Part 01

Start your project

You can't make a video in Premiere without creating a sequence, but you'll need to get past a scary settings window first. Don't worry — I'll make real simple.

Bookmarks

Lesson overview

00:00 → What you'll learn
00:32 → Keyboard shortcuts (download)

Sequences

03:33 → Sequence settings
06:54 → Sequence presets
07:30 → Mixing footage
08:30 → Multiple sequences

Review

09:19 → Practice tasks

Part 02

Timeline navigation

The secret to fast edits is moving around the timeline with speed! I'll show you how.

Bookmarks

Timeline interface

00:26 → Controlling tracks
03:37 → Program monitor panel
03:50 → Playback resolution
04:44 → Program monitor views

Timeline navigation

05:44 → Moving around
09:25 → Rendering to fix lag
12:03 → Snapping

Review

12:53 → Practice tasks

Part 03

Icon view

The secret to fast edits is moving around the timeline with speed! I'll show you how.

Bookmarks

01:37 → In & out points
05:51 → Shortcuts music video
10:55 → Usage indicators

Part 04

The source monitor

This must-know panel lets you trim source footage up close and with audio.

Part 05

Freeform view

I don't love this trimming method so if you're in a rush, feel free to skip to the next video where I show my favorite way to trim clips.

PART 06

Timeline trimming

This is my all-time favorite way to trim clips because it's so dang fast.

Bookmarks

01:08 → Trim mode
02:19 → Q & W keys
04:33 → Ripple deleting
05:48 → D key to select
07:02 → Splitting clips

Part 07

Assignment

Get details on what to tackle for your cinematic sequence before moving on to the next lesson.

Thumbnail art by Sussis via Giphy

What to do

• Review the rest of your footage.

• Trim clips of the highlights using the method you like most.

• Add your best stuff to a sequence in the timeline panel.

Resources