1. Basic editing skills to get you started
EDITING WORKSHOP
Basic editing skills to get you started

2. Before you start to edit there a few simple rules
Admin BEFORE you can edit  In order for your footage to last, not corrupt or go offline you need to make sure you do the following things: 
Create a Folder on your memory stick / hard drive 
Name it (Title of Production)
Within that folder create 3 more sub folder 
Footage
Sound
Graphics
Transfer ALL clips from SD card into the folder titled FOOTAGE
Transfer ALL sound clips (including music) into the folder titled SOUND
Any graphics or still images need to be transferred into the GRAPHICS folder
Open up Premier Pro and SAVE IT to the main folder (Title of production) 
Any extra footage MUST be transferred to these folders as well
Failure to follow these steps could result in lost or damaged footage

3. Before we start the editing workshop….
You need to set up the admin
Please create folders and add clips (any clips) to the correct folders – if you do not have a memory stick you are going to have to sit this out – we did warn you!
If you do not have footage – ask someone or download it from YouTube
DO NOT open premier pro yet – we will show you how to do that after

4. Opening up Premier Pro New Project
Go to the windows button at the bottom of the screen and type in Premier.
This will appear – click on it
New Project

5. Title your project (something relevant – DO NOT leave it as ‘Untitled’
Click on the browse button next to location and find your folder
Leave everything else as it is
Hit OK

6. Unedited footage and editing window
Effects control tab
Edited footage
Unedited footage and editing window
Timeline
Folders and imported footage
Effects tab

8. Importing footage
Find footage from your folder and hit open

9. Starting to edit
Double click on the footage and it will appear in the browser / editing window

10. Hit the play button or scroll the blue marker across the timeline to get to the point you wish to start your edit from.
Once there hit ‘I’ on the keyboard for ‘in’. Scroll along to the end point and hit ‘O’ on your keyboard for ‘out’
Drag the footage down to the timeline but placing the curser in the middle of the screen and drag down – it should slot into place
Repeat this process for all clips you would like on your timeline
VERY BASIC EDITING

11. Basic effects: Transitions
Adding transitions and effects
This is when you can start to make your video your own by adding transitions and effects.
Transitions: The transitions can be found in the effects box next to the time lime.
Click on Video Transitions and a list will appear.
Select the fade you want to use and drag it so it covers the cut between your footage.

12. Basic effects:
Effects: The effects can be found in the same box under Video Effects. To add an effect, find the one
you wish to use and drag it over the whole clip.

13. Basic effects:
Once your effect is on your clip you can adjust the strength of the effect by altering the levels in the Effect control panal which is located behind your source panel.

14. Most used effects for short films:
Clip speed change: Right click the sequence you wish to change and a panel will appear – scroll down to find speed duration; another box will appear – change the speed by dragging the numbers to either side (above 100% speeds the clip up / below 100% speeds the clip down)
If you are slowing the footage down make sure there is space for the footage to go by not having another clip next to it

15. Most used effects for short films:
Black and White: Image control – black and white: drag and place over clip

16. Further practice
Over the next week you will be editing a few filming techniques and footage so you will get used to the software
In you spare time please come to the computer rooms or the SLT and practice using the software
It is THIS software you will be using to edit ALL your productions – NOT iMovie or Windows Movie Maker or any other editing software you may have at home. If you do NOT have Premier Pro you will edit ALL your work at college