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Hollywood Special Effects with Adobe® Premiere® Elements 3
By Carl Plumer
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: October 25, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-7897-3612-8
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3612-3
Pages: 336

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		About the Author
		Acknowledgments
		Introduction
			The Wonder of Special Effects (SFX)
			Where the Fun Is
			The Minimal System for Creating SFX
			The Optimal System for Creating SFX
			The Secret of Working with Special FX
		Chapter 1.  The See-Through Title Effect
			Introduction
			Creating the Project and Setting Up the Tracks
			Adding the Background Clip to the Timeline
			Creating the Main Title Text
			Adding the "Fill" Clip to the Timeline
			Filling the Title with the Clouds Clip
			Creating a Drop Shadow for the Title
			Adding Some Theme Music
			Adding a "Fade Out" to All Video and Title Clips
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 2.  The Retro Title Effect
			Introduction
			Installing the Fonts for this Project
			Adding the Video Clip to the Timeline
			Modifying the Clip to Give it a "Cinematic '60's" Feel
			Creating the First Still
			Creating the Second Still
			Creating the Third Still
			Creating "Credits" for Each Still
			Animating the First Actor's Still and Credits
			Animating the Second Actor's Still and Credits
			Animating the Third Actor's Still and Credits
			Creating an Opening Title
			Creating a Title to Set the Scene
			Adding a Little "Retro" Music to the Timeline
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 3.  The Star Wars Opening Sequence Effect
			Introduction
			Adding the Starry Background
			Creating Your "Long Ago" Text
			Installing the Jedi Font
			Building Your "Star Wars" Logo
			Animating Your Logo
			Preparing Your Scrolling Text
			Transforming the Shape of the Scrolling Text
			Animating the Scrolling Text
			Making the Scrolling Text Scroll
			Adding the Star Wars Theme Music
			Synchronizing Audio and Video
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 4.  The Passing of Time Effect
			Introduction
			Adding the Clip to the Timeline
			Marking the Individual Scenes
			Removing Time (Frames) from the Clip
			Adding a Cross Dissolve Between Clips
			Adjusting the Transitions in the Properties Panel
			Select the Music for the Soundtrack
			Mixing in the Music Track
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 5.  The Fast Times Effect
			Introduction
			Adding the Two Video Clips to the Project
			Increasing the Speed of the Background Clip
			Applying the Green Screen Key to the Foreground Clip
			Matching the Appearance of the Two Clips
			Adding the Soundtrack
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 6.  The Reverse Action Effect
			Introduction
			Adding Your Clip to the Timeline
			Selecting a Section of the Clip to Reverse
			Copying and Pasting the New Selection
			Doubling Up the Clips
			Reversing the "B" Clips for a "Back and Forth" Effect
			Finding the Next Selection to Reverse
			Tripling the Clips
			Reversing Every Other Clip
			Adding Cartoon Sound Effects to the Action
			Adding a Touch of Silly Music
			Adding a Still Image at the End of the Movie
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 7.  The Pencil Sketch Effect
			Introduction
			Adding Your Clip to the Timeline
			Applying the Sharpen Effect
			Applying the Extract Effect
			Adding a "Paper" Background
			Applying the Paper Texture to the Drawing
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 8.  The Watercolor Painting Effect
			Introduction
			Loading the Video Clip
			Selecting and Creating the Still Image
			Adding the Still Image to the Timeline Twice
			Applying a Watercolor Effect to the Upper Snapshot
			Adjusting the Opacity of the "Faceted" Clip
			Applying a Pen and Ink Effect to the Lower Snapshot
			Adding a Matte Border to the Still Image
			Adding a Music Track
			Fading Out All the Clips
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 9.  The Faded Film Effect
			Introduction
			Starting Movie Maker and Importing the Clip
			Applying the Old Film Effect to the Clip
			Saving the Clip as an AVI File
			Bringing the Clip into Premiere Elements and Colorizing It
			Adding Some "Flash" to the Clip
			Adding Some Period Music to the Soundtrack
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 10.  The Nightly News Effect
			Introduction
			Adding Video and Graphics Clips to the Project
			Creating the TV News Background
			Adding the Anchorman
			Removing the Green Background from Behind the Anchorman
			Resizing and Moving the Anchorman
			Adding the Lower Third Graphic
			Adding Lower Third Text for the Anchorman
			Adding the "On Site" Reporter Clip to the Project
			Adding Lower Third Graphic and Text for the Reporter
			Adding "TV News" Theme Music
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 11.  The "24" Effect
			Introduction
