Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro

Overview

“In this lesson, I will show you how to set up a project file and establish the basic organization of the footage. I will discuss the use of markers, synchronizing the video and the audio, and transcribing the script. The first step in the editing process is to make sure that you're on the same page as the director.”

In this video lesson Martina de Alba addresses the topic: Prepping the Project File 1, 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

“ Prepping the Project File In the previous lesson, you learned the different types of shots in a documentary. Now, I'll show you how to set up a project file, how to use the markers, synchronize audio and footage, and the main steps to organize the project file so you can start editing your piece. Let's see it. Now, we are in Premiere, I've set up a project file. Before I move forward, I think it's important that before you start editing, you have a conversation with the director and the producer about the story that you will be editing. You want to have a conversation about what the story...”

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Course summary for: Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (37)
• 1317 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