The Final Touch
Some more final touches that I really liked were more effects and
transitions. I was able to change colors
on the backgrounds of opening and closing credits. I also played around with video effects such
as “Old Age” footage or “cartoon”. The
one I tried on my clip was a speed up factor.
I used this to speed up boring walking parts that were necessary to put
into the clips. It also showed the
chaotic, busy motion of preschoolers visiting the Pumpkin Patch. I wonder if after I do several films if I
will add more effects or less? Right
now, I’m kind of like a kid who wants to at least try out all the colors in the
box.
Numerous Video Effects
All types of Audio Effects -
My Certificate
I finished my training. And
yes, I have my certificate. I did like
the last final section on sharing my movie.
The iMovie program basically has publishing or exporting features for
any site available, at lest the most popular.
And my favorite export is to Final Cut.
I am not sure why at the moment, I would work on a project in iMovie and
then move it to FCP, but it is there. We
will see how my movie trailer turns out.
This might be the only reason you would work on the project and then
move it. I would probably work directly
on FCP. However, this is only because I
have a little bit of practice. A little
bit is better than nothing. Which brings
me to my certificate…
I have now finished two one- minute iMovie projects and maybe a
dozen Final Cut Pro projects. With both
programs, I am beginning, as you can tell by my projects. I am learning new skills and refining old
ones as I move along. However, even
though I have a certificate now, I would be no means put this information on a
resume. I feel it would lead a future
employer to believe that I have skills that I do not. I might say I have some experience, but that
is all.
My Final Video
Here is my final-for-now production. I wonder if people ever completely finish
their projects. It feels like you could
edit again, and again, and again. I am
an English teacher and it feels very much like an essay, never quite
finished. But at this point I
publish. I hope you enjoy – “The
Pumpkin Patch”.
The Pumpkin Patch
By the way, for any of my student followers, my You Tube channel
is:
You can check out all of my crazy films and even subscribe so you
will get an email to notify you of new posts.
If you ever want to see you teacher in virtual reality, or a horror
clip, or even being sprayed with a water hose, this is the place.
My Movie Trailer
Lastly, the trailer. I have
to say that I was very excited about this feature, however, after going through
the process, I don’t care for it that much. The tutorial made it seem much easier than it
really was. In the tutorial it talked
about running the template, inserting clips and you have a trailer. However, it is very much like creating a
short project. I made mine according to
the tutorial. But there were things to
make it a bit better, like all of the editing functions required for the
project. I probably should have cropped
clips etc. The only feature it does do
automatically, is replacing sound with thematic music, which is easy enough to
do to a regular project. I wasn’t real
impressed, but here is my trailer.
Summary
iMovie turns about to be a handy little piece of software. It seems like it is great for someone to sit
down and quickly learn some software. It
runs lightly on the computer and doesn’t bog down your computer. Additionally, it seems to be perfect for a
quick sit down, tape, and post kind of blog.
However, if given the choice, I prefer my Final Cut Pro.
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