PE2_iMovie

Welcome to the next installment of iMovie Blog, part 2.

Now I will play with the features some more. I was using the film template but I decided to get rid of it. I prefer simple transitions with the footage I have. I don’t have a lot of footage so if I use the template I lose frames. Since this is a memorial of sorts, it is best if I keep it simple. 

As for the audio, I could add music and try to hide some sounds, but I won’t. I want to hear Jr. meow. He always talked back. Sometimes a bit much, he could really talk and complain. I wish I had taken the time to do more recording with all of the things in my life. It seems like I don’t ever have enough time. I can’t turn the clock back now. I need to just take just 10-15 minutes to really record the essence of whatever is in my life.

Here I am adding the title and effects. Adding the transitions and final credits.

During this assignment I am learning to slow down and take the time. I am so glad I had to do this. I rediscovered Jr. and I will do more recording of the events in my life. Since I am discovering all of the possibilities in iMovie, I can do some wonderful projects.

If my students ever settle down, we will have to play with the movie app, Movie Maker in the pc. Schools rarely have macs, but they should. I will now also look for other applications for the pc, when I have time. There’s that word again, time. Is it my friend or my enemy? If I just am, if I just live in the moment, time won’t be such an issue. I’ll put that on my to do list. Be in the moment and enjoy my time. Next time I have time, I’ll use my time better.

So many choices, it's exciting but you could get carried away and make it look corny.

I am using the simple cross dissolve. I got dizzy when I was using the film template. I am also trying out the stabilization tool. I shot this on my ipad2. I was moving and walking. To zoom in, I moved my entire body forward. The stabilization should help with some of that.

Catch ‘ya on the next installment.