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Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 HOTSHOT

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Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 HOTSHOT

Overview of this book

Adobe Premiere Pro has become synonymous with video editing, in the same way Photoshop has become a byword for image manipulation. To unlock the true potential of this powerful software you don't need you to take expensive training courses or spend hours trying to get your footage “just right”. Work through this practical guide and truly master Premiere Pro CS6 using real footage with engaging examples.Using the included source material (available via digital download), this book will help you discover a plethora of features and functionality hidden within Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 that can truly augment your skills and take your footage to the next level. By covering a diverse array of topics in a practical manner, you will gain a full understanding of how to approach pretty much any video editing project you want to tackle with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.Starting off with an entry-level project to get both new and existing users up to speed, "Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot" dives right into a series of engaging real-world projects that help you understand how you can harness Premiere Pro's full potential. With an explicit focus on practical real-world projects from concept to publication, this is the definitive guide for people who want to make the most out of this powerful software.As you progress through the book you'll encounter problems of poorly shot footage; news reporters who stumble over their dialog and camera crews who fail to deliver key scenes, leaving you to scavenge and then hide your trail. Not only will you develop a full understanding of how core features work, you'll also have a clear grasp on how to make your footage stand out from the crowd.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Mastering Adobe Premier Pro CS6 HOTSHOt
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

You Ready To Go Gung HO? A Hotshot Challenge


The project as it stands looks pretty good, but there are many shots that could still be added, most of them from the over-the-shoulder shots at the witness or the news reporter. Return now to this project and try to integrate those clips into your sequence using the techniques described in this project. You'll find that the best place to add them will be between 01;12;19 and 01;47;23.

Don't forget to add the face blur effect to any shot that shows the witness. Once you are happy with the final edit, add some more titles, for example you could add the title called "Reconstruction" to that segment of the project, and you could add an eyewitness' lower third for the first time the witness is shown on screen.

Lastly, you might want to trawl the Internet for a helicopter sound and use the Rate Stretch tool on it to distort the tone and accentuate the alien feel of the Reconstruction_2.avi clip.

Save your project in a safe place when you've finished your...