business Park Kozhikode Kerala 673014, India

Directions

Getting here

HiLITE Business Park is part of HiLITE City, the same complex as HiLITE Mall, on the NH 66 bypass in Kozhikode, about 8 km from Kozhikode railway station and about 20 km from Calicut International Airport.

Directions from nearby towns

Video Editing Academy in Calicut: FAQs

Which is the best video editing academy in Calicut?

The best video editing academy in Calicut is the one that ends with work you can show. Whether you search for an editing academy, a video editing institute or a course, compare them on whether they teach both the cut and the colour, whether you edit real client formats, who reviews your timeline and how big the batch is. Rootmedia's Edit Lab teaches Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve as one pipeline, in small batches, and ends in a showreel.

Is Rootmedia an editing academy or a video editing institute?

Both words describe the same place. Rootmedia is a training academy (people also call it an institute) whose Edit Lab at HiLITE Business Park teaches 7 video editing programmes, from Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve to motion graphics and ad edits.

Is there a video editing academy in Kozhikode?

Yes. Kozhikode and Calicut are the same city; Rootmedia's Edit Lab is at HiLITE Business Park on the NH 66 bypass.

What does the video editing academy teach?

7 programmes: Video Editing (Pr & Ae) Course, Motion Graphics, Color Grading (DaVinci Resolve), AI Video Editing, Video Editing Routine Program, Ad Creation, Ad Edit.

Can I join the video editing academy after 12th?

Yes. No prior experience is needed; many students join after 12th or during a degree, and the first weeks start from zero.

Does Rootmedia help with placement?

Rootmedia gives portfolio guidance toward agency, brand and production-house roles, and the placement cards on this page are students working as editors and videographers. No academy can honestly guarantee a job.

Where is the video editing academy in Calicut?

In Rootmedia's Edit Lab at HiLITE Business Park, Kozhikode (Calicut). HiLITE Business Park is part of HiLITE City, the same complex as HiLITE Mall, on the NH 66 bypass in Kozhikode, about 8 km from Kozhikode railway station and about 20 km from Calicut International Airport. Kozhikode and Calicut are the same city.

Is the video editing academy online or offline?

Programmes are taught offline at HiLITE Business Park, except Video Editing Routine Program, which runs online.

What does the video editing academy cost?

Each programme is priced separately and fees change by batch, so Rootmedia shares the current fee for the programme you choose on call or WhatsApp, rather than printing a number that goes out of date.

Guides before you choose

See the Edit Lab for yourself.

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