Prof. Cameron Blevins

Introduction to Digital Studies
HIST 3260/5260 | COMM 3081/5081
M/W 2:00-3:15pm
North Classroom 1608
Office Hours: W. 3:30-4:30pm
TA Office Hours: M. 12:30-1:30pm

Introduction

The goal of today is continue to learn how to use the video editing software Adobe Premiere Pro. You are going to use this software to create a short (roughly two-minute) promotional video for this class.

Your building blocks

Download the .zip file posted to the #in-class Slack channel according to your group number:

  • Groups 1 & 2: files-01
  • Groups 3 & 4: files-02
  • Groups 5 & 6: files-03

Extract your zip file (Windows instructions, Mac instructions) and move the enclosed folder of files (ex. files-01) to your video-editing folder. Inside this folder you will have the “building blocks” for making your video:

  • Several short videos each of you recorded (.mp4 files)
  • Image to use as a video background (background-image.jpeg)
  • Image of the class (zoom-screenshot.png)
  • Audio file with music sample (.mp3 file)

Things to include

Your goal is to create a short promo video using the above building blocks that includes the following:

  • Create and save a new project in Adobe Premiere Pro in your video-editing folder on your computer
  • Choose three video clips recorded by your classmates to include in your promo (you don’t have to go through all of them).
  • Import the two video files, the two image files (.jpeg/.png), and audio file (.mp3) into your project.
  • Add the background-image to your Timeline and have it play for the first 6 seconds of your video.
  • Add the audio file to the Timeline so that it plays during those opening 6 seconds and then stops (you’ll want to trim it in the Timeline).
  • Add three text objects using the Essential Graphics panel so that they are overlaid onto the image during the opening 6 seconds of the video:
    • Introduction to Digital Studies
    • HIST 3260/5260 - COMM 3081/5081
    • Professor Blevins - Spring 2023
  • Change the font of your text objects to Impact and adjust the size, position, and color of your text objects to be easily legible to the viewer.
  • Add the three videos clips of your classmates to the Timeline so that they appear immediately after the opening six seconds
  • Trim several seconds from the beginning and/or end of each of the video clips (ex. if there are several seconds of awkward silence at the beginning or end).
  • Add a Wipe transition between your opening six second still image and the first video. You may need to display the Effects panel under Window
  • Add a 2-second transition between the different sections of your videos, such as the opening image and in between your videos. You may need to display the Effects panel under Window
  • End your video with 3 seconds of the zoom-screenshot image.
  • Rotate the zoom-screenshot image of the class so that it’s at a 45-degree angle. (You may need to show the Effect Controls panel under Window).
  • Add a text object to the last 3 seconds of the still image that says Introduction to Digital Studies
  • Export your project content as a single new video file using the settings Format: H.264 and Match Source: Adaptive Medium Bitrate. Make sure to rename the Output Name to yourfirstname-yourlastname-promo.mp4 and upload it to the #in-class Slack channel as a Reply in Thread to Professor Blevins post today.

Bonus:

  • Add an audio fade-in and fade-out for the transitions between the opening music and each of the video files (Tutorial)

Relevant Tutorials

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