Video Editing with Adobe Premiere. Things to look out for while editing.

1. VIDEO EDITING
TIPS
A S T U D E N T C H E C K L I S T

2. MATCH THE BEEP TONES FIRST
• If you align the beeps according to the waveform display and audio you can cut
between the layers to intersperse Cam A and Cam B.

3. USE COLOUR GRADING
• DSLRs and smartphones have different colour temperatures and white balance.
• You can use colour correction to even out the tones and even create different moods.

4. ALWAYS CLEAN THE AUDIO
• Don’t forget to use Adobe Audition to bring the sound to acceptable levels.

5. EVEN OUT THE AUDIO LEVELS
• Never let the audio go into red.
• In general, keep audio between -7db and 0db at the max.

6. NUMBER OF CUTS = PACE
• A quicker series of cuts for fast pace
• A longer set of scenes for slow pace

7. MIND THE GAP
• Close up the spaces in between the clips
• Not doing so will lead to blank visuals and sudden silence

8. CONSISTENT TRANSITIONS
• Stick to a constant style of crossfades / wipes with hard cuts.
• Multiple transition styles will remind your audience of poorly produced wedding
videos.

9. ADD MUSIC LAST
• Use the bottom most audio layer for music tracks.
• Everyone will want to have a say in the edit and this affects the music track.
• Editing the music track after editing the scenes saves time but have a rough idea of the
music you want to use.
• Avoid commercial music.
• Good music can set the mood.

10. DON’T TOIL OVER CREDITS
• A sans serif font would work well for titles and credits.
• Use After Effects and templates.

11. USE ADOBE MEDIA ENCODER TO
EXPORT