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Windows Movie Maker Part Three





Windows Movie Maker Part Three

SETTING THE STAGE

Review the tutorial associated with this lesson.

Session Overview In this session, participants will learn how add video effects to clips, add audio, and save iMovie projects for distribution.

Focusing Questions How can we use sound and video effects to enhance the overall impact of our movie? How can we save our iMovie for distribution?

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

Resources http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/default.mspx - (For further support) The help feature associated with Windows Movie Maker.

INSTRUCTION (Typically lasts about 20% of session.)

Framing the Session

In previous sessions we have learned how to import video into Windows Movie Maker, edit clips, add transitions, and save the project file. With this lesson we will complete and learn how to save it in a format that will allow widespread distribution of our movie.

We will learn how to add still clips, add audio, and save the movie.

Teaching 1. Watch me as I show you how add video effects to clips. 2. Watch me as I show you how to add sound to the movie. 3. Watch me as I show you how to save the movie for distribution.

Guided Practice

Work in groups to add video effects, sound, and save your movie.

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... Work in groups to add video effects, sound, and save a 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. Have students show their completed movies and discuss the process of creating a movie in Windows Movie Maker.

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