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September 29 :: Tools in Premiere!

& a quick lesson on downloading files!

PLEASE KEEP CELL PHONES AWAY!

Expectations:

C: Voice Level 2 (only the people next to you can hear you and no shouting across the room)

H: Ask your team, elbow partner or raise hand

A: Work on the assignment

M: Stay in your assigned seat

P: Work till assignment is completed

S: Finishing your work

TMH: September 29, 2025

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Editing Videos.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Learning to edit videos properly is important for crafting engaging visual stories, enhancing quality, conveying specific moods, and ensuring professional presentation across various platforms. Proper editing transforms raw footage into polished content, improving technical quality through smooth pacing and audio, while also developing crucial skills like storytelling, technical proficiency, and attention to detail valuable for careers in media, marketing, or personal projects.

HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: As the year progresses you will record and edit video projects with you team!

EXPORTING YOUR FINAL FILE!

Now that we are done with our Basic Shots TRIAL, we need to render and export our file into something everyone can watch!!

SAVE YOUR FILE FIRST!

Click on the EXPORT tab on the top left! (wait for the screen to change!)

Change the file name!

First Initial Last Initial BASIC SHOTS TRIAL

Example: JS Basic Shots Trial

Change the LOCATION!

Click the blue link and go to the Desktop then to your Videography Folder>Basic Shots Trial>Exports

Preset should be:

Match Source-Adaptive High Bitrate

Format: H.264

Click EXPORT!

And WAIT! It might take a few minutes!!!

To get credit!

Go to our Classroom in TEAMS
Select Assignments
Select
- Videography: Basic Shots Trial!
Scroll down to MY WORK
Click +ATTACH

Click UPLOAD FROM THIS DEVICE

Select DESKTOP (on the left) then the VIDEOGRAPHY Folder>Basic Shots Trial Folder

Find the MP4 file we EXPORTED and select it:

First Initial Last Initial Basic Shots Trial.mp4

Example: TE Basic Shots Trial.mp4

Click OPEN

Wait for file to upload
File will show up below under My Work
CLICK TURN IN!

NOTE: There MUST be an MP4 file attached to get credit. Simply clicking TURN IN will not do!!!

CRITERIA:

Added ALL CLIPS (22 TOTAL!!!)
Added TEXT to EACH clip (and it is correct for the shot!) for all 22 clips!
Added Audio and Transitions!
Exported and named your file correctly! (mp4)

TOTAL: 50 POINTS!!!

How to download files from camera to computer!

Let's Practice!

Before ANY NEW PROJECT, we need to create a new Video Project Folder...

We need a new Video Project folder...

In your Videography folder...

RIGHT click on the

Video Project Template_COPY ME folder Select COPY

You can also just select the folder, (don't open it) and on your keyboard press Ctrl + C (Copy)

Now RIGHT click in the white area inside the Videography folder and select PASTE

You can also just click in the white area and on your keyboard press Ctrl + C (Paste)

A COPY was made of the folder (should have the word _Copy at the end!)

Now we just need to RENAME this folder!

Did you know when a file or folder 's name is highlighted BLUE you can simply start typing to rename it! (Hint: don't press delete!)

Right click the copied folder and select RENAME

SD Name the folder:

SD TEST

We will be using this folder!

Open the new SD TEST folder by double clicking on it!

Open the ASSETS folder by double clicking on it!

Open the FOOTAGE folder (it should be empty!)

Then open the FOOTAGE Folder.

Insert SD card into reader...

CARD READERS!

Card readers are attached to your computers!

Please do NOT move computers or try to detach!

When inserting a card, do NOT force it!

If your computer is on

the left of your monitor, the label faces AWAY from you!

Computers 1-5, 11-15, 21-25

If your computer is on

the right of your monitor, the label faces TOWARDS

you!

Computers 6-10, 16-20, 26-30

Ignore this if it pops up!

On the left of the footage folder, Look for EOS_DIGITAL or Removable Disk (the card you just inserted)

Right click it and select OPEN IN NEW WINDOW

Move the new window over (so you can still see the Footage folder)

Double click the

DCIM Folder to open it

Double click the

100Canon Folder to open it

Selected images will be highlighted (Note: your files WILL look different!)

NOW, with the 100CANON FOLDER selected (click in the white area)...

select Ctrl + A on your keyboard

It should select ALL the footage that you would have shot EACH DAY!

Before you let go of the mouse, you will see + Copy

Drag ALL the footage INTO THE FOOTAGE FOLDER!

This will place a copy in that folder!

Each day you shoot footage you will make sure to download files BEFORE leaving class!

Now...

To remove the disk (without damaging it)

On the SD Card (EOS DIGITAL):

Look on the left hand panel
Right click the SD Card (EOS_DIGITAL)
Select EJECT

Carefully take the card out of the reader!

Make sure your FOOTAGE FOLDER is still open!

If you have the SD card in your hand and the footage files are still seen on your computer you copied them correctly!

Now! Hand the disk to your next team member! EACH (all 5) member of the team MUST download ALL footage!

