Premiere Pro: Narrative Scene Editing
3h 1mIntermediate2012-12-14
Authors
Christine Steele
Video Editor, Documentary Producer, and Adobe Master Trainer
Course details
Adobe Premiere Pro is a great tool for putting all the pieces of your short film together and allows you to reorder your ideas in real time. This course introduces the essential storytelling concepts and editing techniques you'll need to put it to good use. Author Christine Steele covers selecting shots, crafting scenes, and placing clips and cuts in a way that supports narrative flow. The course also introduces strategies for supporting character and story development using shot framing, flashbacks, cutaways, and effects to further enhance the pacing and drama of the piece.
Learning objectives
Preparing your workflow
Adding and editing clip markers
Evaluating performances, shot framing, and supporting elements in takes
Adding reaction shots
Cutting on action
Building montages
Compressing time with jump cuts
Working with audio
Supporting theme with color effects
Altering playback speed
Learning objectives
Preparing your workflow
Adding and editing clip markers
Evaluating performances, shot framing, and supporting elements in takes
Adding reaction shots
Cutting on action
Building montages
Compressing time with jump cuts
Working with audio
Supporting theme with color effects
Altering playback speed
Skills covered
Shooting VideoPremiere ProVideo EditingVideoAdobeDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- Watching a rough cut
Preparing to Edit
- Preparing the workspace
- Customizing clip metadata
- Refining organization using the script and shooting notes
- Adding and editing markers
Shot Selection
- Evaluating performance in a take
- Evaluating shot framing
- Maintaining clear continuity between clips
- Evaluating supporting elements in a take
Dialogue Scene Building
- Framing the scene - Sequencing shots to build a rough cut
- Adding reaction shots
- Cutting on action
- Refining the dialogue scene
- Smoothing dialogue
- Putting it all together
Montage Scene Building
- Building a quick montage rough cut using the Automate to Sequence tool
- Compressing time using jump cuts
- Refining montage pacing
Flashback Scene Building
- Discovering the flashback scene through visuals
- Working with audio to continue building the flashback scene
- Refining the flashback scene
Creative Effects
- Altering time - Speed variation
- Color design
- Using the Creative Suite tools - Roundtrip to After Effects via Dynamic Link
- Smoothing jumps in time using transitions
Conclusion
- Next steps