1. Lets Make a Movie!Using MovieMaker

2. What is MovieMaker? MovieMaker is a program that lets youcreate and edit your own movies. You can do this using pictures, video andaudio. You can add special effects and transitionsto make your movie really stand out. 3. So, How Do I Begin? First, create a folder where youcan keep all of your files relatingto the project. It is very important to keepEVERYTHING (pictures and audio)within this folder. You will collect all of your filesFIRST before you begin buildingyour movie. 4. So, How Do I Begin? Next, you will open a new projectin MovieMaker From the Start menu, go to AllPrograms and then search forWindows Movie Maker Go ahead and save your projectin your folder or on a flash drive 5. Now, Lets Make a Movie! 6. Movie Task PaneCapture Video. Provides options to begin making a movie, such as capturing video andimporting existing video, pictures, or audio.Edit Movie. Provides options for making a movie, such as viewing existingvideo, pictures, audio, video effects, or adding movie titles and credits. You can also startAutoMovie to begin making a movie automatically.Finish Movie. Provides options for saving your final movie, such as to your computer, to arecordable CD, to send as an attachment in an e-mail message, to the Web, or to a tape ina DV camera.Movie Making Tips. Provides help for completing common tasks in Windows MovieMaker. 7. Collection PaneThis is the place where yourclips are stored as youreworking on your movie. Theycan be audio, video or images. 8. StoryboardThis is where you canarrange the sequenceof your movie simply drag & drop from the collection pane tohere. 9. Storyboard TimelineThis is where you canarrangethis to review orUse the sequencemodify the timing ofof your movie simply drag &in your movie. Toclips drop from the collection pane to the trim any clip, grabtrim handles. here. 10. Tips to Remember The storyboard view only allowsyou see the images in your movie.Switch to timeline view to see allof your images plus audio andtransitions! Only certain files can be importedinto MovieMaker. A list of themare on the next slide. 11. Supported MovieMaker File Types Video: .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv Audio: .aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, . wav, and .wma Picture: .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpe 12. Add Special Effects, Transitionsand Titles From the Edit Movie option in the Movie Tasks pane, add effects like Sepia, Watercolor and Fading In Change the transition effects if desired Add text, titles or credits to your clips Use the timeline pane to get your timing right Remember that less is more when it comes to effects 13. The Final Cut This last step is very importantwhen you are donewith your movie, make sure you complete the last step As youve been working on your movie, youve beenworking in a project file. If you simply save your file whenyoure done, you have missed the crucial last step IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that you save your file as aMOVIEthis will collect all of your files (the video, audioand project files) into one movie file. You can do this one of 2 ways 14. Finish Movie option 15. Save Movie File 16. Be Aware Of copyright and legal issueswhen looking online forimages, audio or video clips Use the LibGuide to collect yourimages and sounds Of not saving your movie correctly.Once you are completely finishedand do not need to make any moreedits, then you may save your moviefile. 17. Now its your turn From your My Computer folder, find the :Pdrive. Look for the folder Media Resources There are a variety of both audio and videoclips for you to use. Open these files, save them to yourcomputer (remember to put everything in onefolder!) and make a mini-movie. Be creative! 18. Want to Access ThisPresentation? Go the PCHS home page Click on the Media Center tab Select the Guides and Pathfinderspage In the green LibGuides box, scroll untilyou find the Poetry Alive link. This willtake you to the LibGuide with all of thetools to create an awesome digitalpoem!