Post on 16-Aug-2020
Windows Movie Maker
Create and Download a Movie
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□ Create a small video
□ Download a video from a video camera to a computer
• Audio
• Lighting Techniques
• Framing
• Focus
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□ Built-in Microphone is usually not the best
□ Alternatives
■ External Microphone
■ Lavaliere Microphone
■Omni directional Microphone
■ Unidirectional Microphone
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□ Too much light - video washed out
□ Too little light - video too grainy
□ Bright light behind the subject will cause the subject to be shadowed
□ 3 Point Lighting is ideal
■ Key Light
■ Back Light
■ Fill Light
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□ Auto-focus can cause the focus of the camera focus to shift in low light or when movement appears in the background.
□ Use a Tripod to avoid shaking.
□ Avoid using the zoom feature.
□ Avoid moving backgrounds ■ Cars
■ Trees blowing in the wind
■ Crowds of people
■ Fountains
■ Computer screens/TV’s
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Windows Movie Maker
Editing and Enhancing your Movie
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□ Add transitions and special effects to your movie
□ Add titles and credits to your movie
□ Add music to your movie
□ Add narration to your movie
□ Save your final movie for distribution
• Controls how your movie plays from one video clip or picture to the next.
• You can add a transition between two pictures, video clips, titles, or a combination of these.
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• Allow you to add special effects to your movie.
• An effect is applied for the entire duration that the video clip, picture or title displays in your movie.
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• Text based information
– Title of the Movie
– Name of Movie Creator
– Date
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– .aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma
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– .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf
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• Supported File Types:
– .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv
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• Narrating the Timeline
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• File Types:
– Windows Media Video (WMV) files
– Audio-Video Interleaved (AVI) files