Digital Media & TV Production Training

The One Thing & The Main Thing

• There is only one common experience that all staff and students at each school can collectively experience at one time.

• Utilizing Video & Digital Media Curriculum to achieve “The Main Thing”

Components of Digital Media Curriculum

• Electronic Graphics

• Web Design

• TV Production (Studio Production, Cinema & Editing)

• Animation

• Audio Production

• Interactive Media

Industry Connections

• Advertising Agencies

• Broadcasting

• Corporate Communication Divisions

• Entertainment

• Graphic Design Firms

• Production Houses

• Training and Education

Where do we begin?

• Training opportunities

• Guest presenters, mentors

• Field Trips (actual and virtual)

• Online Resources

• Producing Content

• So here we go!

Introduction to Editing With Adobe Premiere

Adobe Premiere Editing Workshop

• Setting up connections to the computer and play/record device

• Capturing Video

• Editing

• Outputting project to tape, DVD or a file

• Question and answer session

What You Need

• miniDV video camera or VCR• Firewire Cable• PC Desktop or Laptop that meets the system

requirements to run the software• Tape with your footage• Still graphics (digital or scanned photos,

Photoshop images, clip art, etc.• Audio files (music, voice overs)• Tape or DVD to record to

Setting Up

• Connect computer to camera/VCR with firewire

• Turn camera/VCR ON

• Turn on computer

• Set up Files & folders

• Create a storyboard or script or outline

• Launch Premiere

Firewire Connections

4 Pin Connector found on camera or VCR

4 or 6 Pin connector on rear or front of computer

This is NOT the same as USB!

Project Organization

Project Organization is a key element. This is very important when multiple students and staff members are using the same machine.

Project Settings

Always check your Project Settings before you begin!

Window Layout

Capture

Log and Capture WindowThe Capture window allows you to capture The Capture window allows you to capture live, using time code to an offline log, or by live, using time code to an offline log, or by setting in and out points and capturing one setting in and out points and capturing one clip at a time.clip at a time.

CAPTURE ONLY CAPTURE ONLY WHAT YOU WHAT YOU

NEED!NEED!

Edit

Project to Timeline

Drag clips from Drag clips from the project the project

window to the window to the timeline to make a timeline to make a

sequence.sequence.

Transitions and RenderingTransitions and Transitions and RenderingRendering

Render TimeYou can render as you go or render the entire You can render as you go or render the entire

work area at once. You will have playback work area at once. You will have playback problems to your output device if your project problems to your output device if your project

is not rendered.is not rendered.

Creating Titles

Lower Third name CGs or “Supers” must be on track 2 or Lower Third name CGs or “Supers” must be on track 2 or higher. Use the opacity or transition to fade in and out. Key higher. Use the opacity or transition to fade in and out. Key

frames can be set to create an effect.frames can be set to create an effect.

Keyframes

Output

Output to Tape

Output to tape will export your project to the camera or VCROutput to tape will export your project to the camera or VCR

Output to DVD

Export to DVD will Create a simple DVD. You can include Export to DVD will Create a simple DVD. You can include chapter markers for submenus.chapter markers for submenus.

Output to file

Exporting a file is useful for archiving or using your project in Exporting a file is useful for archiving or using your project in other multimedia projects. Watch those Settings!other multimedia projects. Watch those Settings!

Questions

Additional Resources

• http://itv.leeschools.net/video_prod.html

• www.adobe.com

• www.wwug.com

• www.videouniversity.com

• www.dvpa.com

• www.cybercollege.com

Al Shilling, Assistant Director Emerging Technologies

Career & Technical Education337-8603

als@leeschools.net