Adobe Premiere Pro, spring 2005
Monday 6:05-8:05pm PMCG 435-1
January 24-May 9, 2005

Pratt Institute, Manhattan Campus
Lab 514

Instructor: Terry Nauheim
tnauheim@pratt.edu

office hours by appointment

Tech Notes

Basic Editing | Editing from Source Monitor | Log and Capture | Advanced Editing

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course provides a comprehensive overview of Premiere Pro, Adobe's latest non-linear digital video editing software. Advancements such as real-time playback of transitions, effects, motion paths, and titles; broadcast color adjustment; and Dolby 5.1 audio surround sound production re-positions this software's importance in today's DV industry. Using Premiere Pro as the primary software tool, students will focus on visual effects concerns unique to time-based media. Students will be assigned a series of projects through which technical, aesthetic, and narrative issues will be explored. Topics include: optimization and compression codes, timecode, logging and capturing media, importing source material, trimming, transition edits, keyframing, compositing, title overlays, applying video/audio effects and filters, and outputting/archiving project material.

CLASS EXPECTATIONS

  1. Fulfillment of all assignments on time.
  2. Full participation in critiques and group discussions.
  3. Full attendance:
  • All students must have an active email account.

ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS

1. Label your CD with your name, course # and assignment name

2. Label your file with your first initial, last name and assignment #:

  • example1: tnauheimproj1.mov
  • example2: tnauheimexer2.mov
  • example3: tnauheimexer2re.mov (this signifies a reworked assignment)

3. Please submit a disk that contains ONLY this course's projects/exercises.

4. Always archive another copy of your files.

CLASSROOM REQUIREMENTS

7.Turn off cell phones and pagers before class.

8. Absolutely no personal email or instant messenger exchange during scheduled class time.

9. No food or drink in the computer lab.

10. Please do not arrive late or depart early from class meetings.

GRADING CRITERIA

  • 45% Projects
  • 35% exercises/sketchbook
  • 25% Course attendance and participation

REQUIRED READING

  • Adobe Premiere Pro Classroom in a Book, Published by Adobe Press, Series: Classroom in a Book, ISBN: 0321193784

SUGGESTED READING

  • Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 Studio Techniques, By Jacob Rosenberg, Published by Adobe Press, ISBN: 0321220528

SUPPLIES

  • (recommended) a USB keychain storage (128 MB minimum) or IPod
  • several blank CD-R' or DVD-Rs
  • sketchbook

WEB RESOURCES

 

CALENDAR
Date Class Assignments

week 1

Jan 24

Introduction

Review Syllabus, What is Premiere Pro, Introduction to Interface.


Introduce Project 1: Self-Portrait/Pixellation

purchase coursebook; read Lesson 1: "The Workspace," due week 2

Project 1: Self-Portrait/Pixellation. Bring your images to week 2.

week 2

Jan 31

Preparing Media

Scanning images into the computer. Scaling, resizing, and making selections. Image resolution and compression. Screen versus print dimensions.

 

read Lesson 2: "Sequencing and Real-Time Editing," due week 4

 

week 3

Feb 7

Starting a Project

Setting up your Workspace, Organizing Media, Frame rate, Time Code, Fixed Effects (Scale/Rotation/Position/Axis/Transparency).

 read Lesson 3: "Transitions," due week 4

week 4

Feb 14

Basic Editing: Transition Edits

Dissolves, Cuts and Fades. Editing Techniques, Timeline Edits

Introduce Project 2: Digital Narrative

Project 2: Digital Narrative. Collect images; bring 2 story ideas; a storyboard and rough script to week 5.

Feb 21

NO CLASS Presidents Day

week 5

Feb 28

Critique Project 1

Outputting to Quicktime, Review Project 2 storyboards, Trimming from the Source Monitor

Bring your footage on mini DV tape (or optionally CDROM) to next class; bring your DV cameras, due week 6

week 6

Mar 7

Capturing Media

Introduction to Media Capture, Tour of the Capture Window, Logging Clips, Capturing Process, Project Window for Media.

read Lesson 9: "Advaned Edting One" and Lesson 10: Advanced Edting Two," due week 7

 

week 7

Mar 14

Advanced Editing Techniques

Ripple, Roll, Slip, Slide. Markers, Nesting Sequences, Synching with Audio.

read Lesson 4: "Color and Opacity" and Lesson 6: Special Effects," due week 8

SPRING BREAK

Mar 21

week 8

Mar 28

*Note: field trip,"Designing and Reflecting the Screen"

"CrossRoads" panel series, presented by Digital Communications and Media at the Paul McGhee Division (SCPS/NYU)

6:00PM - 8:00PM, Rosenthal Pavilion at NYU's Kimmel Center

 

week 9

Apr 4

Effects

Color Correction, Creative Effects.

Introduce Project 3: Title Sequence

read Lesson 7: "Integrating Adobe After Effects, Photoshop...," due week 9

 

Project 3: Title Sequence. Begin working on your Photoshop file.

week 10

Apr 11

Critique Project 2

Integration with Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects

read Lesson 5: "Motion Paths" and Lesson 11: "Titles and Credits," due week 6

week 11

Apr 18

Compositing and Motion Paths

Introduction to Compositing, Adobe Title Designer, Importing Photoshop Files.

read Lesson 12: "Audio," due week 11

week 12

Apr 25

Audio

Audio Editing, Mixing Audio, 5.1 Dolby Surround, Audio Effects.

 read Lesson 13: "Output", due week 12

week 13

May 2

Output

Delivering for DVD, Web, and multimedia, Adobe Media Encoder, Output to Tape.

  

week 14

May 9

Critique Project 3  
  week 15