			Bringing in the Clips for the Project
			Creating the Opening Text
			Animating the Opening Text
			Creating the Digital Countdown Clock
			Animating the Clock Using Titles Clips in Sequence
			Synchronizing the Title and Clock Clips and Adding the "Beep"
			Adding the Four Video Clips to the Timeline
			Applying a PiP Effect to Each of the Video Clips
			Making Final Changes and Adding the Soundtrack
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 12.  The Beam Me Up Effect
			Introduction
			Loading the Clips for the Project
			Adding the Transported Man to the Timeline
			Creating a Freeze Frame Image
			Inserting the Background Clip onto the Timeline
			Retiming and Moving the Transported Man
			Adding the Transporter Beam to the Timeline
			Creating a White Matte
			Applying the Track Matte Key to the White Matte
			Adjusting the Location of the Transporter Beam
			Adjusting the Opacity of the Transported Man
			Adding a Bright "Flash" to the Transported Man as He Rematerializes
			Applying the Transporter Sound
			Creating a Fade Out for the Project
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 13.  The Night Vision Effect
			Introduction
			Adding the Video Clip to the Project
			Removing the Existing Colors from the Clip
			Adding the Green of the Night Vision Using the Tint Effect
			Adding Noise to Simulate the Graininess of Night Vision
			Adding Darkness to the "Nightime" Clip
			Adding a Overlay to Simulate Night Vision Goggles
			Adding Motion to the "Goggles" to Simulate a Searching Movement
			Adding Blurriness to the "Goggles" for Additional Realism
			Turning the Little White Circles into True Goggles
			Adding Mysterious Music "Under"
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 14.  The Hidden Identity Effect
			Introduction
			Loading the Video Clip
			Adding the Clip to the TimelineTwice
			Creating a "Hider" Object to Hide the Face
			Applying a Blur Effect to the Image
			Synchronizing the Hider Object to the Action
			Applying the Mosaic Effect to the Second Clip
			Applying the Track Matte Effect to the Second Clip
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 15.  The Bleeping #$%&! Effect
			Introduction
			Adding the Video Clip to the Timeline
			Finding and Marking "Offensive Moments"
			Removing the Audio at Each "Offensive Moment"
			Importing the Sound Effect Files
			Adding Sound Effects to the Audio 2 Track
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 16.  The Enchanted Elf Effect
			Introduction
			Adding the Video Clips to the Timeline
			Applying Color and Contrast Effects to the Elf Clip
			Applying the Green Screen Key
			Colorizing the "Elf"
			Adding the Foreground Clip
			Cropping the Foreground Clip to Create a Multi-Dimensional Environment
			Shrinking the "Elf"
			Adjusting the Elf's Starting Location
			Making the Elf "Vanish"
			Adding Some Playful Elfish Music "Under"
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 17.  The Friendly Ghost Effect
			Introduction
			Adding the Video Media to the Timeline
			Creating a "Split Screen" Using the Crop Effect
			Adjusting the Opacity of the "Ghost" Clip
			Adjusting the Brightness or Contrast of Either Clip as Needed
			Applying a Ghostly Effect
			Adding Transitions for the Ghost's Entrance and Exit
			Adding a Haunting Melody
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 18.  The Multiple You Effect
			Introduction
			Adding the Video Clip to the Timeline
			Identifying, Marking, and Splitting Each Clip by "Triplet"
			Separating and Moving the Triplet Clips
			Applying the Crop Effect to All Clips
			Adjusting the Crop Effect for Each Clip
			Fine-Tuning the Timing of the Conversation
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 19.  The Super Hero Effect
			Introduction
			Adding the Superboy Clip to the Timeline
			Removing the Green Background from Behind Superboy
			Adding the Chroma Key a Second Time
			Removing the Last Remnants of Green
			Adding the Cloud Background
			Brightening the Super Hero in the Sky
			Adjusting the Direction and Speed of the Clouds
			Setting Our Hero's Flight in Motion
			Adding Super Sound Effects
			Adding a Super Soundtrack
			Adjusting the Starting Point for Superboy's Appearance
			Adjusting the Fade In and Fade Out for the Soundtrack and Clouds
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Chapter 20.  The Around the World Effect
			Introduction
			Loading the Travel Clips for the Project
			Loading the New England Clips to the Timeline
			Applying the Green Screen Key to the New New England Reporter Clip
			Making Adjustments to the New England Scene
			Loading the San Francisco Clips to the Timeline
			Applying the Green Screen Key to the San Francisco Reporter Clip
			Making Adjustments to the San Francisco Scene
			Loading the Hawaii Clips to the Timeline
			Applying the Green Screen Key to the Hawaii Reporter Clip
			Making Other Adjustments to the Hawaii Scene
			Adding a Little Travelling Music
			Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting
		Index