Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot
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Creating a story

You'll start Project 2 in the same way you started Project 1, by making sure everything you need is in the right place, then setting up Premiere Pro CS6 to edit those assets into a short film. However, in this project you will be able to save some time by using the template you created in Project 1. You will then use a new feature in Premiere Pro CS6 to work out what sort of clips you are using and to automatically set the timeline sequence to match those clips.

Once this preparation is out of the way, you will quickly use the tools and shortcuts learned in Project 1 to create a simple story from three of the clips in your Video folder.

Prepare for Lift Off

Once you have completed all the preparations detailed earlier in this chapter, you are ready to go. Launch Premiere Pro CS6 in the usual way and then proceed to the next part of this task.

Engage Thrusters

Set up your project and lay the foundations for your story. Perform the following steps to do so:

  1. Once Premiere Pro CS6 has finished launching, the Recent Projects splash screen appears. From here, select Hotshots Template and select Montage from the list.
  2. When the project has finished loading, select File | Save As… and save this file as Short Film Project in the Hotshots folder. If a sequence was automatically created, close it now by clicking on the small X next to the name of the sequence. You should now be looking at a Project panel containing three empty bins – Audio, Video, and Images.

    Note

    If during the last project you used the created template instead of saving the file as a separate project, delete the content of bins and close any open sequences. Do this after you have saved the project in step 2! Once you have done this, create a new sequence by using Ctrl + N or command + N.

  3. Make sure the workspace you created in Project 1 is active by going to Window | Workspace (Windows) or Premiere | Workspace (Mac) and then select the Editing Optimized workspace you created in Project 1.

    Tip

    You can also try using the keyboard shortcut assigned to your workspace by Premiere Pro in Project 1 (hint – if you saved the workspace with the suggested name Editing Optimized, it will probably have been assigned the shortcut Alt + Shift + 5 (WinOS) or option + Shift + 5 (MacOS)).

  4. Select the Project panel by using the keyboard shortcut Shift + 1. Selection will be confirmed by displaying a gold border around the Project panel.
  5. Use Ctrl + double-click or command + double-click to open the Video bin without creating a separate window.
  6. Import all eight video files in the Video folder inside Project 2 by pressing Ctrl + I or command + I to open the Import window and browse to the location of the Project 2 folder.
  7. Press Ctrl + N or command + N to create a new sequence. Pick any settings at random; you will correct this in the next step.
  8. Rename the sequence Short Film BB by right-clicking on the sequence in the Project panel and selecting Rename from the context menu. Press Enter and then Esc to exit the Rename function.
  9. Drag-and-drop any video clip from the Video bin to the Timeline. Premiere Pro CS6 should now tell you this clip does not match the sequence settings and prompt you to allow the program to match them up. Click on Change sequence settings and allow the match to happen.
    Engage Thrusters
  10. Click on the clip in the Timeline and press Delete on the keyboard to remove it from the Timeline.

    Tip

    Matching a sequence to the properties of a clip is a new feature in Premiere Pro CS6 and using it will greatly reduce unnecessary render times. You can also access this function by closing any open sequences, right-clicking on any clip in a bin, and selecting New Sequence from Clip. Whichever method you use, avoid unnecessary rendering times by making sure the clip you use matches the majority of the other clips intended for use in your project.

    Right-clicking on a clip in a bin and selecting Insert or Overwrite will not show Clips Mismatch Warning. The same is true for Create Sequence from Clip and Automate to Timeline.

  11. With the Timeline set correctly, press Shift + 1 to activate the Project panel, and then use the keyboard shortcut Shift + accent (next to the number 1 key and above the Tab key) to maximize the Project panel. Switch to Icon View if it is not already displayed using the Icon View switch in the lower-left corner of the Project panel. Expand the size of the icons to something you are comfortable working with, using the slider next to the Icon View switch.

    Note

    If the Shift + accent key doesn't work for you, see Project 1 (the Classified Intel section of Music markers matter) for details on making this work with non-US keyboards.

  12. You will now create the basic elements of a short story for this scene using only three of the available clips in the Video bin. The story will be insect flies along; insect lands; horse treads on insect. To describe this in video, use the mouse to move the BB_Rear.avi file to the upper-left corner of the Project panel. Place the BB_Landing.avi file next to it. Finally, place Horse_Rear.avi next to that file.
  13. With the Ctrl or command key held down, click on each of these three files so that only BB_Rear.avi, BB_Landing.avi, and Horse_Rear.avi are selected.
  14. Minimize the Project panel by pressing accent on the keyboard.
  15. Ensure the Timeline indicator is at the start of the Timeline. Then click on the Automate to Sequence icon at the bottom of the Project panel.
  16. When the Automate To Sequence window appears, change Ordering to Sort Order and leave Placement at the default, then uncheck both the Apply Default Audio Transition and Apply Default Video Transition checkboxes. Click on OK or press Enter on the keyboard to complete this action.
    Engage Thrusters
  17. Press Shift + 3 to select the Timeline panel, then press \ (backslash) to expand the Timeline to show all the clips present. You should end this section with a sequence that looks something like the following screenshot:
    Engage Thrusters

Objective Complete - Mini Debriefing

In this task you have reused the core skills learned in Project 1 to uncover a new feature in Premiere Pro CS6: automatically matching Timeline properties to the properties of those clips you want to use. You have also sent three clips from the Project panel to the Timeline in an order that has created the base line for a short scene. The clips when played back create a beginning, middle, and end to this scene, which are the required elements of a good story.

Play the scene back and you'll find it does indeed tell a story, but it's a simple one that needs embellishment and it has a few problems that will need to be edited away! Move on to the next section to begin doing just that.

Keyboard shortcuts covered in this task are as follows:

  • Shift + accent: Maximize the active panel
  • Ctrl or command + double-click: Open a bin without creating a separate Project panel
  • Ctrl or command + N: Create a new sequence
  • Ctrl or command + \ (backslash): Create a new bin in the Project panel
  • Ctrl or command + I: Open the Import window

Classified Intel

Although you reused the Automate to Timeline function, as you did in Project 1, this time you placed the clips onto the Timeline without using markers. This particular workflow is often ignored by Premiere Pro users, and yet it is a quick and effective method of creating a rough assembly of your storyline. When you start to use Premiere Pro CS6 to create your own projects, make sure this is one lesson you don't forget or ignore in a hurry.

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