WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.042 --> 00:00:03.790 You have taken a great first step 2 00:00:03.790 --> 00:00:07.332 to becoming an Adobe Premiere Pro video editor. 3 00:00:07.332 --> 00:00:08.460 line:15% Welcome to the course. 4 00:00:08.460 --> 00:00:10.414 line:15% I'm so excited to have you here. 5 00:00:10.414 --> 00:00:11.840 line:15% In this video, I wanna give you 6 00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:13.244 line:15% a little bit more information about me 7 00:00:13.244 --> 00:00:15.419 and my background so you're comfortable 8 00:00:15.419 --> 00:00:17.093 taking this course from me, 9 00:00:17.093 --> 00:00:19.235 and then talk about how the course is structured 10 00:00:19.235 --> 00:00:20.512 and the course project, 11 00:00:20.512 --> 00:00:22.181 which I think will be a fun way 12 00:00:22.181 --> 00:00:24.652 for you to learn Premiere Pro. 13 00:00:24.652 --> 00:00:25.778 As I mentioned in the promo video, 14 00:00:25.778 --> 00:00:27.894 I've edited thousands of videos 15 00:00:27.894 --> 00:00:30.388 line:15% over the past few years in Premiere Pro. 16 00:00:30.388 --> 00:00:33.497 line:15% I started editing back, way back in high school 17 00:00:33.497 --> 00:00:36.244 I studied film production in college 18 00:00:36.244 --> 00:00:38.741 and I focused on the editing 19 00:00:38.741 --> 00:00:40.844 and post-production aspect of it. 20 00:00:40.844 --> 00:00:42.337 It was a great decision 21 00:00:42.337 --> 00:00:45.419 because I've built a career on editing videos. 22 00:00:45.419 --> 00:00:47.284 Some of you might be here 23 00:00:47.284 --> 00:00:49.919 because you want to become a professional video editor, 24 00:00:49.919 --> 00:00:52.436 but others of you might be here 25 00:00:52.436 --> 00:00:54.196 just because you want to learn how to edit 26 00:00:54.196 --> 00:00:55.380 your own home videos, 27 00:00:55.380 --> 00:00:57.003 or maybe you have a YouTube channel 28 00:00:57.003 --> 00:00:58.244 that you're trying to grow, 29 00:00:58.244 --> 00:01:01.106 or maybe you're creating your own online courses. 30 00:01:01.106 --> 00:01:02.476 Whatever your path is, 31 00:01:02.476 --> 00:01:05.558 I welcome you and I'm happy to have you here. 32 00:01:05.558 --> 00:01:08.190 You will learn real world skills with this course. 33 00:01:08.190 --> 00:01:10.948 Here's a sample of what you'll be able to do, 34 00:01:10.948 --> 00:01:13.307 even if you've never opened up Premiere Pro. 35 00:01:13.307 --> 00:01:15.101 After just a couple hours, 36 00:01:15.101 --> 00:01:17.013 you'll have edited this film 37 00:01:17.013 --> 00:01:18.816 or even made a short documentart 38 00:01:18.816 --> 00:01:20.805 with your own footage. 39 00:01:20.805 --> 00:01:23.415 But if you don't have any footage, no worries, 40 00:01:23.415 --> 00:01:24.740 because I provide all of the 41 00:01:24.740 --> 00:01:28.752 sample video, audio, graphics, photos, music and more 42 00:01:28.752 --> 00:01:30.880 for you to use with this class. 43 00:01:30.880 --> 00:01:32.929 If you look at the outline for the course, 44 00:01:32.929 --> 00:01:34.548 you'll see that it's structured 45 00:01:34.548 --> 00:01:38.090 in the way that I would actually edit a project. 46 00:01:38.090 --> 00:01:39.323 We'll start by learning 47 00:01:39.323 --> 00:01:41.540 how to import and organise our footage. 48 00:01:41.540 --> 00:01:43.450 We'll learn the basic editing tools 49 00:01:43.450 --> 00:01:45.450 and how to put together a sequence. 50 00:01:45.450 --> 00:01:46.637 We'll then add music, 51 00:01:46.637 --> 00:01:50.188 learn how to edit audio and make audio sound better. 52 00:01:50.188 --> 00:01:52.098 We'll learn how to add transitions 53 00:01:52.098 --> 00:01:54.144 and titles and graphics. 54 00:01:54.144 --> 00:01:56.809 Finally, once we have a polished piece, 55 00:01:56.809 --> 00:01:58.446 we'll learn how to export it, 56 00:01:58.446 --> 00:02:02.191 specifically exporting HD files for web. 57 00:02:02.191 --> 00:02:04.963 After these lessons, I've included a number of 58 00:02:04.963 --> 00:02:07.312 lessons that will give you pro techniques 59 00:02:07.312 --> 00:02:09.784 and other tools that you can use 60 00:02:09.784 --> 00:02:13.004 within Adobe Premiere for your own projects. 61 00:02:13.004 --> 00:02:14.511 Get ready to dive right into 62 00:02:14.511 --> 00:02:17.678 Adobe Premiere Pro in the next lesson.