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Windows Movie Maker Part Two







SETTING THE STAGE

1. Review the tutorial associated with this lesson. 2. Download the attached still images and save them onto a thumb drive. (This is to ensure that the lesson can continue in the event the internet is down, slow, etc. and clips cannot be accessed via the internet)

Session Overview In this session, participants will learn how add titles, transitions, and still images to their movie.

Focusing Questions Titles are the first thing in a movie that we see. What is the purpose of a title? Why would a filmmaker add transitions between scenes of a movie?

Materials The following materials are used in this session: -Laptops (PC) -Projector -Windows Movie Maker

Resources The following resources can be used in this session. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/default.mspx The help feature associated with Windows Movie Maker.

INSTRUCTION (Typically lasts about 20% of session.)

Framing the Session

In our last session, we learned how to import video into Movie Maker, edit the video, and put the clips in the timeline.

Transitions provide a bridge from one shot to another, or one scene to another. Think about how you will let the audience know that a scene has ended. Transitions can be used to set the tone for an upcoming scene or as a way of cutting between camera shots during dialogue.

Titles are used in the beginning of the movie to state the title of the production and the class. All actors and directors names can be places at the end of the movie. (In any NYCDOE production, if students are credited by name, only first names are used.)

Title sequences vary in Movie Maker depending on the font that is used, the animation of the title, and the color used for the text, and whether the titles are over an image or over black. As the filmmaker it is your job to decide which works best for your movie.

Transitions should be used wisely. Think about the theme of your movie. Does a movie on the topic of poverty require flashy transitions and every video effect in the programs library? Probably not. A good rule of thumb is that a filmmaker should only use one to two different types of video effects or transitions through the length of a student movie. Remember that these are short films, not multi-hour epics.

Teaching 1. Watch me as I show you how add transitions to the edited movie clips. 2. Watch me as I show you how to add titles to the movie. 3. Watch me as I show you how to import still images into Windows Movie Maker, and create still images from video clips.

Guided Practice

Work in your groups to add transitions and titles to your movies.

WORK TIME (Typically lasts about 60–70% of session.) Work for the next 30 minutes to compose this aspect of your movie.

Getting Started

Participant Activity Participants will... Step 1 Add titles to their movie. Step 2 Add transitions to their movie. Step 3 Add still images to their movie and create still images from video clips. Step 4 Save the movie.

Facilitator Conferring Circulate around the room and confer with participants. Try to guide students to limit the amount of video effects and transition effects that are used. Too many special effects may distract from the video footage.

Take note of particularly good examples of work that can be presented during the Share. SHARE (Typically lasts about 10–20% of session.)

Share Ask selected participants to share particularly good examples of their work. Lead a discussion about why students chose particular fonts, title sequences, transitions and effects to their movie.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Author: Michael Stoff Email: mstoff@schools.nyc.gov School/Employer: NYCDOE Region 5 Title: Title IID Technology Staff Developer