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Premiere Pro tips… putting in place an optimum lighting setup

Whatever you’re filming, from a simple interview to a feature film, lighting is hugely important to getting good quality footage…

Premiere Pro tips… Adding or altering timecode

A cheap and cheerful way of creating a multi-camera sequence in Premiere Pro is to use cameras such as mobile…

Training on furlough – up-skill while you’re not working

Employees placed on furlough due to the COVID-19 pandemic can undertake training – in-class or online – while on leave.…

After Effects tips… Creating light streaks

Light streaks have been popular for years. They make your motion graphics stand out from the crowd: Making them is…

What should I expect attending training in-class?

Attending a training course can be a pretty daunting experience. For many of our delegates, it has been a long…

After Effects tips… 20 essential shortcuts in After Effects

There are many shortcuts in After Effects, and they can save you a lot of time. Here’s 20 shortcuts to…

Premiere Pro tips… Inspecting and altering audio channels

One way to really improve your audio when recording interviews is to use a microphone. Clip-on wired microphones giving decent…

Technical writing is inevitably boring. Right?

Recently, I’ve been considering my style of writing style. One of the things most of us are taught when we…

What to expect from online training with Armada

Online learning has been around for many years now in different guises, but the recent Covid-19 pandemic has brought it…

After Effects tips… Creating handwritten text

Here’s a short After Effects tutorial showing how I create the handwritten text effect. To follow this tutorial, you’ll need…

Premiere Pro tips… Great kit for filming on a budget

A question I’m asked frequently is “What equipment should I buy for filming?” Given that most briefs are very similar…

Meet the team… Lyndsay Mann

Hi, I’m Lyndsay, I work at Armada’s Bromsgrove office as Training Manager. It’s was a massive career change for me,…