1. Mastering iMovie in 60 Minutes
Tips and tricks to Video Editing
Presented by
Maria Hornsby

2. Different Kinds of Video Editors
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Premiere
iMovie
Windows Movie Maker
Website Editors
Animoto
Youtube Creative Studio

3. Focusing on iMovie Free Apple software with MacOS Features Themes
Specific trailer editors
Universal - on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Yosemite and iOS 8

4. Get to Know the Layout - Most helpful thing you can do
Knowing the layout and buttons increase the speed of your productivity
Layouts sometimes change between versions
Different programs can have very contrasting layouts / They’re not all the same

5. Examples
Final Cut Pro
iMovie

6. Windows Movie Maker
Adobe Premiere

7. Getting Started Tap + in the top right hand corner
Select movie or trailer
Select theme

8. Inserting Audio/Video/Photos
Video and Pictures
Tap on image to automatically add; or use the camera at bottom right
Or spontaneously record your footage!
Settings gear at the bottom right has filters and other options
Audio
There is supplied theme music
Or music from your device
Microphone allows for new audio recordings

9. Editing Transitions Between Items
Double the transition icon (sideways sand timer)
Time settings on the left hand side
Different Transitions in the middle
Edit, Sound, and Settings
Edit allows for precise cropping
Sound allows for the transition noise to play (not recommended)

10. Adding Text Double tap on media tap the “T” at the bottom left
Select style

11. Split, Duplicate, Delete, Detach, Moving
Split - separate clip into two where the timeline is.
Duplicate - copies the clip or picture
Delete - ….
Detach - Separates audio from video
Moving Items - Prolonged hold on item

12. General Terms Timeline - All clips lined up in a sequence
Aspect - A way to make your video have a “wide screen” effect
Clip - A small piece of footage
Frames - Essentially thumbnails of clips
Green Screen - A device used to overlay backgrounds
Ken Burns Effect - Effect that zooms across a picture
Rough Cut - Unedited footage
Rendering and Finalizing - When your video is being processed and exported.

13. The Best Way to Practice
Hands on editing!
Play around in the beginning to figure out what certain functions do