Editing is more than just cutting together footage in Premiere Pro. Whether your video is 2 minutes or 2 hours, if you don't understand the principles of editing as a craft, your video will likely fall flat and not resonate with viewers. So this course not only teaches you how to edit with Adobe Premiere pro, but also teaches you how to craft your edit with essential principles of powerful storytelling.
It puts together 3 top rated courses that address the whole video editing lifecycle, so you can cut, sculpt, and revise your raw footage into a masterful, well crafted film that resonates. Descriptions of each course below.
COURSE 1: "POWER VIDEO EDITING WITH ADOBE PREMIERE PRO"
This course cuts down the traditional 5-6 hour editing course to its best essentials, so complete beginners learn all the steps needed to edit their video footage with Adobe Premiere pro in 45 minutes. Using a real life example, the course lessons are designed to be applicable and get straight-to-the-point. By the end of this course, students will have learned the entire editing workflow, and have a polished, edited video ready to post!
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
How to use the Adobe Premiere Pro Interface
How to import and cut footage
How to smooth your edits with transitions
How to edit audio so it sounds clean and cohesive
How to add music to elevate your film
Editing rhythm and pacing
How to add titles to your video
How to export your edited video
Bonus tricks, such as adding titles, stabilizing shaky footage, and adding photos
COURSE TWO: "STORYTELLING IN THE EDIT: 5 ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES"
While the latter course addresses the nuts and bolts of how to use Adobe Premiere Pro, this course is story-based, addressing 5 essential principles you can apply to your edit to make your story more powerful.
This course features a mini assignment for each lesson, so you can directly apply every principle to your edit. It will guide you to step back and view your film critically to make better creative revisions.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
How to show, not tell
How to use visuals to their maximum potential
How to enhance continuity with sound
How to take advantage of close-up shots
How to think creatively and critically about your transitions
How to refine your edit
Bonus tips!
COURSE THREE: "THE ART OF REVISION: HOW TO MAKE YOUR GOOD FILM, GREAT"
Just finished the first cut of your film?
Before you go ahead and export it, you have one last golden opportunity to harness the maximum amount of power and resonance from your edit. This stage, known as revision, is the most critical process filmmakers use to refine and strengthen their story. Focusing on 3 main things: clarity, direction, and momentum, it is where films transform from being mediocre to being unforgettable.
This class guides you in this 6 step revision process, used by Academy Award winning directors like Ron Howard, which will help you see your story with fresh eyes and transform its weaknesses into strengths.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
How to get constructive feedback
What makes a strong story spine: the essential ingredient
How to strengthen the clarity, momentum, and direction of your story
How to refine your exposition so it engages immediately
How to build the power of your imagery
And more!
