1. Motivating Minds with Windows Movie Maker
Presenter: Sid Carter

2. Motivating Minds with Windows Movie Maker
Why video in the classroom?
Multiple lessons on same topic
Archive for next year
Absent students-missed lessons
Absent teacher-substitute
Experiments that need time edited or time lapsed projects
Video diaries/blogs
Historical interviews
Student created assignments
Write a script and act it out
Movie trailer introduction new units
documentation to use for evaluations
sharing progress with parents
Historical Reenactments

3. Meet Movie Maker…. Using the program
Working with the pictures and video
Video effects
Transitions
Titles and credits
Audio
Saving the project vs. finishing the movie

4. The 4 panes of WMM
Collection
Task
Preview
Timeline/Storyboard

5. Using the task pane
3 Tasks:
1.Capture/Import
2.Edit
3.Finish

6. The timeline/storyboard
5 Tracks
Video
Transition
Audio
Audio/music
Title
When we edit our movie, different parts will go in these tracks

7. Import media into Movie maker
Capture video clips or pics from digital camera, or import from files saved on your computer.
Click on import video/pics

8. Now’s a good time to save PROJECT
Save your progress
Click on icon
or File command “Save”
Does Not save as a movie!

9. Avoid the BIG RED X Keep files together-”paired”
WMM does not keep a copy of the original file – WMM only manipulates original

10. Move video/pics to the timeline
Each item will appear in the collections pane
Drag each item to the story board and drop them in the order you wish them to appear.

11. Picture time
You can also change the length of time that the picture shown in the movie
By default each picture will be shown for 5 seconds
If you want to change that amount of time drag the “end trim handle” (shown below) notice when you click and drag the amount of time will show in the window.
If you are using video you can crop the length of the video using the same process.

12. Preview your movie
Timeline marker
You can preview the video at any time by simply clicking the play button at the bottom of the preview screen (or at the top left of the storyboard)
The preview will start where the timeline marker is set… you can drag the marker anywhere you choose by grabbing it at the top
You can also click on the full screen button to see it big
Note: when you preview a movie it may be choppy.
Full screen

13. Video effects
You can employ different effects that will jazz up the video.
In the task pane, under step 2, click on “view video effects”
The collection of effects will appear in the collections area

14. Drag the effects down
Once you have found the effect that is perfect… click and drag it down to the clip in the storyboard
You can use multiple effects on an item

15. Video effects
You will notice on the picture that a star will appear to represent an effect is on the picture
You will notice that there are 2 overlapping stars on a picture with 2 effects
You can preview the effect on your pictures/video
Full screen

16. Transitions You can employ different transitions to jazz up the video
In the task pane, under step 2, click on “view video transitions”
The collection of transitions will appear in the collections area

17. Drag the transitions down
Once you have found the transition that is perfect… click and drag it between the clips in the storyboard.
A blue line will appear to show where the trans will go

18. Transitions
You will notice that the 2 clips will slightly overlap, and in the track beneath the clips, the name of the trans will appear.
Unlike effects, only one transition can be used at a time
You can also speed up or slow down a transition by clicking on the picture and sliding it forward or back to increase or decrease the transition’s speed

19. Titles / Credits
Again, in the task pane, under step 2 click on “Make titles…”
This will appear and you can choose where you want to put the title/credits

20. Titles Type whatever you want in the text box
Below, you can change the animation or the font and color
Once complete, click on Done.

21. Audio Add music (mp3, wav, wma) to your movie
In the task pane, click on “import audio…”
Choose the file(s) you want to use and click “import”

22. Drag audio down…
In the collections pane, click on the audio file and drag it into the Audio/Music track.

23. Adjust the audio To adjust the volume, push the Control key and U
Or you can right-click on the track and get this menu which shows volume, fade in and out.
For video clips, you can mute the recorded sound in the same way

24. Trim the audio Be sure to make the music the same length as the video.
Click on the end of the track and drag it left or right to trim the length.
You can add more audio tracks before or after this track

25. Finish the movie
First go to File-Save to save your project as a Movie Maker File.
This will enable you to go back and make changes, if necessary.
Go to Step 3: Finish Movie. In the Save Movie Wizard box, enter and name and choose where to save.

26. Saving options
When you save, you have many options based on the quality that you want
Leave it as “recommended” or click on “show more choices”

27. Saving
The amount of time that it takes to save depends upon how long it is and the quality options you chose.
The next screen will tell you it is finished and will ask if you want to see your work.

28. Watching the video
The video is now set to play back in Window media player
If you go to the folder you saved it in and double click it will open and play for you
Then you can burn the file to cd or flash drive to take with you

29. For Further Info…. Pixelan special effects software
Atomiclearning.com tutorial on WMM
Microsoft website: Step by step directions:
Other examples of using MM2
Adorage movie effects software
Pixelan special effects software