Helpful content for indie filmmakers and video content creators. Includes tips on planning, shooting, editing, post-production, film festivals, and more.
Learning how to edit with Premiere Pro’s multi-camera features is essential for your video editing tool bag. You may think of multi-camera from television sitcoms you enjoy, but it’s also great for editing client interviews, podcasts, etc. This is an extremely easy process that only requires a little bit of setup. In this article, I …
A screenplay is arguably the most important tool in filmmaking. There is no movie or television show without a script or screenplay. A screenplay serves as the blueprint for the entire project. It shows the director the story being told, the actors what lines to say or actions to do, or the art department the …
Movie scripts, or known in the industry as screenplays, are the blueprints that producers, directors, cast members and everyone in between rely on to produce the film. Simply put: without the screenplay there is no movie to work on. So how long does it take to write a screenplay? On average, professional screenwriters can write …
Keyboard shortcuts are essential to the editing process. It is possible to edit without them, however this can add a lot of unnecessary time to your work. The editing process can be long and tedious, so any time saved can be time spent on creating a better film or video. In this article, I will …
Synchronizing audio to video can be a tedious task. Luckily, Premiere makes it easy by having tools that will automatically do this under the right conditions. This article will show you a few different methods for syncing audio to video in Premiere Pro without plug-ins. You can sync clips manually or automatically. Both have good …
Featured image: Alexander Semenov at work. Photographer: Dmitry Ozerov A while back, my attention was caught by some amazing underwater footage that looked like it was coming from a different planet. I got curious, and when I found that the guy behind it used Panasonic cameras like myself, I decided to reach out for an …
Closed captions and subtitles are similar in presentation but different in use. Both are used for showing the text of spoken words or sounds on screen. This is not to be confused with graphics like MOGRT templates or other kinds of text that will appear on screen. Adding subtitles or closed captions is an important …
Adding text to videos is one of the most basic and important steps to the editing process. Premiere does a wonderful job of making this simple for any skill level. Premiere also does a great job of allowing an editor to create dynamic text through customization and animated motion. We recommend learning the basics of …
Normalizing audio for your video projects should be the first step in your workflow for audio editing and mixing. Normalizing is simply defined as boosting the loudest value of your audio to reach a specified threshold. This basically means that Premiere will increase or decrease the volume based on a decibel level you set. We …
In previous articles, we’ve talked about how to resize using scaling and changing the resolution of a sequence. What should you do if you simply want to crop a video? Cropping a video can be defined as removing unwanted parts of an image. Typically, this is done in a square or rectangular shape. Premiere Pro …