Overview

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You will learn to prepare a Premiere project for finishing and delivery with the precision expected of a professional assistant editor. By the end of this course, you'll configure color-managed editing environments, use waveform, vectorscope, and histogram tools to flag technical image issues for the colorist. You'll reconform proxy-based sequences to full-resolution camera originals and consolidate project media for finishing. You'll also prepare the handoff packages downstream teams depend on: exporting AAF and OMF files for audio post-production, identifying VFX shots and generating pull lists, and writing turnover documentation that includes delivery manifests and issue logs. Through hands-on exercises, you'll explore the automation tools and collaborative workflows professional assistant editors use to manage complex productions, including Adobe Media Encoder watch folders for scalable encoding. You'll finish by archiving a completed project with Project Manager and writing wrap documentation, and you'll learn how the assistant editor role progresses across production types and toward an editing career.

Syllabus

Color Management and Confirm Workflows
- Before a project can move into finishing, assistant editors must ensure the edit is technically accurate and fully conformed to the original camera media. This includes configuring color-management settings, verifying image integrity with scopes, and relinking proxy media to full-resolution originals. In this module, you’ll learn how assistant editors prepare projects for color grading and final finishing workflows. You’ll also consolidate media and organize project assets so downstream teams receive a clean, reliable project.
Handoff Packages and Turnover Documentation
- When picture lock approaches, assistant editors prepare the materials that allow downstream teams to begin their work. This includes exporting audio post packages, identifying VFX shots, and producing documentation that describes the project state clearly. In this module, you’ll learn how assistant editors coordinate handoffs between editorial and finishing teams.
Advanced Workflows, Automation, and Career Pathways
- Modern assistant editors work in collaborative environments and rely on efficient workflows to manage complex productions at scale. This module introduces the tools and systems professionals use to stay organized while supporting large editing teams. You’ll explore collaborative project environments, automation workflows, and the broader career path of assistant editors.