Intro to Digital Video

iMovie Introduction

Summary
1. Subject(s): Video Editing Software
2. Topic: iMovie, Digital Media
3. Level: Beginner
4. Objective: Students will be able to navigate the user interface for iMovie to trim and edit
video and audio clips into a scene.

“WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME IF I WENT TO FILM SCHOOL I TELL THEM, ‘NO, I WENT TO
FILMS’.”

- Quentin Tarantino

5. Time Allotment: 45 min. Lecture, 45 min. Practice

Implementation
Learning Context
CUT!!: Film Editing: To change a work of art to move it closer to a resolved state, ready for
viewing or publication. Though usually associated with shortening and correcting, it can also
include rearranging, adding, revising, refining, clarifying, etc.

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Procedure
1. Create a new project: Create up a new iMovie project and add content to it.
2. Trim and arrange videos and photos: Fine-tune your movie by making clips
longer or shorter, changing the sequence of clips, and more.
3. Add music and sound effects: iMovie includes built-in soundtrack music and
sound effects that you can use in your iMovie project—in addition to or in place of
the sound recorded with your video clips. Learn how to add music, sound effects,
and adjust the audio levels in your movie.
4. Add text and titles: Add text to video clips or photos, create a title sequence, and
add end credits to your movie. Learn how to add text to your project.
5. Change the look of your movie: Change the way your movie looks with effects
like video filters, color adjustment tools, and the Ken Burns effect. You can also
record video in front of a green or blue screen, then use the green-screen effect in
iMovie to change the background of your video.
6. Share or export your movie: Send your finished movie to friends and family,
export it to watch it on other devices, or share it on social media. Learn how to
share or export your movie.

1. Create a New Project:

A. In the Projects browser, click Create New. If you're currently editing a movie, click
the Projects button in the toolbar, then click Projects again to open the Projects
browser.

B. Click Movie. Your new project opens, showing the browser, the viewer, and the
timeline.
C. (Optional) You can also click Trailer to use built-in templates to create a trailer with
your own videos and photos. (We might have time to go over this as well).
 D. After creating your project, add clips from events in the Libraries list, or add video
clips and photos from your Photos app library. You can also import video clips,
photos, and other media from other sources. In this class you will import
media—video, photos, and audio—from your Mac or a connected storage device.

2. Trim and Arrange Photos and Video:

When you play a clip in the browser or a movie in the timeline, your video plays in the viewer. In
addition to playing video, you can skim video by moving the pointer back and forth over clips.
Skimming is useful for quickly previewing video or finding a particular moment.

A. Select Clips
a. Select a group of clips: Press and hold the Command key as you click each
clip you want to select, or drag a selection rectangle around the clips.
b. Select all video clips in your movie: Select a clip, and choose Edit > Select
in Movie > Video Clips.
B. Deselect Clips
a. Deselect a clip: Select a different clip, or click the gray background of the
browser or the timeline.
b. Deselect all clips: Choose Edit > Deselect All.
C. Select Range of a Clip
a. Press and hold the R key while dragging across a portion of a clip in the
browser.
b. A yellow border appears around the range you selected, with trim handles
on each side.
 D. Choose Edit > Add to Movie or Click the Add button (+) that appears on the clip in
the browser.
E. The selection is added to the movie at the end of the timeline.

3. Trim Clips

Skim to the beginning or end of a clip in the timeline that you want to extend or shorten.

Do one of the following:

● Extend the clip: Drag the edge of the clip away from its center.
To extend a clip, there must be unused portions of the clip available.
● Shorten the clip: Drag the edge of the clip toward its center.

4. Move and Split Clips

To Move: Select one or more clips in the

timeline, and drag them to a new location.

● Clip being dragged to new location in

timeline

● Blue outlines appear in the timeline,

indicating where the clips will appear.

To Split: Select a clip in the timeline that you want to split.

● Position the playhead where you want to split the clip.

 ● Choose Modify > Split Clip.

5. Add Transitions

1. Open your movie in the timeline, and then select Transitions above the browser.
To preview a transition, skim it.

2. Do one of the following:

● Add a transition between two clips: Drag a transition between two clips in the
timeline.

● Add a transition to both ends of a clip: Select a clip in the timeline, then
double-click a transition in the browser.

3. A transition icon appears between the clips.

6. Add Titles

You can add title text to any clip in your

movie using one of the many title styles
available in iMovie. You can place titles
directly over a video clip, over a solid-color
background, or over an Apple-designed
graphic background or animated
background clip. Some title styles are
unique to themes, meaning that you have
to apply the particular theme to your
movie to use the style.
You can edit the text, font, size, color, and alignment for a title. You can also preview other title
styles and change the title to a style you like better.

7. Add music and sound clips

You can add sound effects and music to your movies. iMovie provides a library of sound effects to
choose from, and you can also use audio from your Music library.

In addition, you can add background music to your movie using any audio clip. Background music
plays along with the audio recorded with your video, and any sound effects or voiceovers you
add to your movie. Audio placed as background music is edited separately in its own area of the
timeline and is unaffected by edits made to other clips in your movie.

