With a subscription to Adobe's Creative Cloud service, you are given access to an incredibly powerful set of tools, including Premiere, After Effects, and Audition. With these pieces of software, the sky is the limit when it comes to editing your very own video production. This VTC course will show you how to create a polished video sequence with the Creative Cloud's video editing software. You will not only learn basic editing, you will also learn how to create special effects such as energy swords, alien lasers, set extensions, fire, explosions, and more. Finally, everything will be brought together with audio and published as a cohesive package that can be presented on YouTube or any other venue of your choosing. Work files for everything, including footage, are provided for you to follow along step by step! To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.

Getting Started with the Creative Cloud
Introduction
Overview of the Software
How to Download the Adobe CC Software
Organizing Files and Folders

Assembling First Cut
Opening Premiere for the First Time
Importing and Organizing Clips
Capturing Clips from Tape
Starting Your First Edit
Editing the Bench Shot
Assembling the Split Path Shot
Cutting the Fire Sequence
Editing the Alien Fight pt. 1
Editing the Alien Fight pt. 2
Editing the Alien Fight pt. 3
Assembling the Explosive Ending
Previewing and Comparing Project Files

Basic Solid Layer Usage for Energy Sword
Preparing a Second Sequence
Using AE Comps in Premiere
Editing Mask for Chad Jumping Up pt. 1
Editing Mask for Chad Jumping Up pt. 2
Editing Mask for Chad Jumping Up pt. 3
Creating Pre-Comp for Chad Jumping Up
Adjusting Sword Color
Applying More Effects to Chad Jumping Up
Comparing Chad Jump File in Premiere
Applying Sword to Laser Deflection
Applying Head Mask to Laser Deflection
Applying Plant Mask to Laser Deflection
Creating Sword after Deflection
Creating Sword for Charge Shot
Adding a Lens Flare for the Charge
Creating Sword for Gun Cut

Tracking / Keying / Compositing for Effects
Tracking the Hilt for Ignition
Masking the Solid for Ignition
Finishing Ignition Effect
Adding Lighting to Ignition Shot
Lightsaber Dissipating Shot pt. 1
Lightsaber Dissipating Shot pt. 2
Designing Alien Laser
Finishing the Blocking Sequence pt. 1
Finishing the Blocking Sequence pt. 2
Finishing the Blocking Sequence pt. 3
Editing the Explosive Ending pt. 1
Editing the Explosive Ending pt. 2

Playing with Fire
Tracking the Ignition Sequence
Applying Fire for Ignition
Grounding the Ignition Effect
Creating Track Points for Reaction Shot
Applying Fire to Reaction Shot pt. 1
Applying Fire to Reaction Shot pt. 2
Masking the Fire Pre-Comps
Color Corrections for Reaction Shot
Applying Fire to Approaching Shot pt. 1
Applying Fire to Approaching Shot pt. 2
Setting Up Final Fire Shot
Stabilizing and Testing Footage

Creating the Set Extension
Laying Out the Green Trees
Laying Out the Dead Trees
Color Correcting the Trees
Creating Lighting
Creating Shadows
Setting the Tracker Points
Applying the Tracking
Polishing the Composition

Cutting the Alien Blaster
Tracking the Gun
Creating the Gun Mask
Preparing the Other Masks
Creating the Tree Mask
Creating the Gun Boundary Mask
Adding a Lens Flare

Preparing the Final Cut
Tightening Up Effects and Shots
Color Correcting Shots pt. 1
Color Correcting Shots pt. 2
Rendering the Third Cut
Previewing the Third Cut
Applying Vignette Through Premiere
Recording the Narration
Applying Narration
Applying Sound Effects and Music pt. 1
Applying Sound Effects and Music pt. 2
Applying Sound Effects and Music pt. 3
Previewing the Final Cut
Rendering the Final Cut

Conclusion
Course Wrap Up

Credits
About the Author