1. Course and Mr. Gilbar Intro

First thing, we are going to launch Creative Cloud and start our software downloading! It can take a while, so lets get on it. We will need to get Adobe Premiere and Adobe Audition. From there, Mr. Gilbar will introduce himself and give you a little more information on the course.

2. Respect

What does respect look like in the classroom?

3. Setup & Customization

We will use “Get Started” to fine-tune our machines, disable notifications, add a wallpaper, and make other changes to optimize our device. After, we will bookmark some important sites, pin some important apps, and set up our Teams!

4. Production Logo Design 101

We will look at what goes into making a great logo that incorporates your initials. Take your initials and map out the various ways they could be combined on a piece of scrap paper. Produce at least eight different designs. With the help of a neighbour, try to identify the strongest two designs and do three refinements/variants of each. Find your favourite amongst them with the help of a neighbour and we can begin rendering it in Premiere.

5. Placeholder Production Logo

Go to the Applications folder, find Adobe Production Suite, and launch “Adobe Premiere.” Those with experience, please help your classmates! Create your placeholder production company logo with the following criteria in mind:

  1. The file must be 1920×1080 and have a primarily black background
  2. at least two additional items must be added
  3. company name must incorporate your first or last name and must be legible, taking up at least 25% of the screen
  4. It should be between 3-7 seconds long
  5. The first and last frames should be pure black
  6. there must be some automation at the beginning and end (a fade, movement, etc.)
  7. keep it tasteful! If in doubt, just ask!

Marking is both quantitative (are all the criteria met?) and qualitative (how does it look?), so pay attention to all the details. Create a new folder called “[lastinitial][firstname]_Logo.” This first project is required as both an MP4, a JPEG still, and the .prrpoj file. When you finish, please help your neighbours!

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