Organizing Premiere and After Effects Projects

TV/VIDEO TEAM

Premiere and After Effects projects should be organized similarly to projects on the server.

Premiere Project Organizations

The standard Premiere project file will include folders:

Audio

Footage Graphics

Sequences

There may be additional folders in specific projects. For example, a broadcast project may have a “For air” folder containing slates, broadcast safe layers, etc., which would not be present in a Premiere project for a digital job. Since there are more variables within a Premiere project, there will be more situations where the exact folders may be up to the user’s discretion. Keep in mind that the end goal is for anyone to efficiently work in the project you are creating and make decisions accordingly. As with projects on the server, the Premiere project should be organized for the entire duration of the project and NOT cleaned up at the end.

Premiere project example for a broadcast spot:

Organizing Premiere and After Effects Projects (Continued)

After Effects Project Organizations

After Effects tend to have fewer folders because most elements are created within the progam. The standard AE project has the following folders:

Comps

Elements

There may be cases where footage and/or audio may be used. In these cases, those folders would be added.

After Effects project example:

NOTICE: It is industry standard for timelines to be referred to as comps in After Effects and sequences in Premiere; however, the terms can be used interchangeably.