Widescreen template premiere

In this blog, I will not only explain how to create cinematic bars in Premiere Pro. I will also share other creative ways to achieve the 2. Also, I will describe how I create cinematic bars and what to think about when shooting a video where you plan to add cinematic black bars for. Most cinematographers are adding cinematic bars to their videos to achieve the 2. Adding these cinematic black bars is a creative way to give your video a Hollywood film look.

It will crop your video footage which results in a wider look. There are different ways, and opinions, on how to achieve this. For example, there are several websites where you can download png images with a top and bottom black bar for different aspect ratios.

Then you can put these templates on top of your video footage in Adobe Premiere to achieve the widescreen look. Another way is to add an adjustment layer in Premiere Pro and use the crop effect.

Finally, you can also achieve the cinematic widescreen look to adjust the actual aspect ratio of your video sequence. There are so many factors that affect the cinematic feel and look of a video. Factors like, camera settings, light, composition, different camera angles, music, sound effects and of course storytelling. Most cameras shoot video in a ratio which makes it harder to compose your shots correctly for the wider aspect ratio 2.

With the aspect ratio, you will have more space in height to frame your shots. When adjusting the footage to 2. With these guidelines its way more convenient to compose your shots correctly for the wider aspect ratio. Or, you can simply tape the black bars on your LCD screen to help to compose your shots properly.

Video guidelines for cinematic aspect ratio 2. To be honest, I personally not recommend using PNG images for adding cinematic bars to your video.

You will literally put an image over your video which can cause several downsides. First of all, it will increase your video file unnecessarily. It's an extra step, but worth it. Thank you, Vashi, for your generosity - I appreciate it! I have a question - can you tell me how I could create an extreme letterbox template that would mimic the extreme ration found on Michael Kiwanuka's 'One More Night' video? I am also interested in being able to create templates that would be different sized boxes that are either centered or off to either side.

Thank you! Skip to main content. No Film School. By Rob Hardy. April 10, Aspect ratios are an insanely powerful visual tool, and aspect ratio templates are a great option for spicing up your work quickly and easily. Vashi Visuals. Aspect Ratios. You Might Also Like. Leave this field blank. Thanks, I was just making these myself! Reply Share Share this answer:. Sandro Pehar This is incredibly helpful.

Christopher Kim My pleasure! Enjoy the templates. We have created tutorials to walk you through how to open a Premiere Pro Project and a Mogrt file downloaded from Mixkit. These will take you through how to add the downloaded files to your videos in Premiere Pro and customize to match your desired look.

Check out the full instructions on how to install a Mogrt file. Check out the full instructions on how to use a Project file. Adobe Premiere Pro CC required. Check out the Mixkit license for more information. Depending on the template you have downloaded you will see customization available for colors, fonts, sizes, anchor positions, timing and more. How can I download and use the free Premiere Pro templates? Are Mixkit Premiere Pro templates Free?