Basics on creating video:
Here are some of the basic rules on video. Some of these will gradually become intuitive if you continue to work with video and some of them may be new and helpful. To learn more about the basics of working with video, I highly recommend the "Bare Bones Guide" for film and video. It can be purchased for 4 OR 12 dollars via Amazon.com. SO, ITS SUPER CHEAP!!!
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The RULES
1. If at all possible, it's always better to use a tripod when shooting video. This helps to stabilize the shot and prevent focus from blurring in your shots. While many cameras (including iPhones, Galaxy phones, and other smartphones) are going to shoot good quality video in "automatic" mode, shooting in manual mode will help give you more control with focus.
2. Remember the Rule of Thirds-the idea that subject matter placed in the creases of the frame (when divided in thirds), compositions will become more interesting.
Rule of thirds from Jayne Whitelock on Vimeo.
Headroom is the space above the human head (avoid too much). Inexperiences Videographers tend to put the face dead center of the composition and have too much headroom. You might want to lower the head in the frame if there is a panning shot that reveals a beautiful landscape or dynamic feature within the composition.
3. Balancing out a Shot- Leading Looks
Screen left and screen right are terms that are used to distinguish which way a particular character might be looking in a shot or scene. Leave more room on the screen-side (particular direction) that any face might be looking.
NOTE: When the viewer looks at the video screen... the first thing they will see is the person's (subject's) eyes. This is scientific. the second thing they will look at is what the person is looking at. Knowing this, you can use this to manipulate the action in a sequence. If you are doing a close up, you will want to have the person's eyes on the line. If you are using manual focus or have that option of using manual focus with your camera. Always focus on the subject's eyes when composing the "shot."
4. The 180 DEGREE RULE
5. The Seven Types of Shots and their abbreviations
A. Wide shot/Extreme long shot-- (WS/XLS) this would include a person's entire body and everything around them
B Long Shot (LS) This is a tight shot revealing the top of the head to the bottom of the feet. .
C. Medium Long Shot (MLS) Head to about the knees
D. Medium Shot (MS) Top of the head to about the waist.
E. Medium Close up-framing in the top of the head to just below the breast.
F. Close up (CU)-head and shoulders-don't cut the shot off above the shoulders and leave only the neck and the head. the neck will make for a
G. Extreme Close Up (XCU) As Close as you can get on a person. showing just the eyes or the mouth to reveal the emotions, or if camera shows an extreme close up of just the mouth chewing gum.
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6. TRY AND BALANCE OUT YOUR SHOTS AND BE CAREFUL USING THE COLOR RED.
when you are shooting, you want to balance out a frame with the masses of things, you can better achieve this by using a smaller object to create a balance, versus an equal sized object. using an equal sized object would make it seem static. Red is drastic and pops in a film, thus drawing the attention away from the other subject matter that might be of importance. When composing your shots try and keep this in mind. Is the color red present anywhere? Is it a distraction?
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Okay, enough about video, let's jump in and get to work in...
Adobe Premiere
Here is an image of the workflow when you open premiere. It includes the names of the various panels and areas where assets, transitions,
The easiest way to get started with a new project is by using the following steps. If/when you are more informed of the way your camera works including pixel dimensions and frames per second, you might want to work with other settings. But, as a general rule of thumb, opening and working with a project by following the steps provided will benefit results regardless of whether you are shooting with an iphone, gopro, DSLR, or other devices.
Editing in Adobe
Premiere CS6
1. Long shot snack machine. Man entering and walking up to the machine,
2. Medium shot of face glancing in to glass window (looking at snacks)
3. close up of doritos
4. medium shot of man smiling
5. xtreme close up money coming out of pocket/and
6. medium close up of inserting money keypad entry
7. close up of wheel spiraling the food until it falls
8 long shot of man grabbing food, then eating (walking off screen)
Here is a link to a sample edit I created of the video
https://vimeo.com/145602024
Music was provide by Bensound.com
Creating a Project
1. Open Adobe Premiere Pro CC
2. Choose “New Project.”
3. Name your New Project with the
name of the current assignment you are editing.
