Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro

Elements of a Documentary: Montage

A course by Martina de Alba , Visual Artist

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1,234 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Elements of a Documentary: Montage

Overview

“A montage can accomplish various goals. In this lesson, I will explain the different types and the purpose they serve. Please be aware that this lesson contains explicit content, including violence and substance abuse. This content has been used for its cinematic and educational value. ”

In this video lesson Martina de Alba addresses the topic: Elements of a Documentary: Montage, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro. Learn to tell real-life stories that inspire an audience by exploring creative shooting and editing techniques, from the initial structure to the finished video.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Elements of a Documentary: Montage In this lesson, I'll teach you the different types of montage and when they're used. I like to use a montage in my edits because it can work really well for the intro of a piece, for example. Let's see them. A montage can accomplish various goals. It can speed up time, hide intention, compare and contrast, reveal character, and combine multiple story lines. It can use a variety of editing techniques like quick cuts, voiceover, and music. There are five main types of montage, metric, rhythmic, tonal, intellectual, and overtonal. The metric montage include...”

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Course summary for: Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (35)
1234 students
4 units
16 lessons (2h 49m)
4 downloads

Category
Photography & Video
Software
Adobe Premiere
Areas
Audiovisual Post-production, Photography Post-production, Video, Video Editing

Martina de Alba

A course by Martina de Alba

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Visual Artist

Martina de Alba is a Spanish visual artist, currently working as a director, producer, and editor in Los Angeles. She studied graphic design in Barcelona before moving to New York City to learn video editing which combined her passions for both graphics and music. She worked as a full-time video editor at VICE Media and, in 2016, joined The Front, a female-based media company in Brooklyn. Martina later moved to Los Angeles, where she transitioned into directing and producing.

She has worked on short documentaries for The New York Times, National Geographic, CBS, Spotify, and Apple, among others, and is currently editing documentary series for Disney+, Paramount+, and MSNBC.