Newsmedia / Broadcast

The broadcast class provides an opportunity to create video broadcasts, video packages, and spotlight stories for Cedar Valley Middle School.

Course Description:

TV/Video Production consist of introduction to video editing and news broadcasting strategies in the middle school environment. Students will learn the process of planning for a television or video production. They will learn the pre-production, production, and post-production stages of videoing an event. Students will gain knowledge in the following areas: Video editing, camera angles, lighting, reporting, broadcasting, photography & video photography, audio, computer generated graphics, editing, Youtube. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the equipment used in a television production in a studio or in the field. Also, the student will be expected to create an online / virtual portfolio of the skills learned in this course.

The course goals include:

To learn organization, planning, and leadership

To learn time-management skills

To learn writing and reporting techniques

To learn copy editing and proofreading

To learn photography

To learn videography basics including sound, and lighting

To learn desktop publishing using Adobe Photoshop

To learn video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro

Material

Crash Course Activities

Premiere Pro Tutorial

Premier Pro Tutorial 2

Videos

(Video library courtesy of Lynda.com)

01 Getting to Know Adobe Premiere Pro

• • Launching Adobe Premier Pro and Starting a Project

  • Taking a Tour of the Adobe Premier Pro Interface

02 Setting up and Organizing Your Media

• • Starting from Scratch - Importing Media Using the Media Browser

  • Importing Card-Based Media

  • Organizing Assets into Bins

  • Performing Searches and Creating Search Bins

03 Basic Editing

• • Playing Marking and Sub-Clipping Shots to Prepare for Editing

  • Setting Up a Sequence

  • Performing Insert Edits to Build the Sequence

  • Moving Clips and Swapping Shots

  • Removing Material and Performing Basic Trims

  • Overwriting Broll and Performing Three-Point Edits

04 Refining the Edit - Using Trim Tools

• • Trimming Shot Length Using the Ripple Edit Tool

  • Adjusting Transitions Using the Rolling Edit Tool

  • Changing Clip Content and Position - Slipping and Sliding Edits

05 Additional Editing and Organizational Techniques

• • Performing Replace Edits

  • Using Markers for Organization

  • Understanding Track Monitoring and Locking

  • Using the History Panel and Undo and Redo Actions

  • Customizing the Keyboard

  • Modifying Buttons on the User Interface

06 Basic Audio Editing

• • Understanding Audio Channel Configuration

  • Making Audio Gain and Volume Adjustments

  • Keyframing Audio and Adding Audio Cross Dissolves

  • Fixing Out-of-Sync Audio in the Timeline

  • Syncing Video to Audio in Double System Sound Workflow

07 Working with Stills and Graphics

• • Working with Stills in a Video Environment

  • Animating Stills

08 Working with Effects

• • Using Basic Motion Effects to Create a Picture-In-Picture

  • Applying and Modifying Transition Effects

  • Applying Modifying and Saving Video Effects

  • Keyframing Effects Over Time

  • Applying Effects to Adjustment Layers and Nests

  • Adding Effect to Master Clips

  • Understanding Rendering Options in Adobe Premiere Pro

09 Manipulating Clip Speed

• • Creating Freeze Frames and Stills

  • Performing Fit-to-Fill Editing to Force Specific Speed Changes

  • Changing Speed with the Rate Stretch Tool and Speed Duration Window

10 Basic Color Correction

• • Color Correction - Looking with Your Eyes

  • Using Automatic and Basic Color Correction Tools

  • Following a Proper Color Correction Workflow Using the Lumetri Color Toolset

11 Working with Titles

• • Using the Graphics Titler

  • Doing More with the Graphics Titler

12 Sharing and Exporting

• • Exporting Your Project

  • Batch Exporting with Adobe Media Encoder

Video Exercise Files