Editing a video in a composition.

So I am learning Adobe After Effects, I am trying to edit/cut a bunch of videos [4 in total] but everytime I create a composition and try placing the video in - then I double click it to start working on it, it just shows as a bunch of yellow squares.
Here:
Should be
but it comes as :
I am using Windows 8 and Abobe After Effects CC 2014.
Need urgent help please, thanks in advance.

First, you are looking at the footage window, not a comp window. Second, We don't know anything about your composition settings. It looks like you need to start here first: Basic Workflow.
When you have spent a few minutes watching these 3 tutorials then come back to your project. Import a video, check the properties, then select the video in the Project Panel and go to File>Create Comp from Selection and start working in the composition timeline and timeline.

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