The Big Video Course:
Storytelling editing ✂️

Titles & graphics

 

In this lesson

Make your videos look fancy with polished titles and graphics!

 

video index

➀  The basics
➁  Layer tricks
➂  Motion graphics
➃  Pinning & bumpers
➄  Creating templates
➅  Importing templates
➆  Staying organized

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Want to do the demos with me? Just download the assets below.

Project files

 

Part 01

The basics

Tour Premiere's Essential Graphics panel, and create simple titles and shapes.


Bookmarks

Lesson overview

00:00 → What you'll learn

The basics

01:55 → Panel intro
02:36 → Color mattes
03:15 → Shape layers
05:08 → Imported layers
05:43 → Text layers
07:37 → Guides


Part 02

Layer tricks

Add videos to graphics, group layers together and create layer masks.


Bookmarks

00:00 → Video layers
03:10 → Layer groups
03:33 → Layer masks


Part 03

Motion graphics

Animate titles and graphics, add effects to them, and scale them without pixelation.


Bookmarks

00:00 → Graphic effects
05:08 → Animating graphics
06:34 → Panel comparison
06:55 → Vector controls
09:10 → Blob dance
10:09 → Anchored scaling


Part 04

Pinning + bumpers

Make one layer move with another, and change the duration of animations without messing them up.


Bookmarks

00:00 → Pinning
01:29 → Intros + outros
03:57 → Practice tasks


Part 05

Creating templates

Create reusable text styles and motion graphic templates (a.k.a. mogrts) from scratch.


Bookmarks

00:17 → Title styles
02:19 → Intro to mogrts
02:42 → DIY mogrts


Part 06

Importing templates

Easily edit fancy motion-graphic templates made by experts.


Bookmarks

00:00 → Why import mogrts
00:52 → Finding mogrts
03:57 → Installing mogrts
05:30 → Editing mogrts
06:49 → Media replacement


Part 07

Staying organized

Get my best advice for organizing titles and graphics for max efficiency.


Bookmarks

00:00 → Organizing mogrts
01:19 → Adding mogrt folders
03:07 → Making mogrt libraries
05:58 → Creative advice
07:00 → Assignment


Resources

Project files

Download

 

MOGRT sources


Assignment

  • Add titles and graphics to your storytelling video if you'd like.

  • Feel free to make your own or use imported mogrts if you prefer.

  • Don't forget that simple, static text can also work beautifully.


Credit

Music in part by David Cutter at @dcuttermusic and davidcuttermusic.com.


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