4. When the New Sequence window
appears, click cancel.
5. Under the “File” menu, choose
“Import.”
6. Navigate to where your files are
located on your computer, select all of your files (hold down shift) and press
“Open.” Your files will appear in your bin, in the bottom left corner of your
browser.
7. Right click one of the .MTS clips
in your bin and select “New Sequence From Clip.”
8. Using the selector tool (arrow),
select the clip in the sequence and press “delete.”
Your Premiere Pro Browser
Besides your bin, you will see three
main areas on your default screen: your Source window, your Program
window, and your Sequence window.
--Your source window is
where your clips will appear as you decide how much of them to use in your
edit.
--Your sequence window contains
your timeline where you actually edit your footage.
Become familiar with these basic
functions (they will be displayed if you hover over the button). They are
located directly beneath your source window. Also become familiar with your
selection tool and your razor blade tool. Your toolbox is located to the right
of your bin.
Mark In, Mark Out, Go to In, Step
Back, Play/Stop, Step Forward, Go to Out.
1. On the first clip of your sequence, set and “In” and “Out” point, according to how much of the clip you will use.
2. After making sure that your Program window is at the designated place (your third “In” point), drag the clip over to your Program window. You will see a message that states “Drop to overwrite; use control to insert.” Drop your clip and it will appear on your timeline.
This process is called Three-point editing because you always designate three points, usually (but not always) an “In” and “Out” point in your Source window and an “In” point on your Program window. We will later discuss exceptions to using these three points.
3. Continue the three-point editing process according to your storyboard until your edit is complete.2. Click “output name” and name the file “Lastname_Inclass_Demo.”
3. Save to the desktop.
4. Click “Save.”
5. On the export settings menu, click export.
After we return from lunch, we will have a short brainstorming session and discuss the possibilities for a short film, then we will discuss the use of audio in your sequence.
OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENT:
Break up into groups of 3 or 4. We will work together in groups to come up with some ideas for a short (no longer than 2 minute video) we can "shoot" and then edit using Premiere. You will shoot the project together, but each of you will edit the video on your own. You will add a title (or text of some sort) and also be adding music (or audio) to your short sequence. Your sequence could be as simple as a pseudo-commercial for a product, or a silly interview, or anything that you can come up with, so long as it is short and doesn't require too much in the gathering of video assets (shooting scenes, costumes, etc).
Download the following "storyboard template" and print this out. You will use this to "draw out" your shots. Simple stick figures will be okay as this is meant only as a guideline (or checklist) for the shots you will need to create the video.
Once you have decided on a concept and have completed the storyboard it is time to shoot!
Shooting your video:
If possible, use a tripod. If not, try and keep the camera steady. You must shoot in LANDSCAPE mode. If you are shooting in portrait, it will only look good when we are viewing from a cell phone.
Also, remember to call for "Action" 3-5 seconds AFTER you have already started shooting. This will allow for some extra footage in which you can select your in and out points in the 3 point editing process.
Your do not need to shoot in the order in which they will be edited and placed in the video. If you have more than one location in which you are shooting, it is oftentimes better to collect all the shots from one scene to another.
Adding music and editing sound into Premiere.
Adding music to your video will help "drive" the work. Filmmakers often add sad music to sad scenes, happy music to happy scenes, etc. Try and select music that is appropriate for the sequence you are shooting. For your short sequence, you will need to research and find royalty music to add to your video. There are numerous sites that will offer music files free for download. Some will require you give credit to the producers of the music, some will require purchase based on whether the work will be used for commercial purposes, and some will have no requirements whatsoever. You are welcome to do your own research and find your own music to suit your video. One site I've found can be found by clicking the link below
http://www.bensound.com
Bonus: EXTRA CREDIT-making a gif
Premiere is perhaps the best (and easiest) program in which you can create a gif. Once you have your still images or video file together, you just "export"... "media".... to the "animated.gif" setting. Cheers! Feel free to make your own for extra credit.
Or if you wish to make an animated gif in Photoshop, you can also do that by animating individual frames.
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