If there is an issue, please tell me ASAP!

Basic Shots

Tomorrow you will begin shooting these with your team!

Tip: Make a list! (write them down!)

Before ANY NEW PROJECT, we need to create a new Video Project Folder...

Make sure you have a BASIC SHOTS folder (not just the Basic Shots Trial folder!)

Title Screen

1A Title Shot.mp4

Wide Shot

1 Wide Shot.mp4

Full Shot

2 Full Shot.mp4

Mid Shot

3 Mid Shot.mp4

Medium Close Up

4 Medium Close Up.mp4

Close Up #1

5 Close up 1.mp4

Close Up #2

6 Close Up 2.mp4

Extreme Close Up

7 Extreme Close Up.mp4

Dutch Angle

8 Dutch Angle.mp4

Low Angle #1

9 Low Angle.mp4

Low Angle #2

10 Low Angle 2.mp4

High Angle

11 High Angle.mp4

Pan

12 Pan.mp4

Cut In

13 Cut In.mp4

Over the Head

14 Over the Head 2.mp4

Tilt

15 Tilt.mp4

Dolly Zoom

16 Dolly Zoom.mp4

Over the Shoulder #1

17 Over the Shoulder .mp4

Medium Two Shot #1

18 Medium Two Shot.mp4

Over the Shoulder #2

19 over the Shoulder 2.mp4

Medium Two Shot #2

20 Medium Two Shot 2.mp4

Over the Shoulder #3

2 Full Shot.mp4

Basic_Camera_Shots_for_Filmmaking 1080.mp4

Tools in Premiere Pro

A few more things to know!

Click on the Adobe Premiere ICON or Click OPEN

Right click the Premiere icon at the bottom of your screen and PIN TO TASKBAR!

Since we began a project it should be in the list (click on it!) or we can select OPEN PROJECT and navigate to our Basic Shots Trial!

(Your Initials) Basic Shots Trial

Shortcut: You can also press Alt+Shift+7

Make sure your workspace is set to EFFECTS

Click Window tab on top

Select WORKSPACE

Select EFFECTS

EDITING TOOLS

Let's go over the editing tools in the TIMELINE Panel!

The Tools in Premiere Pro are where you will spend a lot of time while editing, so having a firm and working knowledge of what each of them does can help speed up your editing. Don't just "take a look" at this - practice them until you don't even have to think about it, and you'll become an editing ninja in no time!

If we take a closer look in our Timeline Panel, you will see a few tools on the left.

Let's go over what each can do!

Trim a Clip

Move a Clip

SELECTION TOOL (V)

This is the default tool.

The Selection tool allows you to perform basic selections and edits. This will be your default and primary mouse function when using Premiere Pro, and it’s especially useful when you are first uploading and organizing footage and assets.

Along with making basic selections, you can also select edit points and perform trims where you can increase or decrease a clip’s duration. You can also use the Selection tool to highlight and move multiple clips at once, including moving clips from bins to the timeline and from track to track.

To rearrange the order of clips, select them and move them to a new place on the timeline.

Rearranging a clip might cause it to overlap with other clips or create gaps between clips. Premiere Pro allows clips to overlap, and the clip on the higher track will be visible. Gaps can occur if there's empty space between clips after rearranging.

Select the clip on the timeline.
Use Ctrl + Alt (Windows) and drag and drop it to a new location.
When you perform a rearrange edit, the Rearrange icon appears.
Release the clip to insert it into the new location.

Click and Hold to see other tools when you see the little triangle!

TRACK SELECT FORWARD (A) or BACKWARD (Shift-A)

The Track Select tool will let you select all of the clips in a sequence, either forward or backwards. All you need to do is use the keyboard shortcut (A) and you can highlight multiple clips at once, in whichever direction you prefer. If you hold shift, the tool will select only one track instead of all of the tracks.

This is handy for moving entire sections of a composition from one timeline to another, or if you need to make some major rearrangements for the addition or deletion of other sections. It’s important to note that the Track Select tool, of course, won’t select clips in locked tracks.

Click and Hold to see other tools when you see the little triangle!

RIPPLE TOOL ADOBE.mp4

Select the clip you want to edit in the timeline.
Use B on your keyboard to activate the Ripple Edit tool.
Select and drag the end of the clip to the left or right to shorten or lengthen the clip, respectively.

RIPPLE EDIT (B)

The Ripple Edit is a trim tool used to trim a clip and “ripple” the rest of the clips in the timeline. This effectively will close the gap between the two edit points instantly at the point where you make the edit. This can save a huge amount of time when editing on-the-fly, as you don’t have to manually move around the rest of your timeline—especially burdensome if you’re working with videos or sequences longer than a few minutes.

When using the Ripple Edit tool, it’s important to make sure you select the correct edit points. You also need to be aware of which tracks are locked. If you aren’t, you can quickly throw things out of sync if you’re incorrectly using the Ripple Edit tool.

Click and Hold to see other tools when you see the little triangle!

