This post was written by Michelle Gallina and originally appeared on the Adobe blog on March 22nd, 2024.When Kemba learns of her boyfriend Khalif’s true identity as a drug kingpin, he turns abusive — leading her down a dangerous path. Though she never dealt or handled drugs, in a tragic turn of events, Kemba receives an outrageous sentence for her boyfriend’s crimes — placing her in the middle of the government’s “war on drugs.” Never losing hope, her parents, Gus and Odessa Smith, along with an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund launch a campaign for appeal and later clemency, harnessing the power of black civic organizations, sororities, celebrities, and lawmakers to help free Kemba.We heard from Moonshine Post’s Kristina Kromer, who edited “Kemba” using Adobe Premiere Pro and Frame.io.How and where did you first learn to edit?I became interested in editing, in a super basic, fundamental sense, at a very young age. When we were maybe 10 or 11, my friend and I would run around the neighborhood with a Digital Blue Camera shooting silly fake commercials (think “The Amanda Show: Meatloaf Crunch”) and then throw them together on her family’s PC. Of course, I didn’t fully realize what editing was as a concept until much later, but if we’re being historically accurate here, that’s how it started for me. I’ve been using Adobe tools since college and have cut in Premiere Pro for nearly every major show I’ve been a part of since.How do you begin a...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 2 April, 2024