Mid-Term
iMovie
Lesson Overview:
How do we move our ideas into a 4d format?
This lesson would be geared towards people ranging in age from 4th or 5th grade up through college level, as I think iMovie is a program that anyone from around 9 or 10 all the way up could understand, around 9 or 10 is when children seem to gain enough computer proficiency to not be discouraged from using an “adult oriented” software program. This lesson would run about 80 minutes, encompassing 2 class periods.
The lesson has relevance because of the ever increasing role of computers and the fourth dimension in our lives. In other words, iMovie is a simple program which you can just as easily use for making slideshows as you can for creating reasonably proficient looking narrative or non-narrative films/videos.
The lesson holds interest because until you learn about non-linear editing, time based media seems as fixed and near impossible as the "Cog" Honda Ad.
The prospect of demystifying film and breaking out of the linear editing that our brains initially assume is happening (which is the reason film works as a narrative medium), is exciting to people who have never done this before.
Class 1:
In groups of 3 or 4 I would, for the younger children, I would have them split and move to separate areas of the classroom. For older student I would allow them to leave the room to film amongst themselves for about 15-20 minutes, saying that they should gather about 5 minutes of footage.
After their return I would tell them to:
>Create a new Folder on the desktop, put the Last Name of someone in your group as the title.
>Get their Fire-Wire chords and attach the camera to the computer.
>If iMovie didn't open automatically, go into the applications menu and double click the iMovie icon.
>When iMovie opens select “Create New Project”.
>Save it as the Last-Name of the same person in your group, save it to the folder you created.
>Move the little blue slider from the scissors to the camera icon at the lower left of your screen.
>The screen should be blue and say “Camera Attached”.
>Turn the volume off on your computer.
>Using the controls in iMovie rewind to the beginning of your tape and then press import.
>SAVE YOUR WORK RIGHT NOW!!!
>E-Mail your file to everyone in your group, or put it on a hard drive, or save it to a data CD. Next class you will edit separately.
>Bring to class next week HEADPHONES, and any other media you wish to use in your short, A DVD you can burn your work to.
Class 2:
>Get the file onto the desktop of the computer you are working at.
>Import your other media.
>Open your file
>I will overview; breaking clips, reversing, transitions, all the cheesy effects I will suggest you not use, and separating Sound from video.
>After the basics people will be free to edit at will and ask questions as needed.
>SAVE EVERY 5 MINUTES WOE ONTO THE FOOL WHO LOSES THEIR WORK!!!
After your final SAVE:
>Go to the FILE menu.
>Select “Export”
>In the Export Menu export select “To QuickTime”
>In the QuickTime Menu, Select “Full Quality DV”
>Click the “Export” Button
>Open iDVD
>Select a title style and Drag 'n' Drop your movie into the little box.
>You may change the title music or remove it you may stop the motion or keep it.
>SAVE your project to your folder
>Insert your DVD
>Select the FILE menu
>Select Burn DVD
Viola!
Lesson Overview:
How do we move our ideas into a 4d format?
This lesson would be geared towards people ranging in age from 4th or 5th grade up through college level, as I think iMovie is a program that anyone from around 9 or 10 all the way up could understand, around 9 or 10 is when children seem to gain enough computer proficiency to not be discouraged from using an “adult oriented” software program. This lesson would run about 80 minutes, encompassing 2 class periods.
The lesson has relevance because of the ever increasing role of computers and the fourth dimension in our lives. In other words, iMovie is a simple program which you can just as easily use for making slideshows as you can for creating reasonably proficient looking narrative or non-narrative films/videos.
The lesson holds interest because until you learn about non-linear editing, time based media seems as fixed and near impossible as the "Cog" Honda Ad.
The prospect of demystifying film and breaking out of the linear editing that our brains initially assume is happening (which is the reason film works as a narrative medium), is exciting to people who have never done this before.
Class 1:
In groups of 3 or 4 I would, for the younger children, I would have them split and move to separate areas of the classroom. For older student I would allow them to leave the room to film amongst themselves for about 15-20 minutes, saying that they should gather about 5 minutes of footage.
After their return I would tell them to:
>Create a new Folder on the desktop, put the Last Name of someone in your group as the title.
>Get their Fire-Wire chords and attach the camera to the computer.
>If iMovie didn't open automatically, go into the applications menu and double click the iMovie icon.
>When iMovie opens select “Create New Project”.
>Save it as the Last-Name of the same person in your group, save it to the folder you created.
>Move the little blue slider from the scissors to the camera icon at the lower left of your screen.
>The screen should be blue and say “Camera Attached”.
>Turn the volume off on your computer.
>Using the controls in iMovie rewind to the beginning of your tape and then press import.
>SAVE YOUR WORK RIGHT NOW!!!
>E-Mail your file to everyone in your group, or put it on a hard drive, or save it to a data CD. Next class you will edit separately.
>Bring to class next week HEADPHONES, and any other media you wish to use in your short, A DVD you can burn your work to.
Class 2:
>Get the file onto the desktop of the computer you are working at.
>Import your other media.
>Open your file
>I will overview; breaking clips, reversing, transitions, all the cheesy effects I will suggest you not use, and separating Sound from video.
>After the basics people will be free to edit at will and ask questions as needed.
>SAVE EVERY 5 MINUTES WOE ONTO THE FOOL WHO LOSES THEIR WORK!!!
After your final SAVE:
>Go to the FILE menu.
>Select “Export”
>In the Export Menu export select “To QuickTime”
>In the QuickTime Menu, Select “Full Quality DV”
>Click the “Export” Button
>Open iDVD
>Select a title style and Drag 'n' Drop your movie into the little box.
>You may change the title music or remove it you may stop the motion or keep it.
>SAVE your project to your folder
>Insert your DVD
>Select the FILE menu
>Select Burn DVD
Viola!