This comprehensive course breaks down the essential duties and technical competencies required of Assistant Editors working in both scripted and unscripted television and media productions. The curriculum combines lectures, software demonstrations, and hands-on practical exercises in Adobe Premiere Pro to develop professional-level editing capabilities. Students will learn critical technical considerations, including codec selection for importing and linking media, project organization methodologies, grouping techniques, string-out creation, multicam editing, production workflows, text-based editing approaches, and numerous additional professional practices. The course also covers career development for Assistant Editors, including strategies for succeeding and advancing within the editing industry.
Upon completing this course, students will be able to:
- Create and properly format new projects for offline editing workflows
- Identify and understand external project structures and various format options
- Customize keyboard mappings and establish personalized workspaces
- Manage media files using Media Browser tools
- Ingest, link, and transcode media content efficiently
- Create proxy media and implement proxy workflows for editing optimization
- Organize projects using bins, folders, and metadata tagging systems
- Modify clips and group footage, including multicam synchronization
- Apply basic editing techniques and use essential editing tools
- Synchronize audio tracks and modify audio channel configurations
- Utilize the Sound Panel for audio management
- Design and implement custom transitions and Motion Graphics Templates
- Transition offline edits to online editing workflows
- Up-res, decompose, mix down, and relink media for the final output
- Output and export complete sequences and projects in proper formats
- Diagnose and resolve major technical problems
- Work effectively with shared storage systems
- Develop professional practices for career success
Course Audience and Prerequisites:
This course is appropriate for:
- Editors seeking advanced technical skills
- Assistant Editors at any experience level
- Post-production Production Assistants
- Multimedia Producers
Required Prerequisites:
- Completion of PR101 Adobe Premiere Pro I or equivalent hands-on experience
- Solid working knowledge of either Windows or Macintosh operating systems
Background experience in video production or post-production is strongly recommended for maximum learning benefit.
