

Deadpool Custom Camera Shake PresetsMy friend and editor Jarle Leirpoll created 7 custom handheld camera presets for the film DEADPOOL that could be applied directly onto clips and played back in real-time in Premiere Pro.Jarle shot footage with real cameras and mapped both the position and rotation of the handheld footage into his presets. Custom GUIs, how an editor interacts with them and the architecture of the plugin engine are how they differ from one another.There is a time and place for complicated or expensive effects but for most tasks I lean on a core of common and simple effects that do most of the work.Here are my personal favorites.FREE PREMIERE PRO PLUGINS / PRESETS. I use many of these on a daily basisand because they are free, I can take them with me and install on any system and not worry about serial numbers or registrations or footage not rendering due to missing plugins.The default effects in Premiere Pro and After Effects are the root of most plugins (paid or free) once they are combined, “built” and applied to footage. Editing in my DwellingA lot of editors (who enjoy paying gigs) are now expected to be “one-man shops” that can handle picture edit, VFX, sound design and even music/score. You can deliver broadcast quality footage for a TV show or a feature film right from the confines of your apartment, cave, home, hotel or other dwelling. Plugins allow us to create stunning visuals right inside our NLE or one of the numerous VFX programs available. It is our job to deliver as much of the final image (within reason) so that the director/client/agency has an accurate assessment of what it will look like. (Guilty as charged!)Plugins help us accomplish effects that are often too time consuming or expensive to create from scratch.Free plugins make it possible for everyone to harness their power and apply them creatively.The task of VFX has steadily fallen more and more onto the lap of editors. Ideally, you are not adding visual effects to hide mistakes or to cover up deficiencies in the storybut this has been know to happen.
