From Beginner to Master: Premiere Pro

Overview 

​​This course is designed for newcomers to Adobe Premiere Pro. It introduces essential tools, the interface and basic projects. The course aims to help learners navigate Premiere Pro efficiently, use its features effectively, and perform simple video editing tasks. 

Join us to start your video editing journey with Premiere Pro and gain foundational knowledge in video editing.​  

Course Details 

This short course introduces the basics of video editing in Premiere Pro, giving complete beginners a solid foundation. By the end, you’ll have the skills to start editing your own videos using core features and a working knowledge of digital video. 

Session One (3 hrs) 

• Creating a basic Premiere pro project 
• Importing footage 
• Interface tour 
• Video resolutions and aspect ratios 
• Application setting and preferences 
• Creating your first simple video sequence 

Session Two (3 hrs) 

• Clip start and end points and duration 
• Generative extend 
• Video clip and sequence settings 
• Audio track volumes 
• Ripple and rolling edits 
• Adding and editing markers 
• Adding and editing transitions and effects 
• Project organisation 
• Encoding and exporting video 

Overview 

​​This course targets users who are familiar with Premiere Pro basics and wish to enhance their skills. It covers more complex projects, advanced editing techniques and creative workflows. 

​This course is designed for users who are already familiar with the basics of Premiere Pro and wish to elevate their skills further. Participants will delve into the next level of working with projects, editing techniques, and creative workflows. By the end of the course, students will have gained new a greater confidence and efficiency, significantly enhancing their Premiere Pro knowledge.  

Course Details 

This course covers key video effects and basic audio editing techniques. You’ll learn to create proxies for smoother high-resolution video editing, use Auto Reframe to adapt sequences to different aspect ratios, and explore licensing, camera shot types, and sourcing royalty-free media. 

It also introduces essential audio techniques, including voiceover recording, ADR, sound cleanup, and key terminology. The course concludes with best practices for accessibility to ensure your content is inclusive and engaging. 

Session One (3 hrs) 

• Creating video proxies  
• Auto reframe 
• Ultra key 
• Track matte 
• Warp stabilise 
• Crop effect 
• Lumetri color 
• Creative commons licensing 
• Different camera shot types 

Session Two (3 hrs) 

• Audio terminology 
• Royalty free music & sound FX 
• Record a voiceover 
• Cleaning up audio, remove noise and reverb 
• ADR 
• Demo of Adobe audition for sound editing 
• The essential sound palette 
• Accessibility in video 
• Linking and unlinking Audio 

Overview

​​This course targets users who are familiar with Premiere Pro basics and wish to enhance their skills. It covers more complex projects, advanced editing techniques and creative workflows.

​This course is designed for users who are already familiar with the basics of Premiere Pro and wish to elevate their skills further. Participants will delve into the next level of working with projects, editing techniques, and creative workflows. By the end of the course, students will have gained new a greater confidence and efficiency, significantly enhancing their Premiere Pro knowledge. 

Course details and outline

In first part, the course delves into various aspects of production workflows, focusing on adding and editing text, and creating lower third graphics. Participants will learn about nesting sequences, which helps in organising complex projects. The session also covers the use of Creative Commons licensing and royalty-free content, ensuring legal and ethical use of media. Additionally, different camera shot types and the crop effect are explored to enhance visual storytelling. 

Session two shifts towards audio and finishing touches. It begins with recording and cleaning up voiceovers, including noise and reverb removal, using the essential sound palette. The session also teaches scaling and positioning clips within a sequence, which is important for adding visual interest to a video. Finally, participants will learn about archiving projects for future use and the basics of colour grading to improve the overall look of their videos. 

​​Session One (3 hours)

• Production workflows 
• Adding and editing text and creating lower third graphics 
• Nesting sequences 
• Creative commons licensing 
• Different camera shot types 
• Royalty free content 
• Crop effect 

​Session Two (3 hours)

• Recording a voiceover 
• Cleaning up a recording - remove noise and reverb 
• The essential sound palette 
• Scaling and positioning clips in a sequence 
• Archiving a project 
• Colour grading 

Eligibility or prerequisites

​​​​We require the completion of a short questionnaire. This assessment will help ensure the course content is appropriate for your skill level and learning goals​.