Premiere Pro: Documentary Editing

Find out how to highlight a cause, express a point of view, and tell a story with Premiere Pro and some essential documentary editing techniques.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Interpreting a creative brief to establish goals
• How to use this course

1. Phase 1: Producing for Message

• Identifying messaging concepts
• Tips for working with interviews
• Tips on B-roll sequences
• Researching background and history

2. Phase 2: Preparing to Edit

• Organizing the ingest process
• Choosing an interview logging method
• Adding interview metadata
• Logging interviews with markers
• Adding notes to B-roll clips
• Preparing archival images with Photoshop
• Pulling selects and presenting ideas

3. Phase 3: Rough Cutting

• Structuring the edit
• Assembling B-roll shots
• Assembling interviews
• Building sequences and scenes
• Editing interview bites on the Timeline
• Adding other media types to the Timeline
• Completing the rough cut
• Presenting the rough cut and receiving feedback

4. Phase 4: Incorporating Still Images and Motion Graphics

• Planning moves on photographs
• Animating images
• Creating a title graphic in Photoshop
• Animating a title graphic in Premiere
• Presenting graphics work

5. Phase 5: Fine-Cutting

• Performing an editorial evaluation
• Refining scene order
• Adjusting interview content
• Adjusting B-roll shots
• Tightening clip timing
• Fine-cutting audio
• Reviewing all assets
• Adding end credits
• Locking the picture and preparing the Timeline for finishing
• Presenting the picture lock to the client and receiving approval

6. Phase 6: Finishing

• Evaluating the piece for finishing goals
• Polishing the final audio mix
• Correcting color for consistency
• Adjusting the title and animations for the best compression
• Exporting multiple files

Conclusion

• Next steps