PE3_IMOVIE

PE3_IMOVIE

Lastly we enter into the final part of the lesson. The first thing that popped out to me was beat markers. I was lost in wondering what is a beat marker and where do they want you to place it. As I sat and listened it was very quick to figure out what they were. Then when you dragged the pictures into the video and it automatically put it where the beat markers were. That helped greatly because when I add pictures from classroom projects it still snaps and automatically flicks to the next scene where your beat markers are located. I did not know that you could add video effects to video and not just pictures. and when I say effects I am referring to glow, and cartoon. I knew how to stabilize clips but I never knew I could automatically hide those shaky parts that could not be stabilized. That is a great feature but I can remove it for the zoom in the clip adjustments and move the maximum zoom back out. I never even knew that IMOVIE had Freeze Frame and it was helpful to learn about it. It is a neat little feature to capture a facial expression for longer and would be helpful when I’m filming the kids dance and there faces.  Green screen is a great tool that I was always unable to use on Imovie before. I would always have to go to Pinnacle studio’s or premiere on a PC. I also learned that you can get GREEN screen felt from Walmart for very cheap.  At my last job I actually had a Blue SCREEN instead of the green screen that I used. The white balance was something that was needed. I always needed or had to do it before I filmed using the camera in a room but it helps a lot with this new camera.   Cutaway would work great when doing a scene to show the crowd then go back to someone speaking. I really think this whole tutorial should have been given as an assignment in month one. It would have helped us been better at it for the last 3 months.  Lastly my video imbed is of the pictures we did as an example with changes to the pictures and a small voiceover at the end.