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Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot
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Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot: Take your video editing skills to new and exciting levels with eight fantastic projects

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Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot

Chapter 2. Cutting a Short Film without Getting Stung

Premiere Pro CS6 has been designed and refined over the years to make video editing easier, but that doesn't make editing a simple task; you still need a certain degree of know-how and talent to make it happen. Think of how a Formula One car is designed by the best car technicians on the planet, yet only a handful of people in the world can drive one to perfection. Fortunately, making a film with Premiere Pro CS6 isn't as hard as winning a Formula One race, but it still requires preparation, practice, and a little of the aforementioned talent.

You also need to understand the Premiere Pro CS6 editing workflows. Get that under your belt and you are ready to tackle any film project, whether long or short.

Mission Briefing


The primary objective of this project is for you to learn the various workflows Premiere Pro CS6 offers for editing a short film. The aim is to take the clips supplied with this book and create a scene that tells a story lasting around 60 seconds. Once again, as in Project 1, Creating a Movie Montage – the Easy Way, you will be encouraged to use as many keyboard shortcuts as possible in order to create a frame-accurate Timeline similar to the following screenshot:

Why Is It Awesome?

Project 2 will build on skills learned in Project 1, allowing you to practice those keyboard shortcut workflows, and of course, teach you some new workflows along the way. To do this you'll edit footage specifically produced for this project, creating the opening scene of a short animated film. You'll learn how to cut, trim, edit, and reuse clips in a variety of different ways. You'll also look deeper into controlling the duration of those clips, how to add some basic sound effects, and a color...

Creating a story


You'll start Project 2 in the same way you started Project 1, by making sure everything you need is in the right place, then setting up Premiere Pro CS6 to edit those assets into a short film. However, in this project you will be able to save some time by using the template you created in Project 1. You will then use a new feature in Premiere Pro CS6 to work out what sort of clips you are using and to automatically set the timeline sequence to match those clips.

Once this preparation is out of the way, you will quickly use the tools and shortcuts learned in Project 1 to create a simple story from three of the clips in your Video folder.

Prepare for Lift Off

Once you have completed all the preparations detailed earlier in this chapter, you are ready to go. Launch Premiere Pro CS6 in the usual way and then proceed to the next part of this task.

Engage Thrusters

Set up your project and lay the foundations for your story. Perform the following steps to do so:

  1. Once Premiere Pro CS6...

Three-point edits


The Timeline is now set to tell a story: the journey of a small insect through the glade where it lives. The insect encounters a snake, a frog (it appears very quickly at around 09;09), then lands on an ear of corn. Sadly here the insect is trod on by a horse. Such is life. The real problem is some of these events occur too fast to make any impact. In this section you will attempt to correct that lack of impact by using material from the other clips in the Video bin. They will provide alternative camera angles, allowing the viewer to better understand the details of the story. You'll do this by performing a three-point edit, one of the more commonly used editing techniques, and one that works particularly well with keyboard shortcuts.

Engage Thrusters

Use three-point edits to add additional clips to your Timeline. Perform the following steps to do so:

  1. Press Shift + 1 to activate the Project panel and use Ctrl + A or command + A to select all the clips in the Video bin.

  2. Right...

Combining three- and four-point edits


In the previous task you performed various three-point edits in order to embellish the conflict between the insect and the snake. However, the insect's escape from the snake is a little sudden, so you will add a portion of another snake clip (Snake_Rear.avi), but using a four-point edit in order to control the new clip's duration on the Timeline.

Four-point edits are used to speed up or slow down a clip so that it can fit into a user-defined space on the Timeline. In this case you will use it to slow the content of a clip down by 50 percent, but keep the continuity of the action constant.

After the insect escapes it is also attacked by a frog; however, this is so quick the viewer will never have a chance to see it. To correct this you will combine three- and four-point edits to slow down part of this new clip (BB_Flyby.avi) to make the frog's attack a more prominent feature of the scene.

Engage Thrusters

Use the four-point edit technique to add clips to...

Refining with the Trim tool


The scene is now looking a lot better than the original 'story' you created in the first task. It's also about 10 seconds longer. The aim of this project is to create a 60-second scene, the introduction perhaps to a much longer film, so you still have around 10 seconds of action to play with.

In this task you will fill up that time by reclaiming some footage lost during the overwrite of the BB_Flyby.avi clip. You'll accomplish this with the Trim tool, and then go on to use the same tool to tidy up some of the other clips on the Timeline. Once again, you will attempt to do as much of this as possible using just the keyboard.

