Premiere Pro #2

Colouring & Masking

Colour In Premiere

The first segment of this session involved exploring Premiere's colouring features. The images below show the various options within colour editing, including manual and automatic tools. These techniques are useful when editing footage together and making it appear stylised and similar in colour. Premiere is able to compare multiple pieces of footage and colour-grade them to somewhat match, this can be adjusted further manually.

Blend Modes in Premiere

Blend modes are an extremely versatile tool. In this experiment, I explored the list of blend modes to enable me to layer multiple clips together. I personally find the 'screen' blend mode best for removing unwanted background colour, this can be seen with the cartoon bubbles in the second half of the final experiment. 

Masks In Premiere 

Masking is also a flexible tool; I can cut-away at footage and layer others behind the gap, I can also do this many times, and display many pieces of footage in the same clip. The pen tool allows me to create a custom mask shape, and the option to create simple square or circular masks can create a more uniformed look.

Effects

In this example, I have used preset effects to create the illusion of one piece of footage. In fact, the video below consists of two clips, layered together using the 'track matte key'.