Lets Make a Movie How to Create a Movie from a flipcam video
(Adapted and Shared with permission from Erin Mayer)
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Storyboard Before starting the video process, students need to
use a storyboard to create a plan for each scene Minimum of 3
scenes many short scenes vs. 1 or 2 long scenes
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Before You Upload Your Video Clips Create a desktop folder
Store EVERYTHING in this folder: video clips, movie projects, audio
clips, pictures, etc.
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**Video clips will open in Flip software window close this
window Upload Your Flip Videos Step 1 Insert camera into USB
port
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Upload Your Flip Videos Step 2 Find your video clips under My
Computer Rename each video clip (right click on video clip) Drag
each clip to your desktop or flash drive folder
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Convert Your Videos Flip cameras take video in the MP4. Movie
Maker currently requires AVI. Use a free file converter (codec) to
convert your Flip videos to AVI format before importing them into
Movie Maker Any Video Converter Prism Pazera
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Convert Your Videos Using Any Video Converter Set output folder
to your desktop folder
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Convert Your Videos Video Click on add Video Under Profile,
select Customized AVI movie Click on add Video Under Profile,
select Customized AVI movie Click on add Video Under Profile,
select Customized AVI movie
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Moviemaker/Audacity Import and Edit Video Special Effects
Titles/Credits Audio Finish Movie
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Windows MovieMaker Select task pane view you will use this pane
frequently
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Importing Video Select Import video in task pane Choose the
video clips from your folder that you would like to import
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Create Your Movie Drag a video clip to the video section of the
timeline Click and Drag clips to change their position in the movie
Video Clip DRAG
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Saving Your Movie Project Be sure to save your movie project to
your folder
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Reviewing Your Movie Play your movie at any time by clicking
the Play button on the movie screen
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Trimming Video Clips Place your cursor on the timeline over the
clip you would like to trim Trim the clip from either end
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Splitting a Clip As the clip is playing, click the split button
when you would like the clip split
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Special Effects Change movie view to StoryBoard
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Special Effects: Video Effects and Transitions In the Task
pane, select Video Effects or Video Transitions under the Edit
tab
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Special Effects: Video Effects and Transitions Drag desired
effect between 2 video clips Delete an effect or transition by
right clicking on it and selecting delete
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Titles and Credits In the Task pane, select Titles and Credits
under the Edit tab Choose where you would like to add a title or
credit page Change fonts and animation when you enter your
text
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Adding Audio Using Audacity Audacity lets you import audio,
record, edit and export audio Free download is available at:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
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Copyright Free Music www.freeplaymusic.com
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Audacity: Importing Music Select Open under the File tab Choose
the mp3 file you would like to import *Music from itunes must be
burned to a cd and then ripped as an mp3 before it can be imported
into Audacity.
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Audacity: Recording Audio Plug your headphones into a USB port
Select the record button and speak *Select play to listen to your
audio
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Audacity: Saving Your Project Save your project to your
folder
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Audacity: Editing Audio Highlight the audio section you would
like to preserve Select the Trim option under the Edit tab All
audio except for the highlighted section will be removed
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Audacity: Adding Effects to Audio Highlight a section of your
audio Choose your effect from the effect tab If you dont like how
the effect sounds, undo the effect under the Edit tab
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Audacity: Exporting Audio Export as a WAV file to your
folder
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Importing Audio to MovieMaker Select Import audio in task pane
Choose the audio clips from your folder that you would like to
import
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Adding Audio to Your Movie Drag an audio clip to the
audio/music section of the timeline Click and Drag clips to change
their position in the movie
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Finishing Your Movie CRITICAL STEP Select Publish to this
computer in the task pane Save your finished movie to your folder
Your movie will save as a Windows Media file
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Troubleshooting Checklist 1. Movie File Format is incompatible
Convert MP4 to AVI with a conversion software (codec) like Any
Video Converter 2. Movie wont play in Windows Media Finish your
movie to show it in WMP 3. Movie software doesnt look right Make
sure students are not using Flip software 4. Movie Maker project
has red Xs instead of clips Save all video, audio clips and
pictures in your desktop folder
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Troubleshooting Checklist 5. Students are unable to find their
video clips Teach students a standardized way to name, and save
clips Ex. A_Miskimon_Per1_Cells saved in DESKTOP folder. 6. Movie
project files saved on flash drives wont work Flash drives have
been problematic 7. Movie was started in Vista and now it wont work
in XP bummer