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10 May 04

DV1 - Text Only Trailer

  Your first assignment with digital video will be to create a public service announcement for a non-profit organization. The purpose of this lesson is to introduce you to the digital video editing program, Adobe Premiere. We will begin by learning to use some of the basic features that are important to producing complete digital video presentations. Your final product will be an Announcement for an upcoming event (Relay for Life), Information about an organization (American Red Cross), or an Exhortation that is beneficial for the general public (Stop Smoking, Don't Drink).  The final video will consist of text information only with a continuous sound track in the background, much like those used for movies or television programs. Please read all of the instructions below before you get started. To give you some ideas and to get you started, Please visit the following links for examples..

Assignment / Storyboard (10 pts)

 Do some brainstorming and then prepare a storyboard in Power point to guide you in the creation of your video. Please see the follow example,  for requirements and specifics for the planning portion of your assignment.

Assignment / Video  (20 pts)

 Using Adobe Premiere, please create the video based on your storyboard
      Be sure to follow all the specifications listed below...

Program Specifications

  1. Thirty seconds in length
  2. One continuous track of music imported with SoundForge
  3. Cut transitions used between All slides
  4. Use of Premiere Title screen designer for creation of text stills.
  5. Solid color background
  6. All components for storyboard and video saved in a separate folder with appropriate file name
  7. Final video rendered and exported, ready for viewing.

 

Reflection / Assessment

 Prior to submission for grading, Self Evaluate your finished product based
     on the project rubric. Make changes, corrections as necessary.
 Print project rubric and submit with finished project