Advanced iMovie Techniques 2013

Advanced iMovie

Techniques

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The previous examples were

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Bill Frakes

Let’s move to:

CinematicNarrative

Advanced Titles

Layers, PIP and Cropping

Green Screen and Supplies

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Layers, PIP and Cropping

Green Screen and Supplies

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Title Tricks:iMovie 9

iMovie 11

How many title modifications are there in this screenshot?

Open “Titles”

Be Able To Place Titles Anywhere

(almost)

Pick Style: Upper

Custom TitlePlacement

Pick Style: UpperUse the TAB and Spacebar to move it around.

Pick Style: Upper Use the TAB and Spacebar to move it around.

Pick Style: Upper Use the TAB and Spacebar to move it around.

SUPER Tweaking

ANY size Font(Even 500)

Add/Remove Outlines

Super Custom Font Mix and Match Looks

Highlight what you want to work on

Custom Colors

Custom Outline

AVOID RED - pick CONTRASTING colors Go Big! (220 points)

Small is cinematic Use clean, bold fonts

Video Layers& Cropping

iMovie 9 iMovie 11

Picturein

Picture

Sideby

Side

Twovideolayers

Learn these: Video Layers and Cropping

Cutaways

Do this first

Hitchcock on Cutaways:

Clip suggested by Jim Sill

One person talking = One storyline

Two storylines

Use Cutaways for more visual interest

Cutaway Options

Drag the Cutaway clip

to the timelineand selectCutaway

Finished Cutaway

Click on the gear.Select Audio Adjustments

Reminder: Knock the audio out of Cutaways

Click on Ducking.Set the audio level

(typically 0%)

A fine shot

A necessary shot

Combine them with Layers

Drag the “overlay” clip directly over the first clip

Click on the gear, select“Clip Adjustments”

Set the opacityas desired....

Cutaway Fade is a good option

Two layers of video

Side by side

Visuals that support the narrative

Same as a Cutaway - Just select Side by Side

Special Side by Side Options

Picture in Picture

Cool Looks

Video Tutorial for PIP

Extra Tip: Put an effect on the background clip

People crop photos, but forget to crop their videos

Use the CROP tool to reframe the picure

Make a better picture AFTER you shoot

Original Cropped

Click here, grab the corners Rotate your video too

Cropping, Flipping

Video Layers& Cropping

iMovie 9 iMovie 11

Try them all.Just not all at once.

GREEN ScreeniMovie 9

iMovie 11

The video “holy land”: Chroma Key or Green Screen

What you need (minimum):

Green fabric - Amazon $30.50

Extra Light! Home Depot $60

Sony VC-R640$30

iPod Touch 5g

Entry Level Cameras

iMovie + More

Teleprompter Slate!

Makayama Movie Mount

Lavalier $25 Wireless $130Shotgun $80

Make sure your Advanced Tools

Preferences are ON

iMovie 11 adds BLUE screen. Why? It’s just another option

The Process:

1. Get your background (still or video or B roll)

2. Shoot the green screen footage with reference to the background (i.e. right, left or center)

3. Upload as normal

4. The tricky part: Put the BACKGROUND IN FIRST! It WILL fail if you do it the other way.

5. Clean it up, watch for artifacts and adjust exposure/contrast

Doing it backwards: If you put green first

When it’s WRONG

RULE: BACKGROUND THEN GREENSCREEN

Insert the backgroundFIRST Insert the overlay clip!

When it’s RIGHT!

To clear up your green screen

Adjust these

Adjust these

Last Tips

If your camera has autofocus, turn it off

USE A TRIPOD

Don’t move the camera

The background won’t move....so the camera shouldn’t

It ruins the fantasy

The camera will “hunt” to focus

In general, closer is better

Go green screen!

Advanced iMovie

Techniques

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Charter Director - Minarets High School • Minarets Charter HSApple Distinguished EducatorGoogle Certified TeacherMadera Country Teacher of the Year (2010)Central Valley Computer Educator of the Year (2010)“Best of CUE” PresenterCreator of “Rock Star Teacher Camp”Creator of “CUE” education strand at MacWorld 2010

Credentials:

Jon CorippoChawanakee UnifiedMinarets HS • Central California

Apple Distinguished Educator