Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2024: Beginner Video Editing (Udemy.com)
Learn video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC with zero experience.
Created by: Brad Newton
Last updated December 2023
Our take
Based on the ratings of 4,138 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in December 2023. No course pays to be reviewed.
A beginner course aimed squarely at YouTubers, vloggers and anyone who opened Premiere Pro once and closed it in a panic. Brad Newton walks through the interface, cutting, audio, colour and graphics over roughly 16 hours and 159 lectures, then puts it all to work in two supplied projects: a travel montage and a talking head video. There is also a 50-lecture FAQ section that works more like a reference library than a lesson plan. Around 215,000 students have enrolled, which makes it one of the bigger Premiere courses on Udemy.
Reviewers keep using the same words: clear, organized, simple. Students say Brad explains each function in plain terms and points out the spots where beginners get stuck, and one says they went from no editing at all to a solid foundation. The course was last updated in December 2023, and one recent reviewer found the menus in the 2025 version of Premiere don't match what's on screen. One editor with a technical background found the tone too basic and too social-media focused. Another found the explanations slow. The rating breakdown backs this up: 4.4 stars from about 4,100 reviews, with very few one or two star ratings.
This one is built for creators rather than broadcast editors: less about workflow theory, more about thumbnails, end screens, Instagram exports and editing to a beat. If that's the kind of video you want to make, it's a good pick, and the rating is holding up years after release. If you already edit and want deep colour or audio work, this stays at beginner level throughout and will feel thin. Check that the interface still matches the current version of Premiere before committing.
Pros
- Two full projects with footage supplied: a travel montage and a talking head video
- Reviewers repeatedly call the explanations clear, organized and simple
- A 50-lecture FAQ section covers the small things beginners get stuck on
- Covers creator essentials like thumbnails, end screens and Instagram exports
Cons
- Last updated December 2023; one reviewer says menus in Premiere 2025 no longer match
- Stays at beginner level; an experienced editor found it too basic and social-media focused
- One low-star reviewer found the explanations too slow
Really good instructor, explains things in a simple and succinct way. I really enjoyed learning it, enjoyed the conversational and matter-of-fact style.
Genuinely for absolute beginners; the only requirement is having Premiere Pro installed. Experienced editors will be bored.
What you will learn
- Launching Your First Awesome Project
- Import & Organise Footage Like A Pro
- Selecting & Trimming Footage
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Fast Editing
- PROJECT #1: Create a Travel Montage (footage supplied)
- PROJECT #2: Create a Talking Head Video (footage supplied)
- Video Editing Fundamentals (i.e., adding background music, cut & trim, adding text, basic transitions)
- Create Stunning Graphics (i.e., fonts, motion graphics, cinematic text, animated lower thirds)
- Audio Mixing & Sound Effects (i.e., fading music, perfecting audio levels, selecting background music)
- Colour Correction & Colour Grading (i.e., lumetri scopes, look-up tables, grading fundamentals)
- Creating and Importing Professional Captions
- Film Burn Transitions
- Recording Perfect Voice-Over
- How to Create Instagram Videos (Portrait, Square, Stories, IGTV)
- The Best Export Settings for YouTube
- 30+ FAQ Tutorials
Course content
13 sections · 159 lectures · 16 hours of video 27 articles
- 1Getting Started 1 free preview3 lectures · 3 min
- 2Fundamentals 2 free previews22 lectures · 3.2 hours
- 3Graphics10 lectures · 1.1 hours
- 4Audio13 lectures · 1.7 hours
- 5Colour7 lectures · 33 min
- 6Project #1: Travel Montage 1 free preview13 lectures · 1.6 hours
- 7Project #2: Talking Head 1 free preview14 lectures · 1.7 hours
- 8Social Media3 lectures · 17 min
- 9Captioning2 lectures · 20 min
- 10Cool Effects 1 free preview19 lectures · 1.7 hours
- 11Bonus1 lecture · 13 min
- 12Frequently Asked Questions50 lectures · 3.2 hours
- 13Conclusion2 lectures · 4 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- Anyone confused & frustrated with Premiere Pro
- Beginner's intimidated by video editing
- Absolute beginners
- YouTubers, vloggers, and content creators
What you need before you start
- Adobe Premiere Pro CC
How it compares
Against the other 78 rated Udemy courses in Adobe Premier Pro on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 30% of them
- Reviews4,138#4 of 79 by number of reviews
- Length15.7 hourslonger than 88% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2023more recently than 64% of them
Course Description
Join over 212,000 students in one of the largest and most popular video editing courses for beginner's.
