[Joe Barta iv]

You are off to a good start.

My suggestions;
Vary the placement of text and images. Different layout for each announcement. That way there is a visual change signaling the viewer that a new announcement has come up.

Use a different font for each announcement. Use variations of that font within the announcement.

Look at TV commercials and online ads for ideas of design and layout.

Have at least two different people for your voice overs, preferable one male and one female. Use a young person to voice the youth announcements.

Have fun!

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[Joe Barta iv]

Go to the top menus, Premiere Pro > Preferences > General. There you will find you can set the default durations for the video and audio transitions.

You can right-click on a transition in the Effects listings and make it the Default transition that will be selected when using the Command d shortcut.

I don’t think you can save a transition with custom settings as a preset.

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[Joe Barta iv]

Use the ProRes master file in Adobe Media Encoder to make the new files. No reason to take it back to Premiere.

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[Joe Barta iv]

What you are looking for is an After Effects Template. Check out this link it might help.

https://lesterbanks.com/2012/10/real-wiggle-templates-for-after-effects-provide-pre-tracked-real-handheld-camera-motion/

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[Joe Barta iv]

Try exporting from Premiere into a better codec like ProRes. It will still have to re-render all the effects when exporting, that takes time. once you have the master file, then convert it to h.264 or any other compressed format.

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Hover the mouse over the clip,
Clip Name, Start, End and Duration will appear in a pop-up tag.

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[Joe Barta iv]

It is a shame the wrinkle remover doesn’t work on humans, but it will make them smell better if you can sneak in a spritz.

I don’t remember where I had heard of the wrinkle remover idea, but it has sure saved my traveling green-screen show. I stuff a 12×12 green muslin into a small bag for productions on the road. When I get to the location it is the first thing I set up. The cloth looks a relief map of the Rockies at first. I spray it all over. Pull the sides tight and add some weight to the bottom to pull the whole cloth taut. After about 15 minutes it is remarkably flat with only a few spots to spray a second time. It doesn’t work on synthetic or foam backed chroma-screens.

Thanks for the in-class credit David, it’s always good to share what we know.

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When you have the camera and interview chair set up, sit in the chair, point both arms forward toward the camera lens. Then move both arms horizontally 45 degrees, left to the left and right to the right, then up 45 degrees. This is the starting angles and positions for your lights.

For most people’s glasses that should be enough to keep the reflections of the lights out of the way or at least away from their eyes. Raise the lights up a bit to fine tune them. If the subject moves their head all around when they talk you will still get some reflection, but reflections are part of the natural world. If their glasses have lenses that are rounded on the front side, you’ll have a tougher time.

Also, for a more pleasing shot, make the light that is hitting the subjects cheek that is closest to the camera 1/3 to 1/2 as bright as the other. This will add some “modeling” to the face and it won’t look as flat.

Bonus tip: Your green screen looks very good. If you are using a muslin/cotton cloth background get a bottle of Downey Wrinkle Remover. Spray it on the minor wrinkles you have, smooth it with your hand and pull the cloth tight, it will come out flat as a board. It makes your set smell nice too.

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You already have the answer, use Crop and Masks, keyframed for the best control of the effect you want.

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If the material on the screen are stills, like PowerPoint slides, just try to grab a good freeze of each one and use that.

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