iMovie Basics
iMovie is on every Macintosh computer. There are a number of versions of the software and they are all very similar, except for iMovie 08. This workshop is working from the idea that a teacher can use a digital still camera, (such as the Canon Powershot 500's), which take video clips. These cameras can hook into the computer's USB plug and thus download the video into the computer without any specialized hardware additions.
1. Introduction (video)
2. Purpose for video in classroom
3. Types of video in the classroom
a. Focus clip
b. Teaching lesson
c. Lesson review
d. Student showing understanding
e. Archiving classroom activities
f. Informational for learning community
g. Professional development
4. Varying formats
a. Short 90 second videos
b. Longer format production
c. Extended activity capture
5. Today’s workshop focuses on the quick capture or creation of video in the classroom and producing a sharable product. We will practice quickly capturing, importing, editing, and sharing video products using iMovie on your Macintosh computer.
6. Agenda:
a. Edit
b. Plan
c. Shoot
d. Edit
e. Export
7. Edit
a. Using the video already on the computer, edit the clips into a meaningful instructional movie. Shorten, reorder, remove clips. Importance of video editing:
Jack video i. Import video: Use File/Import to insert video from the digital camera. (The camera video is in an ''avi" format and will be converted by iMovie before you will be able to use it in the video.)
iii. Clip Viewer vs Timeline: Use the two icons in the lower left to view your project differently. Timeline view gives you more control over clip placement, sound editing, and other features.
iv. Shorten clips: Storyboard- select media clip and place playhead at the point you want to cut the clip. Command/T will divide the clip at that place. Highlighting a section of video to remove and hitting the delete key will remove that section.
b. Add title to beginning of video
c. Add narration to a clip or sound track music. Your Mac already has a microphone built-in. You can use that to narrarate your video. The importance of sound editing: Mary video
8. Plan – Teacher Introduction Video
a. Storyboarding
http://www.atomiclearning.com/storyboardpro
StoryBoard_Blank.pdf
b. Writing and editing script
c. Producing the area for filming
d. Rehearsing script
9. Lunch
10. Shoot video
a. Rule of thirds
• Show video
b. Low end shooting
• One camera person and one onscreen person
• 90 second one take video
c. High end shooting
• Multiple people involved with shooting, directing, producing
• Short multiple take video
d. Film tips
• Sound is critical. If you can't hear the subject, you loose a major part of a student's presentation.
• Lighting is important. Shoot outdoors when possible.
11. Import film into the computer via USB: Plug the camera into the computer, import contents into iPhoto, drag desired video onto desktop.
12. Edit film
a. Shorten, reorder, remove clips
b. Add soundtracks
c. Add titles
d. Add some transitions: Don't Overdo It!
13. Export
a. Back to camera: If you want to take a good quality video and show it on any TV that has inputs, exporting it to a firewire video camera is a good option.
b. Quicktime settings: Saving to a large key drive or CD? Use Quicktime CD format and choose the largest size that you can hold on your media. Want a full screen quality version? Use CD:Full Quality to generate a high quality and very large movie file.
c. Choosing iDVD will start the process for making a DVD Player copy of the movie. You are not generating a single file that can be shared easily, but a DVD disk playable by any DVD player.
13. Share with class
a. Digitally
b. Museum walk in class
Support:
Howard's district website - and
AtomicLearning.com (free for AISD teachers)
unitedstreaming video training: American Film Institute resources
Free music for classroom projects: freeplaymusic.com
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