This course is a one-stop-shop that has everything you need to become a confident editor inside Premiere Pro.
If you've taken a quick look at Adobe Premiere Pro and are completely overwhelmed by the features and have no clue how to start editing your first video, you have come to the right course.
For the first few months of my editing journey, I battled the same problems you have and I felt like I'd never figure it out. Adobe Premiere Pro seemed so complicated and the learning curve was painful.
As a self-taught video editor with 7+ years experience exclusively with Adobe Premiere Pro, I am proud to say that I am truly happy with the quality of the videos I am producing for YouTube. I wish I had this course when I first started, it would have saved me years of pain and suffering!
What You'll Learn In This Course
I've edited all of my videos with Adobe Premiere Pro so I'll be teaching you how to edit stunning videos for YouTube (and other platforms) in Adobe Premiere Pro without all of the unnecessary complexity that you'll find in other courses.
There are two projects in this course. You'll create a travel montage and a talking head video (all exercise files supplied).
Some of the topics I'll cover include;
Launching Your First Awesome Project
Import & Organise Footage Like A Pro
Applying Simple Transitions Between Clips
Keyboard Shortcuts for Fast Editing
The J-cut and L-cut
The Ken Burns Effect (Add Movement to Your Photos)
Timeline Editing Fundamentals
Selecting the Best Background Music
How to Fade Music and Video in and Out
The Basics of Editing to Music Beats (2 Methods)
The Basics of Using Sound Effects
Applying Cinematic Colour Correction and Grading
Adding Titles, Transitions, B-Roll, and Sound Effects
Setting the Perfect Audio Levels and Audio Mixing
Making Your Videos More Cinematic
Using Jump Cuts and Zoom Cuts
Editing Montages, Full Screen Transitions, and Lower Thirds
Creating YouTube Thumbnails
Creating YouTube End Screens
How to Create Instagram Videos (Portrait, Square, Stories, IGTV)
How to Export High Quality Instagram & YouTube Videos
You'll also learn some cool effects to make your videos awesome, such as;
Smooth Speed Ramping, Reversing, and Directional Blur
Fast and Easy Luma Fade Transitions
Adding Film Grain for a Vintage Film Look
Creating Film Burn Transitions
Creating Rolling End Credits (Like a Movie!)
Recording Perfect Voice-overs
Editing PiP (Picture in Picture)
Fixing Shaky Footage using Warp Stabilisation
Using Freeze Frames (Frame Holds)
Using Auto Reframe
Editing Super Smooth Slow Motion (using Optical Flow)
Create An Awesome Strobe Effect (2 Methods!)
Create Underwater Muffled Sound Effects
How to Put Video Inside Text
What else is covered?
Basic Sound Design
Sourcing no-copyright professional background music
Video Filters (i.e., LUTS)
30+ FAQ Tutorials
What downloads are included in this course?
All project files (downloadable inside course)
Free Cinematic Font Pack
Free Motion Graphics Template Pack
Free Lower Thirds Pack
Free YouTuber Sound Effects Pack
8 Free LUTS
8 Tropical Paradise LUTS
4 Cinematic Film LUTS (including the famous "M31" LUT)
Film Burn Transition Overlays
5 Free Film Overlays
Film Grain
What makes me qualified to teach you?
In 2016, I had zero video editing experience, no laptop, no students and no YouTube channel. Fast forward to June 2023, I have;
Over 26k YouTube subs across 2 channels.
316,000 students in my programs and courses
Over 6,800 reviews
Trust me, as I review my stats it sounds crazy to me too! I never expected in a million years to be in my current position with these achievements. I started with nothing. If I can do it, I am confident that you can do it too.
