Voiceover. Produce a short (3 minute max) video on your selected film using your own voiceover. The voiceover should relay an anecdote, tell a joke, read from some piece of writing, or otherwise provide an independent channel of material not overtly related to your film. The content can be your own original material or reading something others have written / spoken. The project must also incorporate some sound from the film itself. Video should be one continuous sequence from the film; duration and/or scale can be manipulated, but it should include no new video edits. Include 3 seconds of black video at the beginning and end of the assignment.

  • Organization
    • New Bin
    • New Sequence
    • Labels
  • Introduction to Voiceover Tool
    • Working with a scratch track
      • Locate “Voice-Over Record” icon on A2 in the sequence
      • Right click and select “Voice-Over Record Settings…”
      • Confirm Settings
        • Default Input: iMac Internal Microphone
        • Target levels around -12db
      • Mute external speakers or use headphones – Prevent Feedback Loop
      • Position Playhead
      • Click on the “Voice-Over Record icon
      • Levels should be between -18db and -6db with a target of -12db.
  • Introduction to USB mics & importing from phones
    • External microphone – Shure MV7 available from the equipment, can connect to phone or computers
    • Import from Phone
      • Airdrop to computer and save the audio files(s) to Audio folder in External Hard Drive.
  • Premiere Pro – Basic Audio Editing
    • Working with Multiple Audio Tracks
    • Organization
      • A1 – Source Clip Audio
      • A2 – Voiceover Audio
    • Displaying Waveforms
      • On by default and located in “Timeline Display Settings” or the wrench icon
      • Expand Track (command + / option + / shift +)
    • Workspace: Audio – Essential Sound
      • Clip Volume
      • Audio Types
      • Enhance Speech
      • Ducking
    • Manual Audio Manipulation
      • Right Click on the audio track choose “Adjust Gain”
      • Keyframes and the Pen Tool
        • Command Click the connector line in the audio track or
        • Choose the Pen Tool from the Toolbar
          • Click the connector line where you want to add keyframes
        • Should have two or more keyframes to adjust levels
      • Audio Transitions
        • Default Transitions
          • Custom Fade
          • Right Click in the timeline on start or end
        • Effects Tab
          • Click and Drag to the timeline
          • “Fill Right with Left” may come in handy to convert mono recordings to stereo output.
        • Manipulating Transitions
          • Double click the transition to adjust the duration
  • Premiere Pro – Duration and Scale
    • Manipulating Clip Speed
      • Speed/Duration
        • Right click on a clip and select “Speed/Duration”
        • Linked vs Unlinked
        • Maintain Audio Pitch
      • Rate Stretch Tool
        • Located in the Toolbar – Click and drag the end of a clip to the desired length.
      • Remix Tool
      • Time Remapping – useful tutorial
        • Right Click the upper left “fx” box on a clip in the timeline and select “Time Remapping -> Speed”
        • Add Keyframes
        • Pull Down to slow down
        • Pull Up to speed up
        • Optical Flow
      • Manipulating Position and Scale
        • Double click on a clip
        • Browse to the “Effect Controls” Tab
        • Twirl down the “Scale” triangle
        • Toggle Animation On
        • Set a starting keyframe and an ending keyframe
        • Set a scale value at the starting keyframe and a different value at the ending keyframe.