Class 25: Creating your iMovie

Over the past few days you should have captured video for your project. Today you'll begin editing your video. Your goal for today is to import all of your raw footage and begin cropping. Here is an online tutorial from Apple.

To get started, take a look at the welcome book that is in each room of the editing suites.

SAVE OFTEN!!!!!


Decide what (if any) music or voiceovers you want to use and be prepared to work on them.

Several tips might be useful when you are editing:

1. When adding music to your video, you need to consider what you want the audience to think, feel, and identify with.

• Use music without lyrics when there is other sound on your clip you want the audience to hear.
• Only use music with lyrics when it will add to the effect of the video.

2. Using transitions is very important when you want to:

• Have different clips that look seamless.
• Enhance what you are doing because they serve as special effects.
• Add still images to your video.

3. Titles are also very useful tools within your video. However, keep readability in mind. For example,

• Long titles will show in small font, which can be hard to read.
• Text moving too much or too fast can also be hard to read and distracts from the message you want to get across.

On Monday, March 19, we will continue the editing process. You should return to the same editing station. You are more than welcome to come in edit your movies on your own time. You should go to OIT (room 232, on the 2nd floor) to reserve a room (make sure you know which room you are in) and get a key.

Your movies are due at the beginning of class Friday, March 23.

Have a great SPRING BREAK and BE SAFE!