First and foremost, deepest thanks to my husband and partner in business and life, Klark Perez, for your incredible devotion and strength in carrying the weight for both of us and our company, InVision Digital and Media Arts, while I was writing. You juggled everything—from our training around the world to my marathon writing schedule—without missing a beat, and still found room to take on more with a smile.

Thanks to Patty Montesion for a career I adore as an Apple Certified Trainer and the extraordinary opportunity to write this book. Your positive attitude, energy, and enthusiasm for the program that you built from the ground up are one of a kind. Also Jessica Steigerwald and Adam Green: What can I say? Your guidance and support are invaluable.

Special thanks to Whitney Walker for your amazing leadership, patience, and care with every element of this book. Thanks to Justine Withers for expertly diving into the last lessons. Thanks also to Stephen Kanter for your insight and notes, and Joanne Gosnell for your wonderful eye for grammatical detail. Thanks to Serena Herr, Nancy Peterson, Laurie Stewart, Valerie Perry, and the amazing Peachpit Press team for making this book a reality.

Thank you Alec Little for first introducing me to Soundtrack Pro and also thanks to Apple’s Soundtrack Pro team for revolutionizing audio postproduction. A big thanks to my friends Byron Wijayawardena, Damian Allen, Adam Green, Richard Harrington, Chris Bremer, David Hudacsko, and Camillo Brena for helping me find and secure rights for the wonderful media used in this book.

Thanks to our friends at Universal Studios Florida for the opportunity to have a production company and training center on the lot.

Extra special thanks to my family for their unconditional love throughout my freelance career. Thanks “Meem,” Lee, Dad, Ginny, Chris, Sessely, Jorin, Landon, Kim, Guy, Emily, Chris, Jackson, Warren, Loretta, Chase, Bill, Paula, Peg, Jim, Sergio, Virginia, Kent, Klark, and my dog Niki.