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1. January 18, 2012
Intro to iMovie
The Lovett Middle School
January 18, 2012
Stacia L. McFadden
M.S. Director of Academic Technology
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

2. January 18, 2012
Getting Started
Open iMovie
1) Click on File, New Project
2) Give your project a name, choose a theme, click on Create
3) Once open, click on File, New Event
You will organize all of your movies
within this event.
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

3. January 18, 2012
iMovie Interface
image from iMovie '09 Basics by Luis Perez
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

4. January 18, 2012
iMovie Interface
1) The Project area shows how your clips are arranged in your project.
2) The Viewer allows you to preview your video. This is also where you crop video or
still images.
3) The Toolbar has buttons for most common tasks available in the menus.
4) The Event Library lists every Event you ’ve created to organize video clips into useful
categories.
5) The Source area shows the clips in your Events, which you can then add to a project.
6) The Browsers allow you to access music, still images, titles, and transitions by clicking
on the appropriate button. To open a Browser, click on one of the buttons on the right
side of the toolbar.
from iMovie '09 Basics by Luis Perez
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

5. January 18, 2012
Importing Movies from
Camera
1) Click on File, Import from
Camera
2) Click on Capture
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

6. January 18, 2012
Importing Movies from
Camera
3) Modify the settings, click on
Capture (you will record the video
and press Stop)
4) Your recording is automatically
saved in your Home Folder,
Movies, IMovie Events, "name of
your event"
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

7. January 18, 2012
Importing Movies from Files
1) Click on File, Import, Movies...
2) Navigate to the folder that houses your movie files
3) Click on Import
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

8. January 18, 2012
Organizing Your Media
Notice your events
(video and/or photos
and how they are
organized.
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

9. January 18, 2012
Editing Media
Play project full screen
Displays volume
level for the video
Play project from the beginning Drag to adjust # of frames per thumbnail at the playhead
Photos Transitions
Browser Browser
Favorite Reject Voiceover Inspector Music & Titles
Open Swap Tool Tool
Arrow Sound Browser
camera events Adjust size of Edit Unmark Keyword
Crop,
(esc or Effects
input and thumbnails Tool Rotate,
return) Tool Tool Browser
window projects Ken Backgrounds
Burns Browser
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

10. January 18, 2012
Editing Media
1) Click on a clip in the Event window
2) Move the yellow handles until
only the part you need is selected
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iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

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Editing Media
3) Drag and drop the selected clip from
the Event window to the Project window
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

12. January 18, 2012
Editing Media with Inspector
Double click on a clip
or
Click on the Inspector Button
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

13. January 18, 2012
Editing Media with Inspector
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

14. January 18, 2012
Editing Video (more options)
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

15. January 18, 2012
Adding Still Photos
1) Click on button to show the Photos Browser
2) Drag and drop the pictures you would like to add to the Project window
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

16. January 18, 2012
Editing Photos - Ken Burns
Click on the Inspector button Ken Burns - This effect adds motion to still images to
while the picture is selected make them more interesting
Note: You can also use this
window to fit the picture to a
window as well as crop and rotate
To change the zoom level at the start of the effect, drag the corners of the
green Start box to resize it.
To change the direction of the effect, drag the Start box to another area of
the window. The yellow arrow will let you know the direction in which the
motion will
take effect.
To change how the effect will end, repeat the first step with the red End box.
To preview the effect, click on the Play button in the Viewer.
Click on Done to set the effect when you are finished.
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

17. January 18, 2012
Adding Audio
Click on the button to open the Music and Sound Effects Browser
(located in the Events Window)
Drag and drop the song over the clip
Notes:
The song will only play for the length of time as the clip
You can adjust where the song begins or ends
You can add black space at the beginning or end of a
clip if you need more time for music, add a title over
black, delete the words, adjust the duration.
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

18. January 18, 2012
Adding Voiceover
1) Click the voiceover button
2) Ensure you are using the correct Microphone
3) Click a clip to start recording
4) Click again when you have finished recording
and a purple voiceover track appears
Adjust the audio settings using the inspector if needed
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

19. January 18, 2012
Adding Transitions
There must be splits in between clips in order to add transitions.
Click on
the button
to show the
Transitions
browser
Drag and drop the transition in between the clips
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

20. January 18, 2012
Adding Text
Text can be placed on top of videos or photos, or on a color before or after clips.
Click on
If you choose to drop the text
the button before or after a clip, you can
to show choose the background color of the
the Titles space, which will create a new clip.
browser.
Drag and drop the layout
of text you wish to use.
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

21. January 18, 2012
Sharing Your Movie
Up to this point, you have been working on a project. Now it is time to create the actual movie.
Project: Can be
modified, but will
have to be finalized
every time a change
is made.
Movie: Final product
which cannot be
edited.
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

22. January 18, 2012
Sharing Your Movie
Give your movie a name
Save it in location you will remember
Choose the appropriate Size to Export
Click on Export
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

23. January 18, 2012
Integration Ideas
Book reviews
Documentaries
Present projects
Historical reenactments
Digital stories and poetry
Bring journal writing to life
Showcase student learning
Record science experiments
News reports on current events
Create environmental documentaries
Produce movie adaptations of literature
Present difficult and abstract math concepts
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty

24. January 18, 2012
Resources
iMovie '09 Basics by Luis Perez
iMovie intro Lesson from the SMART Exchange network
Apple Education - iMovie in the Classroom
iMovie workshop for Lovett MS Faculty