The Big Video Course:
Cinematic editing ✂️

Project setup

 

In this lesson

Woah, you're going to be feeling so pro-fesh after this lesson because we're getting cozy with Adobe's powerful video editor Premiere Pro.

 

You'll learn how to:

  • set up your projects to avoid disasters

  • navigate Premiere's interface

  • organize your assets in a flash


Start your project

Heads up 🙄 Adobe has updated the screen where you start your project, so use this guide from 5:26 to 6:03.


Bookmarks

Overview

00:00 → What you'll learn

Create your project

03:07 → Project folder
04:01 → File naming
05:08 → Project settings

Explore your workspace

06:24 → Audio hardware
06:46 → The interface

Organize your assets

08:38 → Importing
09:38 → Organizing
11:34 → Renaming
12:15 → Metadata + search
13:58 → Sort options Assignment
16:04 → Tasks to tackle


Assignment

  • Set up your project folder on your computer.

  • Create your project in Premiere Pro.

  • Import and organize your assets.

  • Open a bin of footage in icon view.

  • Sort your footage however you'd like.

See the video at timecode 16:04 for more details. You got this! 🙌


Resources

Get Adobe Premiere Pro

You can get a free trial, a monthly plan that you can cancel anytime, or an annual plan if you're ready for a longer commitment.

Adobe also offers generous student discounts if you're enrolled at a traditional institution. (Sorry! We're outside the box.)

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Practice with our picnic files

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