StretchLearn Course

Turn Runway from a slot machine into a short-form video studio

A shot-prompt formula, a credit budget you can plan against, and a Motion Brush, keyframe, and background-removal workflow that keep a whole reel looking intentional.

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Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course teaches you to produce 5 and 10-second clips in Runway using Gen-3 Alpha (and the newer Gen-4) inside the runwayml.com web app. You will learn a structured shot prompt, how the credit system actually prices a generation, and the controls that change the output: image-to-video keyframes, Motion Brush, the camera-control sliders, Lip Sync, and background removal in the editor. Every lesson ends with a copy-paste prompt and a worked before-and-after so you can reproduce the result and assemble finished clips for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts.

Learning Outcomes

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

Set up a Runway account, choose the right plan, and budget generations against the credit cost of Gen-3 Alpha, Turbo, and Gen-4

Write structured text-to-video prompts that separate subject, motion, camera, and lighting so the model produces the shot you intended

Drive image-to-video from a still using first and last keyframes to control how a shot starts, ends, and moves

Animate specific regions with Motion Brush and steer the shot with the camera-control sliders for pans, push-ins, and orbits

Clean up footage in the Runway editor using background removal, frame interpolation, and Lip Sync for talking clips

Assemble multiple 5 to 10-second generations into an on-brand short-form video with consistent characters, color, and pacing

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: Getting Started with Runway

Set up your account, understand how the models and credits work, and run your first text-to-video generation. You build the cost discipline and mental model the rest of the course relies on.

3 lessons

What Runway Is and Which Model to UseContent · 45 min

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Plans, Credits, and Budgeting a ProjectContent · 45 min

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Your First Text-to-Video GenerationContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Writing Prompts That Control the Shot

Learn a structured prompt formula that separates subject, motion, camera, and light, so the model gives you the shot you pictured instead of a surprise. You build a reusable prompt library along the way.

3 lessons

The Four-Part Shot Prompt FormulaContent · 45 min

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Camera Language and Cinematic TermsContent · 45 min

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Iterating, Seeds, and Negative PromptingContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Image-to-Video, Motion Brush, and Camera Control

Move beyond text prompts to the controls that give you real direction: starting from your own images, animating specific regions, and steering the camera with sliders. This is where output stops feeling random.

3 lessons

Image-to-Video with KeyframesContent · 45 min

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Motion Brush for Region-Specific AnimationContent · 45 min

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Camera Control Sliders and Advanced MovesContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Editing, Cleanup, and Assembling a Finished Reel

Take your raw generations through Runway's editing tools and assemble them into a polished, on-brand short-form video. This module turns a folder of clips into a deliverable.

3 lessons

Background Removal and Frame InterpolationContent · 45 min

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Lip Sync and Talking ClipsContent · 45 min

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Assembling an On-Brand Short-Form ReelContent · 45 min

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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.

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