Year 9 Art Narrative Linear Video Editing

Year 9 Art - Narrative sequencing photostoriesYou have already looked at narrative (story) structures in painting and started to look at the sequencing of images, through technology, by making magazine-style “photostories” Now you are going to look at the structure of the moving image and edit some video footage.

Year 9 Art - Narrative Objectives of this lesson Encounter digital video editing software Import video clips Edit video clips Save as project Make a movie (rendering)

Year 9 Art - Narrative Task: using the “Jerry” storyboard, make a movie: Follow this tutorial Edit clips together to make a narrative film. It need not be the same as the original and need not use all the footage. Don’t make it too long. Print the screen of your finished Project window. Extension: Add effects, not too many as it becomes messy.

Year 9 Art - Narrative Open your START menu All Programs Windows Movie Maker

Year 9 Art - Narrative You should get this window Import Video

Year 9 Art - Narrative Click on IMPORT VIDEO from the left hand options Find the file named “Jerry the Troublesome Tyke” Double click it or select and IMPORT

Year 9 Art - Narrative You should get a storyboard appear. SAVE AS: Jerry. your form. your name Monitor Timeline (linear) Storyboard (clips) Monitor controls Razor/edit button

Year 9 Art - Narrative Click once on the ‘frame’ that you want to watch – it will appear in the monitor. Press PLAY arrow. You can stop, go back, forward (fast or each frame) using the monitor controls. You can use the razor/edit button to ‘cut’ the clip – the clip will appear as two separate clips in the storyboard.

Year 9 Art - Narrative You can then go to your edited clip in the storyboard and drag it into the top line of the timeline Doing this repeatedly will create a movie. Play button Counter/edit line

Year 9 Art - Narrative Under FINISH MOVIE, choose SAVE TO MY COMPUTER

Year 9 Art - Narrative Name the movie: Jerry YOUR FORM YOURNAME Choose SHARED VIDEO As the place to save the film Click NEXT The movie will now take quite a while to save While you wait, write down your thoughts on using video editing software. Keep this and the print out to go in your sketchbook.