iMovie techniques and tips - sorry, still only. =(

1. Advanced
iMovie
Techniques

2. Jon Corippo
Chawanakee Unified
Minarets HS • Central California
Credentials: Charter Director - Minarets High School • Minarets Charter HS
Apple Distinguished Educator
Google Certified Teacher
Madera Country Teacher of the Year (2010)
Central Valley Computer Educator of the Year (2010)
“Best of CUE” Presenter
Creator of “Rock Star Teacher Camp”
Creator of “CUE” education strand at MacWorld 2010
Apple Distinguished Educator

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6. The previous examples were
DIGITAL
STORYTELLING

8. Bill Frakes

9. Let’s move to:
Cinematic
Narrative

10. Advanced Titles
Layers, PIP and Cropping
Green Screen and Supplies

11. MisterCorippo.com

12. To Get the Materials
MisterCorippo.com
Layers, PIP and Cropping
Green Screen and Supplies

14. Title Tricks:
iMovie 9
iMovie 11

15. How many title modifications are there in this screenshot?

16. Be Able To Place
Titles Anywhere
(almost)
Open “Titles”

17. Custom Title
Placement
Pick Style: Upper

18. Pick Style: Upper
Use the TAB and Spacebar to move it around.

19. Pick Style: Upper
Use the TAB and Spacebar to move it around.

20. Pick Style: Upper
Use the TAB and Spacebar to move it around.

21. SUPER Tweaking

22. ANY size Font
(Even 500)
Add/Remove Outlines

23. Super Custom Font Mix and Match Looks
Highlight what you want to work on

24. Custom Colors
Custom Outline

25. AVOID RED - pick CONTRASTING colors Go Big! (220 points)
Small is cinematic Use clean, bold fonts

27. Video Layers
& Cropping
iMovie 9
iMovie 11

28. Learn these: Video Layers and Cropping
Side
by
Cutaways Side
Picture Two
in video
Picture layers

29. Do this first

30. Hitchcock on Cutaways:
Clip suggested by Jim Sill

31. One person talking = One storyline

32. Use Cutaways for more visual interest
Two storylines

33. Drag the
Cutaway clip
to the timeline
and select
Cutaway
Cutaway Options

34. Finished Cutaway

35. Reminder: Knock the audio out of Cutaways
Click on the gear.
Select Audio Click on Ducking.
Adjustments Set the audio level
(typically 0%)

36. A fine shot

37. A necessary shot

38. Combine them with Layers

39. Two layers of video
Set the opacity
as desired....
Click on the gear, select Cutaway Fade is a good option
“Clip Adjustments”
Drag the “overlay” clip
directly over the first clip

40. Side by side
Visuals that support the narrative

41. Special Side by Side Options
Same as a Cutaway -
Just select Side by Side

42. Picture in Picture
Cool Looks

43. Video Tutorial for PIP

45. Extra Tip: Put an effect on the background clip

46. People crop photos, but forget to crop their videos

47. Original Cropped
Use the CROP tool to reframe the picure
Make a better picture AFTER you shoot

48. Cropping, Flipping
Click here, grab the corners Rotate your video too

49. Try them all.
Just not all at once.
Video Layers
& Cropping
iMovie 9
iMovie 11

51. GREEN Screen
iMovie 9
iMovie 11

52. The video “holy land”: Chroma Key or Green Screen

53. What you need (minimum):
Sony VC-R640 Extra Light!
$30 Home Depot $60
Green fabric - Amazon $30.50

54. Entry Level Cameras
iMovie + More
iPod Touch 5g
Teleprompter Slate!

55. Makayama Movie Mount

56. Lavalier $25 Shotgun $80 Wireless $130

57. Make sure your
Advanced Tools
Preferences are ON
iMovie 11 adds BLUE screen. Why? It’s just another option

58. The Process:
1. Get your background (still or video or B roll)
2. Shoot the green screen footage with reference
to the background (i.e. right, left or center)
3. Upload as normal
4. The tricky part: Put the BACKGROUND IN FIRST!
It WILL fail if you do it the other way.
5. Clean it up, watch for artifacts and adjust
exposure/contrast

59. Doing it backwards: If you put green first

60. When it’s WRONG
RULE: BACKGROUND THEN GREENSCREEN

61. Insert the background
FIRST Insert the overlay clip!

62. When it’s RIGHT!

63. To clear up your green screen
Adjust these
Adjust these

64. Last Tips
USE A TRIPOD
The background won’t move....so the camera shouldn’t
Don’t move the camera
It ruins the fantasy
If your camera has autofocus, turn it off
The camera will “hunt” to focus
In general, closer is better

65. Go green screen!

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67. Jon Corippo
Chawanakee Unified
Minarets HS • Central California
Credentials: Charter Director - Minarets High School • Minarets Charter HS
Apple Distinguished Educator
Google Certified Teacher
Madera Country Teacher of the Year (2010)
Central Valley Computer Educator of the Year (2010)
“Best of CUE” Presenter
Creator of “Rock Star Teacher Camp”
Creator of “CUE” education strand at MacWorld 2010
Apple Distinguished Educator