First time editing a title sequence. Help!

I am editing a 5-15 second title sequence for a short film. I've imported my footage which doesn't come individual shots. I'm placed the marker on the entry point of the footage that I want. I believe I've succesfully muted the accompanying audio so it won't play during the final edit.
My questions are these:
1. The footage I am using has water marks and debris within the footage, as well as the footage is a little too dark. How do I edit out the excess fuzz and brighten the footage?
2. Is it possible to create a clipping mask for the title in Premiere Pro?

http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro.html
Or Google, lots of tutorials on the net e.g. YouTube.

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Welcome to the  Discussions
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Do this first.
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Continuation:
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