Learning Typography for Video Editors

1h 59mBeginner2018-08-07

Authors

Nick Harauz

Certified Adobe, Apple, and Avid Trainer

Course details

Creating text is an important part of video editing. Yet most video editors have never had any sort of formal lesson in typography. Here Nick Harauz gives a crash course in typographic theory that will help you communicate more clearly and make better looking text in your next video project. Learn how the right font choice can add more impact to your message, how to keep type legible, how to design titles, how to automate lower thirds and other text elements, and how to animate type. Plus, learn how to make 3D text using popular software such as After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro—tools you already have in your editing arsenal. After watching this course, you will be able to create type treatments that fit the theme of your projects and take your video skills to a whole new level.

Learning objectives
Conveying a message through type
Type terminology
Keeping your title safe
Making type legible
Automating lower thirds
Designing titles
Animating type
Making 3D type

Skills covered

Final Cut ProTypographyPremiere ProAppleMotion Graphics and VFXGraphic DesignAdobeLearningAnimation and Illustration

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - The basics of title design

1. Title Essentials

02 - A brief history of typography
03 - Type terms 101
04 - Type terms 102
05 - Convey emotion through type
06 - The importance of contrast
07 - The psychology of color
08 - Layout and composition
09 - Name that font
10 - Type crimes

2. Type in Video

11 - Common type design in video
12 - Keep your title safe
13 - Tricks for making type legible
14 - Color problems to consider
15 - Add shapes and graphics to the mix
16 - Lower thirds made easy with automation

3. Text in Motion

17 - The principles of animation
18 - Explore animation styles
19 - Make impact with sound
20 - Type presets in video and motion graphics apps
21 - Expand options for moving text
22 - Integrate type into footage
23 - The world of 3D and beyond
24 - Premiere Pro text tools
25 - Final Cut Pro text tools

Conclusion

26 - Next steps