What Makes This Course Different?
My ambition with this course is to take 7 years of my video editing knowledge and experience, and put it in an easy-to-follow course so you can learn in 1 week what has taken the last 7 years to learn. This course is the most comprehensive beginner editing course where, by the end of the course, you'll feel confident editing your own amazing video projects.
Click the enrol button and I'll see you inside the course!
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
4,138 Reviews
Brad Newton
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Reviews
By Ivan Martínez on 12/29/2025
Too slow on the explanation!
By Timothy Boyd on 11/16/2025
Did an adequate job of teaching, but coming from a deeply technical editing background, I felt the course work was more for beginners wanting to publish to social media and influencers of a novice status. Nice man, good bloke, but course tone and structure just not for me. Thanks anyway! best regards
By Diana Apostol on 9/12/2023
Very good course. I love it! I feel I have learnt a lot from Brad during this course and I love how he also pointed out different details where I might have found myself stuck at different times. I definitely recommend this course if you want to learn Adobe Premiere Pro. By the end of the course you will feel that you know how to use the software and begin your video editing journey.
By Andrew Dy on 11/27/2021
I bought the course because I could relate to Brad. Right now, I am where he was when he first started vlogging and editing. The way the modules are laid out and explained are effective, and I appreciate his clarity and easy-to-grasp manner of teaching. I am only 17% into the course but I am confident that this will definitely make me a better creator sooner than I think. Kudos, Brad!
By Lauretta Maritz on 9/6/2021
Thank you Brad, you have been just SO amazing from the word start! You explain in such an orderly manner! Thank you for responding to my mails along the journey and taking of your precious time to answer them. I'm starting the Intermediate course now. I hope there more of you after this! Thank you once again for being an excellent teacher!!!
By Charles Freels on 7/24/2021
Brad’s style is spot on for me. He doesn’t overwhelm you with a bunch of technical jargon nor does he show you the 50 different ways to perform a relatively straightforward process. I’m a newbie to PP but not to editing so even the parts I knew already, Brad still made it enjoyable to relearn!!! Good job Brad, and thank you!!!
By Nikki on 1/30/2021
Love this beginner course! Brad's way of teaching was something I was able to quickly grasp. Maybe it's because I use (other) adobe products like Id, Ai, Br, Ps & acrobat pro DC on a regular basis. Having an understanding of how other adobe products work, in terms of keyboard shortcuts, lingo, similar tools etc helped make Pr intuitive and simpler to understand. I highly recommend this course. Good luck to all the aspiring video editors!
By Ma Zandra Gutay on 1/2/2021
First time enrolling about premier pro 2021 course through online by Mr. Newton and I would say that most of his sections are very well said and detailed. I learned very fast & also he describes each tools on how to use it. I'm happy that I purchased his Premier Pro Online Course. Thank you for teaching us and very detailed information. -Zandra Gutay-
By A J McDermid on 11/7/2020
I found the course very helpful. I began using Premiere for Video editing back in 2001 (Premiere 6.0 or 6.5 I think it was back then....) but stopped for various reasons about 10 years ago, so this course was good to update my skills which already exist, as well as for those that are only just starting to use Premiere Pro.
By Pugsy Grtfairy on 10/27/2020
Wow. Just wow. At first, I gave this course a 4.5, but now that I've completed it, it deserves a FULL 5. I finished this course over a span of 7 days. The course is well laid out and Brad does a brilliant job at ensuring his lectures are well understood. You get 1.8Gb worth of exercise files that contains free fonts, free effects, free sounds & free LUTs (refer to the course if you don't know what LUTs are). Now that’s more than enough to get you through practice. Don't forget to bookmark all websites Brad mentions. Keep your eyes & ears open for tips& tricks throughout the course. Use the 'Notes' section to mark them for easy reference. As a beginner, what really surprised me were the last two sections. It’s contains a handful of tutorials on common effects & issues with Premier Pro. Brad was prompt is addressing all my queries & feedback. Finally, thanks for taking the effort & time to put this course together. Hopefully there will be more.
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