For my senior final project in Japanese, we had to make a film. (At least 20 minutes in length, too!) I downloaded (illegally) Adobe Premiere Pro and it was really easy to use. I didn't use too many fancy effects, I used it mainly to cut footage up (which is all you really need to do.) Premiere just made it easy to organize, and I wasted no time learning to use the program.

It turned out pretty crappy because of our terrible acting and camerawork, but the class loved it. I dare say my editing made it a lot better, at least.