Producing and reviewing an off line edit P4 (b)

Offline Edit

Using Adobe Premiere Pro was essential in the production of my Music Video. This was the primary programme used in the editing and production of the final media product.

Firstly I had to import all footage recorded into Adobe CS5, naming them individually for ease of use further into the editing process, allowing me to simply add in and cut clips in the correct order, to create the initial structure of my music video. Adding the music track was next, this created the overall structure, giving me the exact timing required for footage, as well as providing the necessary storyline to coincide with the footage. After importing all footage, it became clear that I had too much footage, that over-ran after audio finished, which overall gave me a diverse range of clips to edit, opening my options and enabling to include the new ideas I had incorporated when filming the original footage.

At this point of the production process, it was vital that I kept roughly to the storyboards, script and original concept. All clips had been renamed and therefore I could pick out the individual pieces of footage required to create the off line edit.

Above shows my imported music track, as well as the completed working area from my editing process. The waveform of the track was extremely beneficial throughout the editing process, especially when tweaking the finest details in the final processes. This is because I wished to synchronise and match the track to the footage taken, which at some points required me to look closely and analyse the waveform to create the most effective presentation for the music video.

Tools Used

There were many features included in the editing of my video, including typography for the chorus, tinting, speed alteration, as well as simple cutting and trimming clips. The primary tool used throughout was the razor tool, the fifth icon down, shown to the right.

The Razor tool allowed me to cut and trim any piece of media within the workspace, including video footage as well as the track. Using the razor tool to trim and perfect footage to create the best possible edit for the music video, I then combined this with the selection tool (top icon on the right), to rearrange, manage and organise all clips.

The programme is reasonably technical although once understanding how to use it's features, it is possible to create very captivating, technical music video.

Below (Fig 1) identifies the different tools available to use in Adobe Premiere Pro, and secondly (Fig 2) explains and gives a description of the individual tools, providing information on how they can be used.




Fig 1

Fig 2

The image above shows gives a perspective of the workspace I have been using on Adobe Premier Pro CS5. I have quick access to all my imported clips on the left hand side, where I cans imply drag the footage into the effects workspace.