This document provides instructions for editing Mr. Rosen's football documentary footage using Adobe Premiere. It outlines 14 steps for importing footage, organizing shots, establishing a narrative structure with establishing shots, interviews, game footage and transitions, adding audio narration and music, and rendering the final output. Key steps include importing sorted files while excluding anomalies, using in and out points to mark clips, including establishing shots and interviews, and adding narration and music before rendering the completed documentary.

1. GUIDE FOR DUMMIES FOR HOW TO EDIT A FILM USING
ADOBE PREMIERE: SPECIFICALLY MR
ROSEN’S FOOTAGE FOR FOOTBALL
DOCUMENTARY
1. Turn on Mac, by pressing button at the bottom left at
the back of the computer.
2. Wait for the computer to turn on and then login to your account.
3. When logged in open file ‘rosen footage nov 11’ on the desktop, then open
‘football documentary’ folder and import the already sorted files into
adobe premier except the ‘d anomalies folder’, this will require you to
open adobe premiere and make a new project,’ File at the top left of the
screen or when adobe is up ‘New’ or press ‘New Project’ on the home
screen.
4. After that is done use shots placed in adobe premiere create a creative
and alluring narrative structure. As long as it captures the audience
attention in a good way your ideas will be fine.
5. First off to place footage into the film from adobe you double click on a
chosen clip and it will be available to view it on the top left square, in the
square press play and use the ‘mark in’ button to place a mark where you
will like to begin the clip and then the ‘mark out’ button to place marker
where you want the clip to end, drag the footage you marked onto the
timeline at the bottom right box.
Mark in, Mark out
Example for guideline 5.
Left
Top
Box
Right
Bottom
Box

2. 6. To begin I would suggest a establishing shot which lets the audience
know where, what to expect, and suggest the films theme.
7. After establishing the setting through an establishing shot, get straight to
the point. Get a shot or shots which tells the audience why and who the
film is about, I would suggest either a montage of players playing soccer
and the about the game in general or just a shot of footballers playing
possibly alternating between different angles.
8. When making the film think about the audio narration when choosing
your shots as not only is this form of audio compatible with the
documentary genre, but it will make it easier for the future when you add
audio to the film, for now just focus on placing the clips where they are
needed and cutting them appropriately to fit. Editing and audio can be
done later.
9. After the introduction get to the interviews begin by getting a nice
reasonable interview to allow the audience to adjust to the film and what
it is going to be about along the course of the film sillier interviews can be
set in place, as the audience are know aware and know what to expect
from the youthful protagonists.
Example of
an
establishing
shot

3. 10. Between introductions almost like a transition into another interview, as
well as a platform for narration, input the clips of the game being played.
This is also relevant to allow the audience to be reminded the theme of
the genre and give an insight into other features of the theme.
11. Use these tips to set the basis of placing and inputting clips/sequences in
your documentaries narrative structure.
12. Finally once all the clips are placed in a clear and understandable
narrative structure that works toward the theme of the genre. Add your
audio for transitional clips a n upbeat instrumental can be used fading in
when the shot begins an don’t when the other scene begins. To do this
you will need to get non-copyrighted music, either search for it and
download it or make your own. You need to-do every thing legally. The
website below is an example of were you could get free un-copyrighted
music. http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos
A shot of audience members cheering on the soccer players. Example of a
possible transition shot.

4. 13. Then you can include your narration audio. First by watching your film
and creating a script, then recording your voice reading the script in a
clear and distinct voice, which captivates the audience, alongside the
action occurring in your film. You can break your speech up into pieces or
do it all in one take your choice.
14. Lastly as a suggestion to end the film, create a montage of clips where the
children are smiling and laughing enjoying them selves and for the final
shot a establishing shot of the players playing there soccer game and fade
out. Render your work area by going to ‘Sequence’ at the top on the tool
bar and clicking ‘Render Entire Work Area.’ After that proof check your
work and your done. Great work!