Beginning iMovie Tutorial iMovie... · 2016. 1. 27. · IMOVIE INFRASTRUCTURE The next screen you will see looks like this. The infrastructure for editing your movie. The media you

BEGINNING IMOVIE 10.1.1TUTORIAL

CREATE A FILE

Before going any further, create a file on your computer where you will store all the materials you intend to use in making your movie, i.e., graphics, photos, music, movie clips, etc., and give the file the same name as the name you are going to give the movie you are creating. And then, move those materials into the file. Then open iMovie.

GETTING STARTED

At the top of the screen click on “Projects.” Then, click on the “+” to the left on the same menu bar. Two choices will pop up - “New Movie” and “New Trailer.” Click on “New Movie.” Above the screen in the iMovie menu bar you can also click on “File” and then “New Movie” toaccomplish the same thing.

A selection of themes, some with built in graphics and music will appear. Cursor over any of them and a circular arrow will appear. Tap on the arrow and the theme will animate to show you what it does. Once you’ve picked one you like, click on “Create” at the bottom of the screen. At the top of the screen, you will be asked to give your movie a name.

CHOOSE A THEME

IMPORT MEDIAUsing your USB cord, connect your iPhone, camera or other recording device to your computer. Then, click on “Import Media.” In the left column you will see choices for “Cameras,” “Devices,” and “Favorites.” Under “Cameras” you will find your iPhone listed by name, and the video clips you have on it will show up as thumbnails in the lower screen. Highlight the clips you want to import by clicking on them. Then, click “Import Selected” for just one clip or “Import All” for all the clips. Other media you have saved in the project file on your computer can be imported the same way by finding where they are stored in the “Favorites” setting. Click “close” at the bottom when finished importing.

IMOVIE INFRASTRUCTUREThe next screen you will see looks like this. The infrastructure for editing your movie. The media you have imported will end up in the “Event Browser” in the form of clips.

The clips will be edited into a movie in the “Project Pane/Timeline.”

The “Preview Pane”will allow you to see and hear the Event Brower clips you want to select, as well as preview them as they are being edited in the Project Pane/Timeline.

BEGIN THE EDITClick on a clip you want to use. A yellow border will appear around it with a set of handles on either end. Click and drag on the handles to pick the part of the clip you want to use. As you do, it will be displayed in the Preview Pane. Then, drag the clip from the Event Browser down into the Project Pane/Timeline next to the “Playhead.”

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ADD A TITLE TO THE VIDEO

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Put a title on the beginning of the movie by selecting “Titles” at the top of the screen. Browse through them with your cursor, see them displayed in the Preview Pane. Click on your pick and drag into place on top of the video or image at the beginning of the movie clips in the Timeline. Once in place, click on it in the Preview Pane to highlight the text field. Type in your title. When finished click in the Preview Pane again to save it.

Highlight Text - Type In Title

TRANSITIONING CLIPS

Browse & Select Preview

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Transitions are an artistic way of changing scenes, as long as they aren’t over used. To add them click on “Transitions” at the top of the screen. As you did with Titles, browse and preview until you find one that works for you. Place the Playhead next to the end of one scene or the beginning of the other and double click on the transition. It looks like this - - when it drops into place between the scenes.

* Each clip on either side of a transition must be at least 4 seconds in length for the transition to work.

ADDING CUTAWAY SHOTS

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Cutaways are used to cover long periods of uninterrupted video to illustrate what is being heard in the audio without disturbing what is being said. Particularly useful in interviews to cover a portion of a video “talking head.”

Select the cutaway video, photo or graphics from your Event Browser. Double click on it and drag it into position above the existing video track.

SUPERIMPOSINGSometimes you may want to superimpose a name or place identifier over video or maybe a date or time. These are usually put on the screen in the lower one third of the video. You will find these lower one third “supers” by clicking on “Titles” at the top of the screen. Use the same directions previously mentioned in the section called “Add A Title To The Video.”

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ADDING SOUND

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Adding sound, such as music, sound effects, recorded voice, and natural sound is much like adding video to the Timeline. Set the Playhead to where you want to place it. Find the sound you want in the Event Browser. Double click to highlight. When it turns yellow, grab the handles to select the portion you want to use (which should be the same amount of time as the video to which it will be paired). Drag the selected audio clip into the Timeline, next to the Playhead and below the video where you plan to use it.

EDITING SOUND

To change the sound level across the entire audio track, hover over line with mouse until the line turns white. Click on the line, hold and drag it up to make sound louder and down to make it softer.

To make precise sound changes at different points along the audio track, hover over line with mouse until the line turns white. Click on the line, and hit the “Option” key to add dots everywhere you want to make a change in the audio. Space them out, as you will then fluctuate the sound level up or down by grabbing dots at different points along the track and pulling them up or down.

Audio is expressed visually as a “Waveform,” which you can see in the track. Audio that is attached to the video in the primary track will appear blue. Secondary track audio added below the primary track will be green. Making audio level changes to both can be accomplished in the same way as described below the picture on this page.

SECONDARY TRACK AUDIO

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PRIMARY TRACK AUDIO

RECORDING A VOICEOVER #1

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Click on Microphone Symbol

To add your own voice to the video as narration, known as a “Voice Over,” align the Playhead next to the beginning of the clip in the Timeline where you want your Voice Over to begin. Click on the microphone symbol just under the Preview Pane. A red dot will appear.

RECORDING A VOICEOVER #2Set up the microphone you will be using to record your voiceover by clicking in the area just to the right of the red dot. Then, click in the System Setting pulldown menu which will appear and select the recording device you will be using from those listed.

RECORDING A VOICEOVER #3Next, in the same box click on Volume and use the slider to set up a level to match how loud you plan on speaking. Practice by reading a few lines out loud. A set of two small columns on the left of the red dot will rise upward with green dots. The further up they register, the louder your volume will be. If the dots turn yellow or red, that will indicate you are speaking too loud, and if recorded at the level your sound may come out distorted. So, use the slider to strive to keep the level just below the yellow or red margins.

RECORDING A VOICEOVER #4Once you are happy with your microphone voice level, click on the Red Dot. A series of numbers will appear in the screen - 3-2-1 and a beep will sound as each number is highlighted. That indicates you have 3 seconds to get ready to record your voice. After the “1” lights up and disappears, your recording has begun, and you will want to start speaking at that point

RECORDING A VOICEOVER #5As you record, a green audio track will follow the playhead, showing you where your audio is appearing below the video above it. Click on the word “Done” to the right of the Red Dot below the Preview Pane to stop recording. If you are not satisfied with the recording, double click on it. When it is highlighted in yellow, click the “Delete” button on your Keyboard. Then go up into the Event Browser delete it there, as well. Simply repeat the steps to record a new Voiceover.

GREEN AUDIO TRACK FOLLOWS THE PLAYHEAD AS YOU RECORD

SAVING YOUR MOVIETo save your movie, (1) click “File.” Then, pick “Share” and “File.” Another screen will appear. On it (2) click “Next.” On the final screen, (3) pick in which file you want to save your movie and click “Save.”

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TRACKING SAVING PROGRESSOnce you hit “Save” follow the progress of your movie being saved to file in the upper right corner. A circle will appear showing a pie-like progression as the saving takes place. Click on that circle, and you can see in minutes or seconds how long is left until the Save is complete. If you want to stop the saving from taking place, click on the “x” next to minute timer.