Matt Johnson – Wedding Film Framework

38 lessons, with over 24 hours of videos, revealing Matt WhoisMatt Johnson’s approach to editing story-driven wedding films in Adobe Premiere Pro

Designed to equip beginners new to editing weddings in Premiere Pro, as well as providing experienced filmmakers with a faster workflow that prevents creative block.

Inside this course, you will learn how to…

• Develop a narrative for a wedding film that tells the story of the couple
• Master the basics of Premiere Pro (and the advanced stuff too)
• Save time with a streamlined editing workspace that has the exact tools you need and no fluff
• Switch to Premiere Pro from FCPX, Sony Vegas, or any other editor quickly and easily
• Make your films look and sound amazing with professional color grading and audio mixing
• Design high energy dance edits that fit every wedding film
• Craft a small batch beard…

Organizing Footage

Save time with a workflow that prioritizes access to the footage you need as fast as possible.

Music Selection

My process for finding the best music for an edit, and how I mix songs with story for maximum emotional impact.

Discovering The Story

Develop a narrative that tells the couple’s unique story.

Editing Everything

Watch me edit an entire wedding film from establishing shots to exit.

Color Grading

My precise color process to correct and color grade my films using LUTs.

Audio Mixing

Balancing ambient audio, spoken word, and music together for a dynamic audio experience.

HERE IS WHAT I TEACH IN THIS COURSE

THE SETUP

7 lessons, 45+ minutes

• Preparing your workspace in Premiere, importing footage & creating Proxies, synchronizing audio & video clips

CRAFTING THE FOUNDATION OF THE EDIT

5 lessons, 4+ hours

• Discovering the wedding’s story, the exact sites I use to find music, mixing the story & music together

CREATING THE WEDDING FILM

12 lessons, 10+ hours

• Fast editing using timeline techniques, cutting together every part of the wedding day from establishing shot to the exit

REFINING THE WEDDING FILM’S VISUALS

5 lessons, 5+ hours

• Working with mixed video resolutions, stabilizing footage, color correction and color grading the film using LUTs

AUDIO MIXING

6 lessons, 3+ hours

• Balancing ambient audio from the day with spoken audio, adding sound effects, mixing all audio sources together so they sound clear and have consistent volume throughout

WRAPPING UP

3 lessons, 20+ minutes

• Exporting the final film for YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, or Instagram