About the Authors
Jeff I. Greenberg has nearly two decades of experience as a Postproduction consultant and Master Instructor (trainer for other trainers) for Adobe, Apple, and Avid, specializing in the areas of editorial, workflow, compositing, sound, color grading, and compression.
Consistently voted as one of the top seminar speakers/interviewers, audiences’ feedback includes depth of subjects covered, approachability, and student-centered teaching that helps keep them up to date on industry standards. Jeff teaches seminars at events such as NAB, IBC, CES, and Inter BEE. He’s the chair for the Editors Retreat, an annually held exclusive getaway for editors.
Jeff is a published author of several books on the subject of editing and postproduction, including An Editor’s Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro (Peachpit, 2012). Jeff writes for various blogs and creates training materials for Lynda.com and macProVideo.com. He’s happy to talk to you about consulting and helping you find solutions for your training needs at his company J Greenberg Consulting (www.JGreenbergConsulting.com).
Tim Kolb has spent nearly 30 years in video production in a variety of roles, including director, DP, videographer, editor, compositor/visual effects artist, and even some time as a software product manager. Tim is an Adobe Premiere Master Instructor and an Adobe Certified Instructor. His writing credits include books and articles for trade magazines and websites, and he is the technical editor for Adobe Premiere Pro Classroom in a Book (Adobe Press, 2014). Recognition for his production work includes multiple American Advertising Awards, Tellys, International Television Association honors, a Chicago Film Festival Hugo, and an Emmy.
Christine Steele has edited film and video for Disney, Paramount, Warner, Pixar, Showtime, Frontline, MSNBC, Electronic Arts, VH1, ABC, and PBS. She edited Air Racers 3D, which is now screening in IMAX theaters worldwide.
Christine also produces documentaries and music videos. She served as the Postproduction Supervisor and Supervising Editor for Paramount’s feature documentary talhotblond, now available on Netflix and Amazon.com. She also supervised the postproduction of Free Radio for VH1 and worked as lead editor for all episodes of the Animated TV show Da Jammies. Christine won a ProMax award for editing promos for ABC’s Desperate Housewives.
An Adobe Master Trainer and content creator who enjoys the art of storytelling, Christine Steele uses moving pictures and sound to inspire others. She is currently editing a documentary series for PBS using Adobe Premiere Pro.
Luisa Winters is an Adobe Premiere Master Instructor, an Adobe Certified Instructor, and an Apple Certified Trainer. She is an accomplished videographer, editor, 3D animator, and graphics designer. Her compositions have been seen on broadcast TV as well as in private video productions. She has created and edited scores of video and web projects for dozens of corporate, government, and educational, commercial, and private clients. An accomplished nonlinear editor and instructor, Luisa has conducted training sessions and master classes for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Flash, Dreamweaver, Captivate, and Encore DVD.
Luisa has led sessions and workshops in almost every U.S. state and in several countries across the world. She has been a featured speaker at NAB every year since 2005 and has been a featured instructor for Government Video Expo, DV Expo, CES, and PMA.