Video Essay Resources and Guides

Tutorials: LinkedIn Learning Guides

• iMovie

• Adobe Premiere

• Adobe Premiere Rush

• Microsoft Clipchamp

More on Specific Editing Programs

iMovie (Mac)

• iMovie Overview

• Getting Started with iMovie

• Creating a Movie project

• Adjust Audio (lower or remove audio on a clip)

• Record a Voice Over / Narration

• Titles and Credits

• Exporting Your Video (we recommend the highest resolution and quality options)

Premiere Rush (Mac or Windows)

• Adobe Creative Cloud Access (to install Premiere Rush)

• Premiere Rush Overview

• The User Interface

• Editing Tools

• Creating a New Project

• Adding Photos or Clips to a Project

• Cropping or Adjusting the Size Your Photos

• Record a Voice Over / Narration

• Applying Transitions

• Titles and Credits

• Exporting Your Video (we recommend the highest resolution and quality options and a frame rate of 30)

Clipchamp (Windows)

• How to Create Videos (Microsoft Help)

• Exporting Your Video: Click on the ‘Export’ button and select the 1080p size option for best quality. The video will then be rendered (which might take a while depending on your hardware), encoded in MP4 format and saved to your computer.
  
  

Premiere Pro (Mac or Windows)

Captions workflow in Premiere Pro

Additional Resources: Royalty Free Music & Getting a Creative Commons License

• Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org (you will need to create an account to download music files)

• More Free Music: incompetech.com/music

• Getting a Creative Commons License