Today’s Plan:
- Download Files
- Watch Work List #3
- L, J, and U Cuts in Premiere Pro
- Homework
Download Files
In today’s class, I want you to practice the kind of cut I made last class–one in which we place some b-roll footage over someone talking. Those of you who have completed Lesson 5 have already worked with these (Edits and Overwrites).
These kinds of cuts generally have three names:
- And L cut, in which we see paired video and audio, and then the video cuts away while the audio continues
- A (less common) J cut, in which we hear someone talking while seeing something else, then cut to the synched video of them talking
- A U cut, in which we see and hear synched audio and video, cut away to see something else while still hearing the video, and then cut back to our original shot
These cuts get their name from the shape they make on the track mixer.
Watch Work List #3
I’m excited to see what you’ve produced for today!
L, J, and U Cuts in Premiere Pro
Please download these files to your computer:
Things to Do:
- First, let’s adjust the playback resolution on our program monitor (you can also do this for the source monitor). Note that this isn’t in any way impacting the quality of the final product. Note, too, that this can influence whether you see the full extent of a modification/visual effect. [Bottom-right of either monitor, Select Playback Resolution menu]
- Now let’s check the size of our clips. I’ve selected these purposefully, since one was exported as an avi and the other as an .mp4 (clips > properties)
- Setting Mark In / Outs
- Over write vs Insert / Adjusting Time line inputs
Now lets try moving some text. We’ll do this using keyframes in the effects panel.
Homework
On Wednesday, we’ll talk about Worklist #4 (due next Wednesday). Basically, I’ll ask for a revision of Worklist #3 with two modifications: first, I’ll ask you to attend a bit more to the opening shot. Second, I’ll ask that you record a talking head narration and use L, J, or U cuts to insert b-roll over a single audio track.
Then we will work in groups of three on a dual-camera shoot. This will give us some footage to play with in class as we learn to synch audio.
Read Schroeppel, Chapter 5, “Camera Moves” and Chapter 7, “Lighting.”
Homework assignment: Adobe Premiere Classroom in a Book, Lesson 7: Transitions. Take a screenshot after “Applying Transitions to Multiple Clips at Once” and “Applying Audio Transitions”
So, I know some of you are still struggling with the lesson files. You will notice that the due date on this one is November 1st. So. You have time.
