Students will learn the essential tools for performing a basic edit and creating a rough cut of their video.  They'll master the fundamental workflow of using the Razor Tool to cut clips apart and the Selection Tool to trim their length and arrange them on the Timeline.

Basic Video Editing (Part 2)

Students will learn how to dramatically speed up their editing workflow by mastering advanced editing tools and essential keyboard shortcuts.  They'll explore powerful tools like the Ripple Edit and Rolling Edit tools and learn crucial shortcuts for playback and trimming that are used by professional editors every day.

Students will learn how to change the size, position, and rotation of their video clips using the Effect Controls panel.  They'll master adjusting the basic Motion properties to resize mismatched footage, create picture-in-picture effects, and set the foundation for simple animation techniques.

MINI EXERCISE: Use Clip Dimension Animation to Improve This Sequence

EXERCISE: What My Video Editing Process Would Look Like

Students will learn the modern workflow for creating titles and simple graphics using the Essential Graphics Panel in Premiere Pro.  They'll discover how to use and customize pre-built Motion Graphics Templates for a quick, professional look, and also learn how to create their own basic titles from scratch using the Type Tool.

MINI EXERCISE: Create a "Presents" Title Sequence

Students will learn the fundamentals of animation in Premiere Pro by adding simple, dynamic motion to their titles. Using the Effect Controls panel, they'll master the concept of keyframes to animate a title's Position, Scale, and Opacity, making it slide, grow, or fade onto the screen.

Students will learn the powerful workflow of saving a custom combination of effects and keyframe animations as a reusable preset. They'll discover how to save their work from the Effect Controls panel so they can instantly apply the exact same look or animation to any other clip with a simple drag and drop, saving time and ensuring consistency across their project.

EXERCISE: Animating a 'My Name Is' Title Sequence

Using Default Video and Audio Transitions

MINI EXERCISE: Add Transitions To Improve This Sequence

Students will learn how to create unique, custom video transitions, moving beyond the standard built-in effects. They'll master the technique of using keyframes on effects like Scale and Transform over the cut between two clips to build popular, dynamic transitions from scratch, giving their videos a professional and stylized look.

Students will learn how to install and use third-party plugin transitions to dramatically expand their creative options beyond Premiere Pro's built-in effects.  They'll discover how these professional plugins can be used to quickly add cinematic and highly stylized transitions to their projects with a simple drag and drop.

EXERCISE: Use Plugin Transitions to Improve a Sequence

Students will learn the critical difference between color correction and color grading, two essential but distinct stages of video post-production.  They'll discover that color correction is the technical process of fixing issues and creating a natural, consistent look, while color grading is the creative process of applying an artistic style to evoke a specific mood or feeling.

Students will learn the practical steps of performing color correction using Premiere Pro's powerful Lumetri Color panel.  They'll master the tools in the 'Basic Correction' section to fix common issues like improper white balance and to adjust exposure, contrast, and saturation, transforming their raw footage into a clean and natural-looking image.

Students will learn how to apply creative color grades to their footage using Looks and LUTs (Look Up Tables) in the Lumetri Color panel.  They'll discover how to use these powerful presets to instantly apply popular cinematic styles to their videos and adjust the intensity to create the perfect mood for their project.

Importing Custom Looks/LUTs

How To Use The Curve Tool

Students will learn how to add a professional vignette effect to their videos to add depth and subtly guide the viewer's eye. Using the Lumetri Color panel, they'll master the sliders for Amount, Midpoint, Roundness, and Feather to create a perfectly customized vignette that draws focus to the subject of their shot.

Students will learn a powerful and efficient workflow by using adjustment layers to apply color correction to multiple clips simultaneously.  They'll discover how to apply a single Lumetri Color effect to an adjustment layer, which non-destructively affects all the clips beneath it, ensuring a consistent and professional look across an entire scene.

EXERCISE: Create A Cinematic Color Grade/Correction

Key Frames Explained

MINI EXERCISE: Use Key Frames to Improve Still Shots

Students will learn the professional technique for creating dynamic volume changes by using audio keyframes directly on the timeline.  They'll master how to add and manipulate keyframes on an audio clip's 'rubber band' to perform essential tasks like audio ducking (lowering music for dialogue) and creating custom fades, giving them precise control over their sound mix.

Students will learn how to bring their titles to life by creating text animations with keyframes.  They'll master animating a title's properties in the Effect Controls panel, such as Position, Scale, and Opacity, to create professional effects like lower thirds and dynamic opening titles from scratch.

Students will learn the powerful and time-saving technique of automated mask tracking in Premiere Pro.  They'll discover how to draw a mask around a moving object and let the software automatically generate the mask path keyframes, a crucial skill for applying effects like a blur or a highlight to a specific person or object in their shot.

EXERCISE: Using Frames To Improve a Basic Sequence

General Exporting

Students will learn how to capture and export a high-quality screenshot of any frame from their video in Premiere Pro.  They'll master using the 'Export Frame' feature to save a single, full-resolution still image in formats like JPEG or PNG, a perfect technique for creating YouTube thumbnails or promotional graphics.

Students will learn how to streamline their export process using export presets in Adobe Premiere Pro.  They'll discover how to use the many built-in presets to quickly output video for platforms like YouTube and Vimeo, and also master how to save their own custom export settings for consistent, high-quality results on every project.

Exporting with a Transparent Background

Exporting at Maximum Quality

EXERCISE: Export Two Different Presets

Basic Speed Adjustment

Students will learn how to create dynamic speed ramps, a popular and professional video effect used to manipulate time.  Using Time Remapping and keyframes on the timeline, they'll master the technique of smoothly transitioning from normal speed to slow motion and back again within a single clip to add dramatic emphasis and style to their edits.

Students will learn how to use speed ramps to create a modern, high-energy transition between two clips. They'll master the technique of ramping up the speed at the end of one clip and ramping down at the beginning of the next, often combined with a blur effect, to create the illusion of a seamless whip pan.

EXERCISE: Create a Speed Ramp Transition

Adding Effects to your Clips and Adjusting Them

MINI EXERCISE: Create a 'Mirror' Effect

Students will learn how to easily fix shaky, handheld video and make it look incredibly smooth using the Warp Stabilizer effect.  They'll discover how to apply this powerful, one-click effect and let Premiere Pro automatically analyze and stabilize their footage, transforming jittery shots into professional-looking takes.

Green Screen Editing

Students will learn a huge time-saving technique for creating music-driven edits by automating clip placement to the beat of a song.  They'll master the workflow of adding markers to a music track and then using the 'Automate to Sequence' feature to instantly create a perfectly timed montage from a selection of clips.

Students will learn a huge time-saving technique for creating music-driven edits by automating clip placement to the beat of a song.  They'll master the workflow of adding markers to a music track and then using the 'Automate to Sequence' feature to instantly create a perfectly timed montage from a selection of clips.

EXERCISE: Replicate a 'VHS' Look Effect Using Advanced Effects

Complete Overview & Summary of The Course

Skills You Will Have By Now

MASTER PROJECT (Part 1)

MASTER PROJECT (Part 2)

MASTER PROJECT (Part 3)

MASTER PROJECT (Part 4)