Looking to learn editing/content production

[DoctorEeevil]

Hey, wall of text incoming, but I'll try to keep it as brief, and organized as possible.

Experience:

I've casually made a couple of pretty shit gaming youtube videos in the past, but I've got piles of free time on my hands right now, and I really want to learn some actual useful skills, not only for making a youtube channel (lol), but also for the sake of usable skills. All of my old videos were made pretty much exclusively with iMovie (I know, not even real editing), and super basic recording tools. 
I've also done some basic HLAE work in CS:GO doing smooth pathing only. Think Clicky Crisp, but 50x shittier, and only using smooths.

Clicky Crisp: https://www.youtube.com/user/Reconised

Goals:

 I really want to learn to make higher production value content, that actually looks good, but I'm finding it a really difficult thing to get into for the first time, as someone with basically no transferable skills, or experience with any of these tools. I've just got into photoshop, after effects, and premier recently, and I'm finding it crazy hard to even understand what I'm looking at, and doing at a basic level. I'm not tech-retarded, and I'm willing to put in some serious time, and effort to learn this stuff, but I'm finding it difficult to find the resources I need to learn.

Question:

 As people with experience using animation tools (after effects, or adobe aftereffects/photoshop/premier type of programs in general), do you have any hot tips, or good ways to learn? If anyone is willing to talk one-on-one about my specific experience, or anything that wasn't clear in this post, please let me know, or message me here, or on reddit at reddit.com/u/doctorEeevil. Thanks!

[Enderman]

just look at beginner youtube videos, tons of them

then when you can do all of the stuff in those videos move to regular tutorials or more advanced guides and learn that

or pay for LYNDA.COM!!1!1

[Evanair]

I second Lynda.com. It's my favorite training site and a good reference too.

 

If you pay the higher price you also get files to mess with and follow along.  Still have to get Adobe suite though.

[ShadowCaptain]

Best way to learn?

 

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