Filming and Editing

This course is designed to teach the basics of using your camera/smart phone to shoot various types of footage and how to then use Adobe Premiere CC to edit it.

In the morning you will learn the basics of using a camera/smart phone to shoot interview footage. How to frame a shot, interview techniques and delivering pieces to camera.

We will then shoot some practice footage in the local area on your camera/smart phones that can be taken home for practice material.

The final part of the day will be an introduction to Premiere Pro CC, where you will learn to edit pre existing footage and create a short video that you will export and take home.

Book this course

Course Details

£250 per person

8 People

10:00 - 15:30

Lunch provided
All footage needed for course provided.

Full Course Detail

Introduction to shooting video

Equipment

Best practices for using your camera phone/Camera
How to steady your shots
Best practices for recording audio
Affordable kit recommendations

Framing

Best way to frame up an interview
Best way to frame a piece to camera/Vlog
Getting the right eyeline
How to shoot cutaways

On Camera Techniques

How to conduct a good interview
Best practises for delivering a piece to camera

Introduction to Adobe Premier Pro CC

Understanding Premiere

Opening Premier
Tapeless & Welcome window
Rendering files

Organisation

Creating bins
Using labels
Exploring workspaces
Importing media

Sequencing and Editing

Understanding the timeline
Use the Project panel to develop a sequence
Understanding the Source and Program Monitors
Creating & Refining a rough cut
Using the Source Monitor to set in/out points
Performing Insert and Overlay edits
Keyboard shortcuts
Using Ripple, Slide, Slip & Razor tools
Working with Audio

Changing audio levels

Adding a background music
Audio transitions
Fade in/out

Transitions

Understanding transitions
Inserting and changing transition attributes

Cutaways

Understanding Cutaways
Inserting a cutaway
Refining

Titles and Credits

Creating a simple title
Adding titles to the timeline

Colour Correction

Understanding Levels
Using Curves
Applying colour Luts

Output

Exporting a sequence
Using Adobe Media Encoder

What you will need

A camera or smartphone for shooting practice footage

A PC laptop or Mac capable of running Premier Pro (See system requirements here)

At least 15GB of free space on your device

The latest version of Premier Pro CC installed on your device (Download Premier Pro here)