Note: To use a song you purchased from the iTunes Store in your project, you must be the
copyright holder of the song or have express permission from the copyright holder.

● Open your movie in the timeline, and then select Audio & Video above the browser.

● Audio & Video selected above browser

● In the sidebar, select Music , Apple TV , or Sound Effects
● Sound Effects selected in sidebar
● The contents of the selected item appear as a list in the
browser. To filter what appears, click the pop-up menu in
the upper-left corner of the browser and choose a
category.
● Browse to find the clip you want to add to your project.
● Drag the clip to the background music well, located below the timeline.

You can position, trim, and edit the background audio independently of clips in the timeline. If you
have “Trim background music” turned on in your movie settings, the audio in the background
music well is automatically trimmed to match the duration of your movie.

8. Enhance and Adjust Clip Visuals and Audio Quality

● There are a number of ways to adjust a clip’s color in iMovie, from applying a quick
automatic color adjustment to individually adjusting shadows, highlights, brightness,
contrast, saturation, and color temperature.
 The clip’s color values are automatically adjusted, removing any color casts and
maximizing contrast. The Color Balance and Auto buttons are both highlighted when you
select the clip, to indicate that you’ve applied automatic color adjustments.

Crop: You can crop photos, freeze frames, and video clips in your movies to get a close-up of a
subject of interest, or to eliminate unwanted areas.

Cropping is also useful if you have photos or video clips that don’t fit within your movie’s aspect
ratio (for example, if you have footage converted from an old standard-definition video camera
that you want to mix with high-definition footage from today’s cameras). In such cases, you can
crop the photos or video clips so that they fit.

● In the iMovie app on your Mac, select a clip or photo in the timeline.

● To show the cropping controls, click the Cropping button.

 ● Click the Crop to Fill button.
An adjustable frame appears on top of the clip in the viewer.
Note: This frame is constrained to a 16:9 aspect ratio.

● Move and resize the frame until you’re satisfied with the result.

● You can add the Ken Burns effect to a video clip or photo to make the camera appear to
zoom in to or out of the clip or photo.

9. Ken Burns Effect

● In the iMovie app on your Mac, select a clip or photo in the timeline.

● To show the cropping controls, click the Cropping button.

● Click the Ken Burns button.

Two frames, labeled Start and End, appear over the clip in the viewer.

● Do any of the following:

 ● Set the crop at the beginning of the clip: Select the Start frame, and then drag and
resize it until the beginning of the clip is framed the way you want.

● Set the crop at the end of the clip: Select the End frame, and then drag and resize
it until the end of the clip is framed the way you want.

10. Stabilization

● In the adjustments bar, click the Stabilization button.

● Select the Stabilize Shaky Video checkbox.

The checkbox is replaced by an activity indicator until the clip has been analyzed and
stabilized.

● To adjust the amount of stabilization applied to the clip, drag the Stabilize Shaky Video
slider.
To see the effects of stabilization, play the clip.
11. Filters

● In the iMovie app on your Mac, select a clip or range in the browser or the timeline.

● To show the effects controls, click the Clip Filter and Audio Effects button.

● Click the Clip Filter button, and then click the filter you want to apply to the clip.

● To adjust the strength of the filter, drag the slider next to the filter name left or right.

To remove a filter, select the clip or range with the filter, click the Clip Filter button, and click
None.
12. Freeze Frames

● Move the playhead over a frame in a clip in the timeline that you want to freeze.

● Choose Modify > Add Freeze Frame.

The frame at the playhead position is frozen for 3 seconds, and remains attached to the
source clip at either end. The freeze-frame portion of the clip is selected. Handles appear
at the edges of the freeze frame, and a hand icon appears in the middle.

The freeze-frame portion of the clip contains no audio.

13. Cut Away Effect: Select a clip or range that you want to cut away to, and drag it above a clip in
the timeline.
As you drag the clip, the pointer changes to the green Add icon (+), and a line appears
connecting the clip you’re dragging to the clip in the timeline.

When the clip is placed where you want it, release the mouse button.

To reposition the cutaway clip, drag it to a different spot within the clip, or to a different clip. You
can also drag the ends to lengthen or shorten it.

Note: You can also add a cutaway by dragging a clip already in the timeline above another clip in
the timeline.

And SO much more!

There are other things you can do, but let's try out what we’ve learned so far.

Differentiated Instruction
Reading Rainbow Tip: Try to keep in mind that children learn in many different ways. By
consciously thinking about this, you’ll be able to use different teaching techniques to reach as
many children as possible in your classroom!

a. Visual Learners
b. Auditory Learners
c. Kinesthetic Learners
d. ESL Students
 e. At-risk Students
f. Advanced Learners

Materials & Resources

Reading Rainbow Tip: When choosing supplementary materials and resources for your lesson
plan (books, videos, etc.), try to put yourself in the shoes of your students. Find resources that
ENHANCE your lesson and make your instruction an inviting learning experience for your class!

a. Instructional Materials:
b. Resources:

https://support.apple.com/guide/imovie/welcome/mac

Assessment
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