The document provides instructions for editing a video using Adobe Premiere Elements 9. It describes how to import and arrange video clips and images, add transitions between clips, adjust clip timing and speed, and add audio layers and titles. Key steps include importing media files, dragging clips to the timeline to set the order and duration, adding black screens or still images to extend shot lengths, speeding up clips, overlaying music, and using train footage to transition between narratives.

1. Adobe Premiere Elements 9 Editing
1)To import a video
I clicked on
organise, Get Media
and then imported
all of the video clips
I wanted.
2)The videos
3)I then dragged them to the imported are
order I want in the editing displayed here.
position

2. To import an image, I followed the same format as importing a video file.
After choosing the image of a black screen, I
then dragged it to the position in the film
where I wanted it to feature.

3. I created this template of the certificate shot, similar to that of the template
provided BBFC, and edited it on publisher and paint by making the features
more professional and adding the title PULSE.
I then imported it as an image to the Premiere Elements 9 video editing
software.

4. For example, here I wanted the black screen to last longer than the video. So I
imported a black background and placed it next to the video clip in the
sequence. I could then choose the duration of the screen without affecting the
video clip of our title PULSE.

5. Here is another example where I imported a video followed by an image.
This is the establishing shot of our film and towards the end of the clip it
cut too quickly to the next scene. Therefore there was not enough time to
acknowledge the girl’s house.
1)I print screened this still 2)I then dragged and pasted the
from the film and imported image here. This meant that the
it as an image. house could be more established
and recognised by the audience.

6. There are a variety of ways to edit when using Adobe Premiere Elements 9...
By importing the clips and changing to ‘Timeline’ I can see and edit the different
layers of footage and sound. I moved the curser to the position I want the film
to play at.

7. Three ways to edit the same footage...
2) Showing the two clips
1) Using ‘sceneline’ I
allowed me to see what
moved the curser to the
position I wanted to cut
position I wanted to cut.
the scene at.
3) This method allowed
me to see clearly the part
of the footage I was
cutting. This was a more
intricate and precise way
of editing the scene.

8. When filming this scene, the background noise of the street was too distracting.
Therefore, I decided to cut out the layer of sound and
just keep the footage of the establishing shot playing
silently.

9. After watching the film through, I realised that this part of
the trains approaching lasted too long.
I was reluctant to cut part of the scene as I thought it worked effectively
and would disrupt the motion. Instead, I right clicked on the icon of the
footage, clicked ‘time stretch’ and increased the speed at which this
part of the film will play.

10. This shot of the train leaving the station was effective but quite long.
When editing this scene, I decided to
add another layer of sound over the The music ends abruptly as this
video and audio present in the shot. scene ends create a sense of reality
This layer of eerie music adds to the in the next shot.
atmosphere and creates a build up on
tension.

11. The main edit that I used throughout was some footage I filmed of a train passing
by. Lucy and I decided that this quick, sharp footage would be an ideal cut between
the narratives.
These train shots are featured throughout the film
when the plot cuts between the two narratives.

12. I created the ident and credits in the format provided by the editing
system. Initially, I attempted to import the credits as an image
created on publisher but decided that this approach was easier and
would give a more professional effect.
1)I clicked on organise, add titles
and then chose the motion version
that I wanted. I chose the one
which was most iconic of credits
rolling up the screen.
2)I then chose the text font, style
and size.
3) This is where I typed the text
that I wanted to feature.