2. By naming my clips as the shot
number they were on my shooting
script I was able to import and
order my clips easily.
3. Next I imported all my clips into
a new Premiere Pro sequence to
begin editing my film. By setting
the sorting option to numerical
order I was able to have all my
clips in the correct order of my
shooting script ready to create
my film.
4. As my script included some on
screen text to explain the meaning
behind my film, I worked out how
to add a basic title layer and
edited the text to the correct size
and font that I wanted.
5. I then had to add an adjustment
layer over the first section to
darken the clip and make it seem
as if it was nighttime. I did this
by editing the brightness and
contrast effect controls until all
the shots seemed to flow in terms
of lighting.
6. As the first scene of my film came
to a close I needed to fade away
the backing music and I did this by
adding an exponential fade to the
track that coincided with the cut of
the video clip.
7. As more characters became part
of the credit I used the basic title
tool again to create introductory
credits.
8. As the film went on I began to
experiment with transitions such
as the dip to black video effect.
This acted well to imitate the
transition from evening to night.
9. As an afterthought I went back to
scene 1 and adjusted the red tone
in the adjustment layer to mimic
the warmth of the bedside lamp
throughout the room.
10. I then added the title and
experimented with the different
fonts available until I found one
that I liked.
11. To shorten one of my clips I
decided to increase the speed
without cutting the short. I did
this by halving the duration time.
12. I then used the razor tool to add in
a section of audio into the backing
track. I needed an identical 8 bars
added and I selected this specific
section and pasted it into the gap I
created.
13. In this shot I found out how to
crop the frame so it could be
more close up. In doing each edge
equally it was easily cropped
suitably fit the frame size.
14. I then went through and imported
the sound effects I needed. I then
added them into the film in line
with the video clips.
15. By changing the clip keyframe
settings to track keyframes, I
was able to add in keyframes to
edit the volume at specific points
within tracks. This helped when
adding in the sound effects as I
could balance the sound and out
it back to normal afterwards.
16. When editing the transition from
night to morning, I used the
dissolve transition to make sure
the film flowed and transitioned
smoothly into scene 3.
17. The final step in editing my film
before exporting it was adding
the final credits. To do this I
increased the volume using the
track keyframe tool and added in
the basic credits text layer. I then
gave each actor an equal amount
of screen time and credited
myself as the writer, director and
editor at the end.
