Director Dave Franco's sophomore film, Somebody I Used to Know, hit Amazon Prime Video on February 10. Starring Alison Brie, Kiersey Clemons and Jay Ellis, the much-anticipated film reimagines traditional rom-com tropes with a new take on a love triangle that finds all the characters falling for each other in one way or another. Shot in the Pacific Northwest and cut in Los Angeles by a small but mighty team, the filmmakers needed a set of tools that would allow them to work flexibly, efficiently and remotely, so they turned to Adobe Creative Cloud to bring this complicated love story to life.
Editor Ernie Gilbert is no stranger to Premiere Pro, having used it on FX's Atlanta, music videos for numerous award-winning artists, and his Grammy-award winning work for Childish Gambino's 'This is America'. He and VFX artist Neil Lokken (Documentary Now!, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Waffles + Mochi), working in After Effects, worked together to tell the story of three people trying to help themselves and each other figure out who they are, where they came from, and where they're going. Together, alongside assistant editor Riley Adamson, their wide-range of experience made them the perfect team to craft a nuanced narrative feature that includes drama, humor, music, and a new spin on the classic love triangle.