Learning Premiere Pro & The Experience of Creating the Clip
Before being in Media Studies I'd never used Premiere Pro before so I had no experience with using and creating clips with the software. I had a bit of experience in editing clips together and adding music but I only did it on my phone using free applications.
Learning Premiere Pro was slightly challenging for me due to my inexperience with it. I had to learn a specific way to import the clips we downloaded and at first I imported them into the project incorrectly. Due to my mistake I had to start from the beginning and create a new project.
Once I created a new project, creating a new clip was not as challenging because I was completely following the compilation of tutorials that were posted. I was able to import clips and manipulate them to make the project I wanted to create.
Challenges & Successes
While I was creating my clip, I ran into 2 challenges. My first problem was that I was not sure how to split my clips up which is shown in this screenshot as it shows the Zach interview as one complete clip. I wanted to cut up this clip because the video was made longer due to the filler words and silence throughout the clip I imported.
The second problem I ran into was when I tried to include the lower thirds, I didn't like the way the text popped up abruptly. I wanted the text to have a smooth transition into the clip and I also wanted the text to have a transition when it left the clip but luckily I could work around it by cutting to a clip of b-roll while the interview was still in the background.
I had success with overlaying different sounds with different clips. As shown in the screenshot above, the audio of the interview of the woman was playing while a clip of b-roll played at the same time. It felt accomplishing that I could achieve my vision.
What I'll Do Next & How It'll Improve My Portfolio Project
I plan to use what I've learned to practice creating more clips, I also plan to learn more about Premiere Pro so I can be efficient when I'm able to utilize it. The practice I plan to do will improve my portfolio project because I plan to create the 2-minute opening clip. When I gain more experience with Premiere Pro, my project will end up looking better than what I've created before.
