Skills Workshop Windows Movie Maker Learning Objective: To understand how to use Windows Movie Maker to create engaging presentations

Beginner Student can demonstrate basic ability to use movie maker to create simple presentation Apprentice Student can demonstrate competent ability to create an engaging presentation, although there will be room for improvement in terms of aesthetics and function Master Student is confident, proficient and uses their judgement to create both an aesthetically pleasing as well as functional presentation

Step 1 First go to All Programs and find Movie Maker

Step 2 Click on Tasks to reveal the Task bar

Step 3 Create a title slide by clicking on Make titles or credits Click on Title at the beginning

Step 4 As you can see what you type begins to appear as the first slide on the right hand side Click on Done, add title to movie

Step 5 Next you can import video pictures audio

Step 6 Next, select a picture to import

Step 7 Now you have a picture

Step 8 Now add this to the timeline at the bottom of the screen by dragging it down

Step 9 You may also wish to add a music track…

Step 10 Select the track you want

Step 11 Now drag the audio file you have added down to the Audio / Music timeline Place it where you want the music to begin

Step 12 Now return to the to start of the presentation by pressing this button …and play your movie by pressing this button As you can see, the timeline moves through the storyboard

Step 13 If you click on this save button, you will only save the project file, which has the file extension .MSWMM

Step 14 Note that the file extension is .MSWMM This means that your presentation has not yet been published It is still being edited…. Find a suitable location to save it to

Step 15 If you wish to publish your movie you must do the following… Go to Finish Movie and click ‘Save to my computer’

Step 16 The following screen will appear Choose: A name A location to save it to

Step 17 Just choose ‘Next’

Step 18 The saving process begins

Step 19 Finally click on ‘Finish’

Step 20 Note the difference between the two types of file you have saved – one is the editing file (.MSWMM) while the other is the finished / published product (.wmv)