The user interface is clean and fairly intuitive (though, if you’ve never done any video editing before, there’s going to be a learning curve with any video editing software).

Key Terms: aspect ratio, rule of thirds, foreground, background, color, tone, contrast, cropping, depth of field, field of view, types of shots include: close-up (CU), extreme close-up (ECU), medium close-up (MCU), medium shot (MS), wide shot (WS), long shot (LS), extreme long shot (ELS), background (BG or bg), foreground (FG or fg), over-the-shoulder (OTS), point of view (POV), cutaway, etc. Adobe Premiere Pro is an industry-standard tool, used for everything from 4K YouTube videos to Hollywood movies. Define common photographic and cinematic composition terms and principles. Key Concepts: sequencing shots, cuts (L and J cuts, cross cutting, match cuts, cutting on the action, cutaway, montage, jump cut), transitions, compositing, audio levels, mixing, background music, narration, sound effects, still images used in video (file formats and image specifications), titles Identify general editorial principles and guidelines for video. Key Concepts: following the action leading in and out of shots to give editors time to cut matching shots zooms and pans wide vs. Communicate visually using standard film/video timing techniques.

Its packed with features for precise non-linear editing, color correction, audio. 1.5 Demonstrate knowledge of basic editorial principles and best practices employed in the video industry. Premiere Pro is Adobe’s main video editing app, used to edit YouTube videos and Hollywood blockbusters.

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