When I started to have a little experience in montage theme development, I have launched this project... and I quickly resigned, due to the complexity of this task, after having only programmed the 2 first sequences. It was during the summer 2010!
And then, the virus came back to me, and as I am not of the kind to accept to fail, I decided to overcome all the difficulties and achieve this series !
Everythings will arrive if you wait enough , this new tutorial will explain you how to do effortless
Accordingly, the use of this series is limited to production of movies intended for use in the family circle.
CSI Miami opening sequence into details
The full generic lasts 55 seconds, but the animated part lasts only 38 seconds. However, each sequence lasts in general not more than one second. As a consequence, there is not less than 33 different sequences to make this montage, each one with different animations.
There are blured bands, some vertical or horizontal band which duplicate the background image, and the name of the actors appearing letter by letter by replacing the symbols of various equations. All these different objects must be programed one by one to get the desired effect...
Even with all my skills, each sequence of one second requires about 1 hour of work to get achievement,... but I did it!
The most attentive will notice that I have tried (without really do this) to remain faithful to original animations, this makes that the 33 sequences are all different from each other
let's go to the realisation of your generic.
Download the montage theme series and the sound track
Firstly, you will have obviously to download 20cents CSI Miami montage theme series that I have developed...
I advise you to use the auto install method (yellow button). Indeed, in this case, when installing the theme series, you will find with Pinnacle Studio a new sound effect topic named "CSI Miami" where you will find the soundtrack to add to make the effect completely consistent with the original!
My Advice : If you want to create an additional sound effects library within Pinnacle Studio, feel free to read again this old tutorial !
Preparing the different sequences needed to realise this generic
The original generic is splitted in several sequences with the main characters interspersed by scenes showing the city or detailing some of the technologies used by our heros in Miami...
It begins with the presentation of David Caruso in action on his hovercraft, then in his lab and finally in intervention. there is 9 sequences, including 2 transitions, one in the binocular, the other showing the city of Miami where stand the action of this famous TV series.
Then, there is a transition plan showing a technological sequence, but that can show anything else...
Come then 3 scenes with Emily Procter during an investigation.
followed by a new transition plan showing a fingerprint on a bank note.
Same for the 3rd character played by Adam Rodriguez in an aquatic position !
2 views on the city are making the transition to the next character...
... Jonathan Togo, has only 2 sequences ...
4 intermediate scenes to set the atmosphere of the series...
... before presenting Rex Linn and Eva Larue who are entitled to a single plan each!
5 atmospheres plans end the generic, the title of the series covering the last 2 scenes
Finally, a final plan to display the names of the directors and producers.
To summarize, to make a generic looking like "CSI: Miami", you will need :
7 scenes with the main character
3 scenes with a second character
3 scenes with a third character
2 scenes with a fourth character
1 scene with a fifth character
1 scene with a sixth and final character.
7 scenes of transition showing the scene "of the crime" or simply landscapes where the action stands
8 scenes of transition showing different details
Of course, this generic can apply to any type of subject as we will see in my small demonstration at the end of this tutorial...
Then start by dragging the first 6 themes of this series on the timeline in the order where they are placed in the library
Then select the soundtrack in your topic of sound effects (Album/sound effects menu then CSI Miami with Pinnacle Studio)
Now you must simply fill each drop zone with the different scenes you have prepared just before!
Theme CSI Miami part 1:
Drop zone 1: character 1
Drop zone 2: character 1
Drop zone 3: details (ishaped in the binnocular mask)
Drop zone 4: character 1
Drop zone 5: character 1
Drop zone 6: landscape
Theme CSI Miami part 2:
Drop zone 1: character 1
Drop zone 2: character 1
Drop zone 3: character 1
Drop zone 4: details
Drop zone 5: character 2
Drop zone 6: character 2
Theme CSI Miami part 3:
Drop zone 1: character 2
Drop zone 2: details
Drop zone 3: character 3
Drop zone 4: character 3
Drop zone 5: character 3
Drop zone 6: landscape
Theme CSI Miami part 4:
Drop zone 1: landscape
Drop zone 2: character 4
Drop zone 3: character 4
Drop zone 4: landscape
Drop zone 5: details
Drop zone 6: details
Theme CSI Miami part 5:
Drop zone 1: details (inserted in the optical microscope)
Drop zone 2: character 5
Drop zone 3: character 6
Drop zone 4: landscape
Drop zone 5: details
Drop zone 6: details
Theme CSI Miami part 6:
Drop zone 1: landscape (the final title appears superimposed)
Drop zone 2: landscape
You will then have to set the names of characters on the overlay track. This is the purpose of the 7th theme of this series. You can use it for the 4 main characters.
Just put it at respectively 6 sec, 10.5 sec, 15.5 sec and 21.8 seconds from the beginning of the animation.
Here's what will look like your timeline once these operations completed!
Let's see the result
I told you that this CSI Miami generic could be used for many different topics. To demonstrate it, I took fun with the testing film delivered by Pinnacle Studio with it's 12th version (Fun Vacation !)... The film lasts only a minute and fifteen seconds, while the generic is 38 seconds long, so, i have to select carefullly my sequences ! However, this film was done by professionals and it is composed of about 30 different plans, this will be enougth for this small exercise.
Firstly, I cut the film in as many sequence there are different plans, and then I sorted then according to their nature as listed above (per character : the little girl, her brother, parents, the make-up artist, then the differnet landscapes : the park, family walking, and finally : some typical details such as the pirates flag ...) Then, I followed the storyborad detailed in the previous paragraph to place these sequences in the different drop zones (and to finish, I must confess that I have used what was left...)
The main character is the little girl, she is present on the largest number of plans, her brother is the second character, while parents are seconds roles. The make-up artist made the figuration, and unfortunately, I was lacking for a 6th character, so I had to improvise!
The decor of the Thematic Park is used for landscape scenes and different details. You will notice how the pirates flag found its place in the binnocular shape
You will agree that the result is quite impressive according to the time needed to implement these montage themes (I am not talk of time to develop them which is a little higher )
Many people criticize the number of tracks available in Pinnacle Studio, but montage theme function allows to exceed this limit more than favourably.
Notice: this mountage needs a lot of computing resources , so I strongly advise you to create your generic in a dedicated project, and then to incorporate the rendering in your final project.
Personally, and despite some default that can be found in Pinnacle Studio, I consider that the power provided by this feature of montage themes make it a very powerful tool. It is a pity that Avid/Pinnacle doesn't make a better use of a such gems. May be for a next release ?
Any comment about this page ?
Written by Greitner 25 messages
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Sunday 17 June 2012 21:24:55
This Theme with its easy to follow Tutorial is absolutely " BRILLIANT " !!
Regards
Gert
Written by Arlonwebfree 1 messages
Csi Miami - Great Job
Friday 22 June 2012 04:56:37
I think you have put many hours and a lot of labor into this CSI Miami montage theme. I for one say. "THANKS!!"
Still Learning,
Arlon
Texas
Written by Videoman3857 1 messages
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Wednesday 1 August 2012 08:12:30
OH My Goodness. I have been trying to do something like this using ProDad plug ins and been making a mess of it. This looks too easy. Thank-you Thank-you, THANK-YOU
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