PE3_iMovie

Welcome back, iMovie Blog, final installment.

Jr. and the Gang

I wasn’t going to add music. I wanted the cats to speak for themselves. Jr. did as he always did. He really talked a lot. We had major conversations. (Okay, I live alone; I am that cat lady now.) The beginning title and the ending credits needed music. I did add the music in those parts. I wanted more music choices. I wish I could play the guitar. I would compose something myself but I don’t have that talent.

Adding these elements is so very easy with iMovie. You can really get creative, use your imagination and create an amazing project.

I spoke about time in my last post. I have a few days off and I am going to try to shot some things with the camera we received and when I have time….. I will go crazy with adding effects.

I really want to play with the automatic editing with the beat of the music. (Jump cut at beat markers.) I find that an incredible tool that is advanced and a bargain for $15.00. The people finder is also amazing. I could work for the F.B.I. now.

I studied filmmaking and television production in the 70’s. It took expensive bulky equipment to do what we take for granted now. Plus, there are so many more options and I don’t need a crew to help me do it. It is a production studio in a box. Well, not a box, a computer. We need to change some of our colloquialisms. I don’t want to gush too much, but iMovie ’11 is just incredible. It allows for everyone to share their view of the world. That opens up the worldview allowing people to exchange ideas and their culture. I am hoping this leads to a better understanding of each other and more tolerance.

Back to iMovie, I am not sure I like the Ken Burns effect I used on Jr. at the beginning. It pixelates the image and looks grainy. The aspect ratio is weird because it is an ipad. I thought that I could adjust the picture by rotating it. That didn’t work. So it looks skinny. (Wish I did.) I need to play with my ipad more and try to intercut the effects of the ipad with a regular video camera.

I am going to make a better effort to live in the moment, take the time to record what is happening around me and to appreciate the cats more and capture their individual personalities. My son is next door to Full Sail so I am far away. The next time I see him I will probably drive him crazy because I plan on recording him constantly. He’s pretty good about my taking pictures; we’ll see how he reacts to live action.

All done and proud!

That’s it for now. Next time, when I have time, I’ll devote my time to more in depth creativity. I think the students will really enjoy creating videos. I just have to incorporate it into the core content standards, and that takes time.