Mastering iMovie in 60 Minutes Tips and tricks to Video Editing Presented by Maria Hornsby

Different Kinds of Video Editors Final Cut Pro Adobe Premiere iMovie Windows Movie Maker Website Editors Animoto Youtube Creative Studio

Focusing on iMovie Free Apple software with MacOS Features Themes Specific trailer editors Universal - on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Yosemite and iOS 8

Get to Know the Layout - Most helpful thing you can do Knowing the layout and buttons increase the speed of your productivity Layouts sometimes change between versions Different programs can have very contrasting layouts / They’re not all the same

Examples Final Cut Pro iMovie

Windows Movie Maker Adobe Premiere

Getting Started Tap + in the top right hand corner Select movie or trailer Select theme

Inserting Audio/Video/Photos Video and Pictures Tap on image to automatically add; or use the camera at bottom right Or spontaneously record your footage! Settings gear at the bottom right has filters and other options Audio There is supplied theme music Or music from your device Microphone allows for new audio recordings

Editing Transitions Between Items Double the transition icon (sideways sand timer) Time settings on the left hand side Different Transitions in the middle Edit, Sound, and Settings Edit allows for precise cropping Sound allows for the transition noise to play (not recommended)

Adding Text Double tap on media tap the “T” at the bottom left Select style

Split, Duplicate, Delete, Detach, Moving Split - separate clip into two where the timeline is. Duplicate - copies the clip or picture Delete - …. Detach - Separates audio from video Moving Items - Prolonged hold on item

General Terms Timeline - All clips lined up in a sequence Aspect - A way to make your video have a “wide screen” effect Clip - A small piece of footage Frames - Essentially thumbnails of clips Green Screen - A device used to overlay backgrounds Ken Burns Effect - Effect that zooms across a picture Rough Cut - Unedited footage Rendering and Finalizing - When your video is being processed and exported.

The Best Way to Practice Hands on editing! Play around in the beginning to figure out what certain functions do