Years ago, I struggled to find a textbook to help my students learn Premiere Pro. I’m not trying to make movie directors out of my students, nor am I trying to turn them into television reporters. My goal for my Video Production in Agriculture course is to give students the understanding and knowledge of how to produce a good quality promotional video. Most of our alumni work in public relations of some sort, so I want our graduates to understand how to make a basic video to promote the client/employer, or at least understand the process enough to know how to look for a production company.
Seeing that there was not a textbook that fit what I was looking for, I decided to write one myself. The book has had several iterations over the years. Adobe keeps updating Premiere Pro – and these updates lately have been GAME CHANGERS (thanks, Adobe!) I wouldn’t necessarily call this a book; it’s a course pack. But it takes so long to update it every year, that it feels like a book.
Aside from equipment recommendations, the a common request from alums is a copy of my course pack. Some former students have told me they have hung onto it and use it as a reference. But again, some of the updates have been so incredible, you’ll want a more recent version. Up to date as of September 6, 2019.
I don’t have a nice cover on my course pack, so I’ll share a photo I snapped of my husband’s pretty field of sorghum the day after I finished the course pack. Yes, the horizon is crooked.
Scott Irlbeck‘s irrigated sorghum. Swisher County, Texas. September 7, 2019
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