Faculty Tutorials
Backing Up / Restoring Your GarageBand Project to External Storage from a Media Commons iMac
This tutorial will show you how to backup your GarageBand project when you are done working for the day, and restore your project when you are ready to work on your podcast again. You can save to a flash drive, hard drive, MC Storage, or cloud storage. Note: If you...
Setting Up Premiere Project Folder
This tutorial shows how to create a project folder and begin a new project in Adobe Premiere Pro.Project Folder Before you get started editing in Premiere Pro, you need to create a file system to save all of your video files and your Premiere project files. Create a...
Importing Footage into Adobe Premiere
This tutorial shows how to import footage into an Adobe Premiere Pro project. If you have not yet set up your project folder, please go to our tutorial explaining how to get set up. Go to the main menu at the top of your screen and select File then Import. Next,...
Adding Video Clips to the Timeline and Basic Editing
This tutorial shows how to add video clips and make basic edits to an Adobe Premiere Pro projectAdd Video Clips When you are ready to start editing your project, you’ll need to move your video clips from the Media Browser to the timeline. The timeline is in the lower...
Adjusting the Volume of a Clip
This tutorial shows how to change the volume of a clip in Adobe Premiere Pro. Select the clip on the timeline that you wish to increase or decrease the volume by clicking on it. Select the Effect Controls tab in the upper left quadrant of the interface. Scroll down to...
Viewing Project in 360º Mode
This tutorial shows how to view your project in 360º viewing mode while editing to make sure any edits, such as titles and transitions look correctly aligned. Click the plus sign underneath the preview window which is in the top right quadrant of the interface. Drag...
Public Service Announcement
Public Service Announcement A PSA (Public Service Announcement) is a short informational clip that is meant to raise the audience’s awareness about an important issue. PSAs may include interviews, dramatizations, animations and many other types of video and audio...
Interviewing
Interviewing Checklist Decide if an interview is an appropriate asset for your project. Choose what style of interview is most appropriate. Brainstorm potential interview subjects. Contact your interview subjects and plan interview logistics. Write your questions....
Storyboarding
Storyboarding Storyboarding is a great way to plan and visualize your project before you go out and start filming. It can even be helpful to you once you start editing your project. Through storyboarding, you can plan what you’re going to be filming in your shots, the...
Documentary
Making a Documentary A documentary is a non-fiction video meant to instruct its audience about a topic or document a true story or event. It can be either filmed outright, composed of archival or found materials or a combination thereof depending on the subject being...