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Using iMovie e to select, edit and com mpose films Stage Image Notes Import the film footage into iMovie. You need to import the clips you want to use into iMovieʼs events library. You can then select and sequence them from there. You can also import directly from a camera - including the web camera on a Macbook. Events can be ordered by date and into groups/folders so that you can see find things easily. Import photographs into iPhoto. If you want to use photographs in iMovie it is easiest to import them into iPhoto and then access them from the photo library in iMovie. Create a new Project and give it a name You need to create a new project which you will create your film in. Give it a name you will remember and recognise. Select and Compose Select the parts of the film clips and photography you want from the Event library, and place in the sequence you want them in the storyboard. Things can be undone and moved around once you have placed them.
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Using iMovie to Compose and Edit Films

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Douglas Greig

A quick guide with room for notes about how to use iMovie to make a film.
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Page 1: Using iMovie to Compose and Edit Films

Using iMovie to select, edit and compose filmsUsing iMovie to select, edit and compose filmsUsing iMovie to select, edit and compose filmsStage Image Notes

Import the film footage into iMovie.

You need to import the clips you want to use into iMovieʼs events library. You can then select and sequence them from there.

You can also import directly from a camera - including the web camera on a Macbook.

Events can be ordered by date and into groups/folders so that you can see find things easily.

Import photographs into iPhoto.

If you want to use photographs in iMovie it is easiest to import them into iPhoto and then access them from the photo library in iMovie.

Create a new Project and give it a name

You need to create a new project which you will create your film in. Give it a name you will remember and recognise.

Select and Compose

Select the parts of the film clips and photography you want from the Event library, and place in the sequence you want them in the storyboard. Things can be undone and moved around once you have placed them.

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Edit and Trim the Clip

Once the clips are placed and sequenced, you can tweak the start and end points with real precision so that each one begins and finishes at just the point you want.

Adjust the video and audio for each clip.

You can adjust the sound and video quality, as well as the duration of the clip from the Adjustment s menu. You also rotate any film, or crop it to cut out or focus on particular parts.

Adjust any images youʼve inserted.

This way you can crop any photographs youʼve used, or change the start and end point of any ʻKen Burnsʼ setting. This is when the ʻcameraʼ pans and zooms across a still photo to create a sense of movement.

Add transitions between the clips and adjust their duration.

There are a range of different transitions that you can just drag and drop. Select the transitions button from the grey menu bar, and then drag and drop the transition you want across.

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Adjust these transitions for accuracy.

You can tweak the exact timing and nature of the transitions so that they move and crossover at just the point you want.

Add text - subtitles, titles, key words.

Adding title and subtitles is a great way to bring your film to life. Click on the T in the grey menu bar and then select from the array of different options. You can also add key words and ideas as captions this way.

Add a voiceover

Add a voiceover

Finish and export the movie.

Once you are satisfied you can export your movie by clicking on Share and using Export (for .m4v and .mpeg) or Export using Quicktime (for .mov).

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Apple iMovie Tutorialshttp://help.apple.com/imovie/interface/index.html#button-0

You Tube Vimeowww.youtube.com/ http://vimeo.com/

BBC Class Clips iPlayer Downloader (for Mac)http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/ http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/28733/bbc-iplayer-downloader

iDesktopTV Teachers TVhttp://www.idesktop.tv/index.html http://www.teachers.tv/

Apple iMovie Tutorialshttp://help.apple.com/imovie/interface/index.html#button-0

You Tube Vimeowww.youtube.com/ http://vimeo.com/

BBC Class Clips iPlayer Downloader (for Mac)http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/ http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/28733/bbc-iplayer-downloader

iDesktopTV Teachers TVhttp://www.idesktop.tv/index.html http://www.teachers.tv/

Apple iMovie Tutorialshttp://help.apple.com/imovie/interface/index.html#button-0