Engage Thrusters

Use the Trim tool to tidy up your edit points. Perform the following steps to do so:

  1. Press Shift + 3 to make the Timeline active, and use the up or down arrow to place the Timeline indicator over the edit point between the BB_Flyby.avi and BB_Rear.avi clips (hint – this should be around the 19;27 mark).

  2. With the Timeline indicator...

Correcting various problems


Playback the scene now and you can see it has really started to come together, but there are still some minor problems that need to be tweaked away. In the BB_Landing.avi clip a hoof is visible in the shot before the insect is stomped on. To retain the suspense of the stomp it would be best if the hoof had been hidden from view until the very last second. Likewise, the actual shot of the insect landing on the grass stalk is too brief and should really last a few seconds longer. Using various techniques learned so far in this book you can correct both of these problems.

Engage Thrusters

Use various edit techniques to tweak your Timeline sequence. Perform the following steps to do so:

  1. Press Shift + 3 to set the Timeline as the active panel. Click anywhere on the Timeline to deselect any previous trim edits. Then locate the BB_Landing.avi clip on the Timeline and click on it to select it.

  2. Use the J, K, and L keys to move the Timeline indicator backward or forward to...

Making pictures sing


Video tells a story all by itself; even though your short film lacks any kind of sound, it would still get its message across to the viewer. However, that's not good enough for a Hotshot book, so in this section you will add some simple audio effects to the Timeline. These audio effects should have been gathered inside the Audio folder on your designated video drive as laid out in the instructions given in the Prepare for Lift Off section at the start of this project. If you skimmed that section a bit, but want to add sound, then go back and read it again. Return when you have completed the suggested preparations and gathered enough media to complete this task.

This section shouldn't take you long to complete; it's just going to be a matter of drag-and-drop, with a little bit of trimming. But it's still worth doing as sound adds an extra dimension to your projects, which is worth going the extra distance to achieve.

Engage Thrusters

Add various audio tracks to enhance...

Adding a movie look


One of the cool things you can do in Premiere Pro CS6 is make your movies look a little less like home videos and a little more like an actual Hollywood movie. You probably can't afford to film under professional lights, or you might have, as in this case, received the footage with no say in how it was filmed. That doesn't matter; you can still use a little creativity to change the tone and look of your footage no matter how it may have been produced.

In this task you will use an adjustment layer, a new feature in Premiere Pro CS6 that allows you to make global changes (like color grades) to the whole sequence without having to copy and paste the settings on to every single clip on the Timeline.

Engage Thrusters

Use an adjustment layer to give your Timeline sequence a movie look. Perform the following steps to do so:

  1. Change to the Effects workspace by using Alt + Shift + 6 (WinOS) or option + Shift + 6 (MacOS).

  2. Use Shift + 3 to select the Timeline as the active panel and press...

Mission Accomplished


In this project you have created a short film, or at least the opening scene, and learned the various different ways to trim clips on the Timeline. You have also discovered how to create a film look using only those effects shipped with Premiere Pro CS6 as standard. There is no need for expensive plugins with this book!

On top of that you've learned a little bit about the sound capabilities of Premiere Pro and as a bonus you should have created a pretty cool film. That's not a bad list of achievements when you consider how short the short film actually is. As with everything in this book, the actual task completed is just a stepping stone towards learning the core skills needed to be an effective video editor using Premiere Pro CS6.

You Ready To Go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge


Once you have your project saved, start again! Create a new sequence and see what you can come up with using the exact same clips, and to see if you can recreate this edit using the keyboard as much as possible (without referring back to the instructions in this project).

When it comes to adding the clips, make your own decisions on how the film should play out, what sort of speed changes you should make, and how stylized your movie look should be. Go crazy and experiment; it really is the best way to learn.

Also note that one clip, BB_Above.avi, wasn't used at all in this project. Perhaps you would like to include it in your version? That decision, as the editor in charge, is up to you. If you are feeling adventurous, why not create a flashback version of this film, or a comedy one with strange speed increases.