ROLLING EDIT (N)

Similar to the Ripple Edit tool, the Rolling Edit is another trim tool used for fine-tuning and adjustments. However, instead of trimming a clip and rippling the rest of the timeline, you perform a Rolling Edit by moving the edit point either forwards or backwards in the sequence.

This technique can be a little confusing at first, so I recommend trying it out with a couple of clips that you’re familiar with. Basically, the Rolling Edit moves the Out point of the first clip and the In point of the second clip at the same time, allowing you to adjust both clips with one move.

How to trim clips in Premiere Pro.mp4

Select the clip you want to trim in the Timeline panel.
Hover your mouse over the edge of the clip until the trim icon appears.
Select and drag the edge of the clip to the desired length for clipping.

Click and Hold to see other tools when you see the little triangle!

Select the Rate Stretch Tool from the Tools panel or press R on your keyboard.
In the Timeline panel, hover over either edge of the clip you want to modify.
Select and drag the edge of the clip:
Drag outward to slow down the clip and increase its duration.
Drag inward to speed up the clip and decrease its duration.
As you drag, a tooltip displays the percentage of the original speed.
Release the mouse button when you've reached the desired speed/duration.

RATE STRETCH (R)

The Rate Stretch tool will help you either speed up or slow down clips in your sequence. When using the tool, note that the In and Out points of the clip will always remain the same. You’ll be changing the duration and speed of the clip according to the amount you “stretch” through the trim. For example, expanding the Out point of the clip will slow down the rate of speed, while shorting the clip will speed up the duration.

While there are plenty of ways to change the speed of your clips in Premiere Pro, using the Rate Stretch tool is perhaps one of the easiest. It’s also the best choice if you’re simply looking to slightly modify the speed of a clip to help it fit into a tight window on your timeline.

RAZOR (C)

In a traditional sense, the Razor tool might be one of the most fundamental editing tools in the Premiere Pro arsenal. Using the Razor adds a simple edit point by cutting the clip wherever you use the tool, just like a real razor would when working with actual film.

Also, holding shift while using the Razor tool will cut clips across all tracks (as long as they’re not locked). This can help speed up making cuts to full sections or sequences at an exact point, which you can then move around as you like.

Select the Razor tool on the panel.
Select on the clip where you want to create a split.
To split only the audio or video portion of linked clips, use Alt-click (Windows) while working with the Razor tool.

Click and Hold to see other tools when you see the little triangle!

SLIP TOOL (Y)

For those visual editors who prefer making their cuts based on the exact images of the corresponding frames, the Slip tool is a nice resource for working directly from the monitor. The Slip tool “slips” the clip’s source In and Out point, but doesn’t move it on the timeline.

While using the Slip tool, the program monitor shows you the frame before and after the clip, and gives you a live preview of the source In and Out points, with a source timecode included, as well. This is helpful if you’re looking to make some tiny frame-by-frame adjustments, but you don’t want to mess up your whole timeline.

Click and Hold to see other tools when you see the little triangle!

SLIDE TOOL (U)

Also similar to the Slip tool, the Slide tool allows you to work with your clips pulled up on the monitor. However, the Slide tool works by “sliding” a clip on the timeline, while keeping the source In and Out points the same. After sliding a clip, the tool will then close all gaps, as well.

You can also slide a clip backwards as far as the previous clip’s In point and slide it forward as far as the following clip’s Out point. Just like with the Slip tool, this Slide mechanism lets you easily make micro-adjustments frame-by-frame without moving around entire sequences or timelines.

PEN TOOL (P)

Moving on to editing shortcuts and tools to help with keyframes and other elements (like audio), the Pen tool is your best choice for adding keyframes to any clip. By selecting the Pen tool (P), you can simply click on any point on your clip to add a wide number of attributes, including opacity, scale, position, and even volume of an audio clip.

If you hold the ALT key while using the Pen tool, you can also add Bezier curves to your keyframes. Using the Pen tool will unlock some of the more nuanced editing elements to your timeline, and you can make tons of adjustments to how your clips interact, look, and sound.

HAND TOOL (H)

Another one of the basic commands in Premiere Pro, the Hand tool will simply allow you to navigate forward and backwards on the timeline. You can also move across the timeline by scrolling, but the hand can help when needing to locate exact clips or frames. (like PANNING)

ZOOM TOOL (Z)

The Zoom tool allows you to zoom in and out of different areas of the timeline. By zooming in, you can make closer frame-by-frame adjustments and better add keyframes, as well as zoom out to navigate across bigger sequences.

A. Selection tool B. Track Select tool C. Ripple Edit tool D. Razor tool E. Slip tool F. Pen tool G. Shape tool H. Hand tool I. Text tool J. Generative Extend tool

TMH DAY TOMORROW: Team TUESDAY!

Other teams will be shooting their Basic Shots!

SHORTCUT TO LOG OFF COMPUTER!

Remember to SAVE (ctrl + S) any file before doing this shortcut!

Ctrl+Alt+Delete then select SIGN OFF!

Please place HEADPHONES on your Monitors!

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