Websites: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/160-intro-to-imovie and http://knowledge-innovation.wikispaces.com/Basic+Skills+for+iMovie
1. Using iMovie is an easy task once you know how the simple basics. To use iMovie, you would need a video camera, the tape or film of that video camera, a cable to connect the camera to the computer, and a Macintosh computer. Once all these things are available, you can open iMovie by clicking on the icon on your dashboard or wherever iMovie is stored on the computer. A window should come up and you should be able to select "Create a New Project" and name it. It's important to choose the correct video format as well.
There are three main parts on the iMovie layout - the view screen, the clips pit (it was actually very hard to hear what she was saying but it sounded like she was saying "clips pit") and the timeline. On the view screen, you can view your move and play it. In the clips pit, all your clips are stored.
The purpose of the timeline is so that you can place and arrange the clips you have in order to create a movie. It's good to note that there are two modes on the timeline - the Clips mode and the Time mode. The Clips mode shows only the clip, and it's recommended to use this mode whenever you're rearranging the order of your clips. The other mode, the Time mode, displays the length of the clip depending on the size of the clip. Basically, you can view the duration that a single clip will play and pinpoint when it'll transition to the next clip.
In order to capture videos on iMovie, you can choose one of two modes; Edit mode (represented by scissors) and Capture mode (represented by a camera). When you're transferring film from a video camera, you'd switch to Capture mode and then turn on the camera, which you'll then set to Playback mode. Once that's done, you can go back to the right spot and press play and then import to capture the film.
Editing is one of the most simple steps on iMovie. You can rearrange clips and add them to the timeline by clicking them, dragging them to the right spot, and then dropping them. You can "trim" a clip by selecting Time mode and then pulling on the edges of the clip to make it shorter or bring it back to its original length. Additionally, you can split clips into small pieces by dragging the playhead where you want to split it and then selecting "Split Clip at Playhead" under the Edit menu. In addition to that, you can copy and paste to duplicate a clip and highlight it and hit delete to erase a clip. Knowing how to edit an iMovie will give you access to a greater range of options to make your video better, such as Titles and Effects. Whenever you have inserted a Title or an Effect, you can preview how it will look in the final product, and then hit update once you're satisfied with how it turned out.
2. I already knew how to edit an iMovie a bit from messing around on the program a while back. It's pretty simple and easy to remember once you know how to do it, as well as creating a new project and all that.
3. I didn't really know that there were different modes that you could select, so that was something new for me to understand.
4. I'm not so concerned with editing the clips, but I'm worried about not getting the right number of clips or the right amount of time. Or even getting too many clips and not being able to choose a selected few. Most of all, the biggest thing I'm concerned about the project is choosing a good topic for it.
5. Once I brainstorm an idea that I would like to do for my project, I can get that done during the weekend of that week. After that, editing will be a breeze and I can probably plan out how I would like to rearrange my movie beforehand.
6. I actually really like the idea of doing an art project. Either I can do it myself and capture the process, or I can get one of my friends to do one. The idea of capturing the process of a painting is something I would enjoy, and I know people who would be glad to do it.
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