Tutorial - Organizing Clips in Adobe Premiere Using Bins

When I edit videos, I normally organize my files in Adobe Premiere like shown to the left. This is done by creating bins. They hold all the music and footage that I will use in my video. It is a very useful, but also basic function within Adobe Premiere Pro. In order to find out how to create a new bin, follow the instructions below.














First, click the new bin button.



A new bin appears, and you may name it whatever you'd like, I just named it "bin."


Now you can see the bin you have created. Double click on it.


Now double click on the empty space in window you opened up.



Then select the files you want to add to the bin.


And click the "Import" button.


Now, you can see all of the files in the bin you have created.

If you close the bin's window, you can just click the white triangle next to the bin and see the files that are in the bin.

Raccoon Postcard

       For this project, I had to follow a tutorial to create a raccoon. It was a very descriptive tutorial, and even told the RGB numbers for each color that you needed for the raccoon. It was easy to follow, except for some functions within Illustrator that we needed to use. The tutorial used an older version of Illustrator, while we had a newer version, where some of the buttons changed places within the program. Other than that, doing the tutorial was really fun, and allowed you to have some creativity while doing it, even while following the instructions.

       When we had to create the postcard, I figured I would do a bachelor's party, because I had put a suit on my raccoon to meet the something you did yourself requirement. I figured I should have a black background, with white text saying, "you're invited, Bachelor's party." I also decided to add circle-like objects, that looked like spotlights in the back. I also added a mustache to the raccoon, to fit more into the bachelor theme.

       The final project had the raccoon I designed using the tutorial. I added a suit to the raccoon, and a mustache. Following the tutorial for designing the berries, I added berries, and made it look like the raccoon was holding them in his hand. I made some handwritten typography, and Mrs. Smith helped me scan it into the computer to add it to the postcard. I made it into white text and added it to the postcard, with the raccoon, and added the spotlights to the front of the postcard. On the back of the postcard, I used the provided template, and put six spotlights in a pattern, with more berries in between them.

      This project was also my first one posted on Behance. I feel like the Behance project turned out really good. I added each design I made with my raccoon to it, and added the finished postcard to it. I added a description to the beginning of the project, and put captions under each piece of the project. I also added my signature to the bottom of the project so it is like an official project made by me.

You can see the images for this project on Behance.

ONW 1 in 2000 Video

       In this video that I have created, I interviewed August Berthold. We had to learn how to conduct an interview, and how to actually ask questions to the interviewee. I ended up having over seven minutes of footage, and ended up using only a minute of it. I also had 1 minute of voice over, but only used 15 seconds of it. But it's always good to have more footage than you need for your video. You can see the video below.

       August was a big part in the making of this video, and brought a lot to the table for the making of it. I learned all about his Summer while filming the interview. He worked construction and demolition with his Grandpa, which he enjoyed doing, and is hoping to go into that field when he is older. I also found out that he wanted to get back into sports, after not doing any for four years, so he has joined a recreational league, and hopes to join a competitive league soon. He also participated in band camp, which he wasn't really happy about, but he did have some friends there to keep him company.
       When I had to write my interview, I made sure to include anything I might want to add to the video, even if it wasn't actually going to be in the video. I did want to have an interesting intro, that would grab the attention of anyone watching the video. The hook is always an important part of your video, because, without it, people will stop watching your video as soon as they started watching it. I also made sure to have a good outro, so the video would have a clear and nice flowing ending, so that you aren't surprised that the video was ending.
      In order to shoot the video, the first thing we did was set up a camera on a tripod, and just filmed us sitting on a bench talking to each other. It wasn't too hard. The next day of filming, we shot each other walking down hallways, or opening doors or staring at things. It wasn't very interesting film, but by putting it on top of the interview, it made the video a lot more interesting.
      I really like how the video turned out. I liked the way the voiceover worked out on top of the footage and the interview. August was very helpful for doing the interview. The footage of August walking in and going through doors flowed very well with the rest of the interview, and the overall video turned out great.