Whatever you do, I look forward to seeing your movies on YouTube. Don't forget to send me the link to my e-mail address

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Key benefits

  • Discover new workflows and the exciting new features of Premiere Pro CS6
  • Take your video editing skills to exciting new levels with clear, concise instructions (and supplied footage)
  • Explore powerful time-saving features that other users don't even know about!
  • Work on actual real-world video editing projects such as short films, interviews, multi-cam, special effects, and the creation of video montages
  • Gain video editing skills that will stay with you for years

Description

Adobe Premiere Pro has become synonymous with video editing, in the same way Photoshop has become a byword for image manipulation. To unlock the true potential of this powerful software you don't need you to take expensive training courses or spend hours trying to get your footage “just right”. Work through this practical guide and truly master Premiere Pro CS6 using real footage with engaging examples.Using the included source material (available via digital download), this book will help you discover a plethora of features and functionality hidden within Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 that can truly augment your skills and take your footage to the next level. By covering a diverse array of topics in a practical manner, you will gain a full understanding of how to approach pretty much any video editing project you want to tackle with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.Starting off with an entry-level project to get both new and existing users up to speed, "Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot" dives right into a series of engaging real-world projects that help you understand how you can harness Premiere Pro's full potential. With an explicit focus on practical real-world projects from concept to publication, this is the definitive guide for people who want to make the most out of this powerful software.As you progress through the book you'll encounter problems of poorly shot footage; news reporters who stumble over their dialog and camera crews who fail to deliver key scenes, leaving you to scavenge and then hide your trail. Not only will you develop a full understanding of how core features work, you'll also have a clear grasp on how to make your footage stand out from the crowd.

Who is this book for?

If you're just starting out or even migrating from existing video editing software, then this book is for you. With rapid progression through practical examples constructed to be both engaging and useful, Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 is ideal for learning the sometimes complex workflows of this powerful application.

What you will learn

  • Use actual real-world examples to learn advanced editing workflows
  • Find out how you can manipulate sounds and images
  • Work with real-life effects; explosions, smoke, and exported 3D models
  • Master automatic features that save you time and help create a better edit
  • Delve into the world of frame accurate editing using keyboard shortcuts
  • Learn how the different trim modes, Ripple and Rolling, actually work
  • Speed up your Timeline workflow with the Insert and Extract functions
  • Tame long clips using the sub-clip function
  • Create frame accurate edits using the 3 and 4-Point edit technique
  • Use CS6 filters to create special effects (muzzle flashes and SF effects) and even motion backgrounds
  • Construct multi-layered effect compositions using the Nested Sequence function
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8 Chapters
Creating a Movie Montage – the Easy Way Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Cutting a Short Film without Getting Stung Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Protect the Innocent – Interview Edit Techniques Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
See the Bigger Picture – Edit Multiple Cameras Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Visual Effects – Muzzle Flashes, Laser Beams, and Clones Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Visual FX Using Real Media Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
The Ultimate Do-over – Correcting Visual and Audio Problems Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Reach the World – Export to DVD, the Internet, and Beyond Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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This book is an excellent source for mastering Adobe premier pro CS6. The book is written in a way that beginners will understand and will be able to follow. It has lots of examples and pictures to guide you through. The links to the files are accessible and helpful...allowing the novice to learn without having to spend a huge amount of time videoing scenes.The book is also comprehensive enough to have snippets of information that an experienced user may not know.
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This Book provides an in depth step by Step approach for mastering Adobe Premier Pro CS6 by proposing a series of small Video Editing and Mastering project. I was able to browse through each exercise and most importantly, learn how to be highly productive in a very short time frame. Each exercise bring to light the most efficient way of doing things, including organizing your desktop and data for increased productivity, maximizing the use of the most important keyboard shortcuts and suggesting methods for streamlining your workflow. Additionally, the book will also teach you the terms and language used in the industry and provide you a wide exposure to all aspect of movie making from basic montage and cutting techniques to realizing real live projects such as creating news for a local TV, learning how to edit/synchronize clips from multiple cameras, add visual effects, correcting audio problems and export to different media. A must read for all movie maker fans !
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I had a bit of difficulty downloading the supporting project files, but once accomplished this was an excellent book for learning Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. The book really pushes you to use the keyboard shortcuts and it does pay off eventually. It teaches a lot of tips and techniques that I didn't pick up on with other books. If you're serious about learning CS6, I highly recommend it.
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Great book, well written and full of fun (and of course useful!) projects. By the time you finish with the book, you will not only have a much better understanding of the software, but even editing in general. Lots of little tips & tricks throughout to help tweak your skills as an editor that go beyond Premiere.The projects themselves are fun and most build upon themselves (for example, in one lesson you learn to add muzzle flashes, clones and because hey, you never know) laser beams). In the next lesson you kick it up a notch with an explosion, heat glow and explosion tremor.Of course it also goes past flashy special effects and into project-saving post-production corrections. You will learn to correct white balance, color issues and even the infamous "rolling shutter" problem with many DSLRs. That particular lesson is key for when the words "we'll fix it in post" are uttered.Highly recommended to anyone who is interested in getting more out of Adobe Premiere CS6.
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