Course Overview:
This 5-day intermediate to advanced online course builds upon the foundational skills developed in the beginner course, taking your Premiere Pro expertise to the next level for forensic media applications.
Designed for those with prior Premiere Pro experience, this training workshop immerses you in real- world forensic challenges with a progressive curriculum of sophisticated techniques.
Each day features a hands-on project that introduces new skills while reinforcing previous techniques. By the end of the week You’ll have developed expertise from advanced project management and workflow optimization to specialized clarification methods, powerful compositing, and precise annotation strategies.
Prerequisites:
Completion of LEVA’s 5-Day beginner course or equivalent experience with Adobe Premiere Pro. Prior experience working with digital media evidence is beneficial.
LEVA membership is not required to attend training classes.
Instructor:
Angela Ellis is a Media Forensic Specialist with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. She has an expansive editing background and she currently provides complex geospatial visual investigations for PCSO’s Investigative Operations Bureau and the State Attorney’s Office 6th Judicial Circuit using Adobe Premiere Pro.
Software and Equipment:
This is a hands-on course. You will need a computer capable of running Premiere Pro appropriately. You must purchase or obtain a trial of Creative Cloud or the stand alone Adobe Premiere Pro app at adobe.com.
Your system must also be capable of updating to the latest operating system to work with the latest version of Premiere Pro 2025.
Credits and Certificate:
Graduates of the course receive a LEVA certificate indicating successful completion of the 40-hour curriculum. That certificate should NOT be interpreted as a certification of any type. Registering for any LEVA class indicates they fully understand they are not receiving certification from any one LEVA course and must refer to this training as LEVA’s on their resume, CV, or any discoverable document. This class is not conducted to officially endorse any product or service.
Additional Information:
Contact Troy Lawrence, LEVA Executive Director, troy.lawrence@leva.org