Thanksgiving Break Blog #3


 I started to study Imovie so I can easily edit when it comes time to edit our short film. I learned a lot of tricks that will help me when editing. I have already delved into editing when I completed the AS level opening scene project. I took on most of the reins when it came to editing the film. Since I'm not a great actor or don't necessarily have a great eye for cinematography, I feel like I have most of my talent in editing. For this project, I wanted to see what I could learn to take my media to the next level. Below I'm going to list some of the tricks I learned about by doing my research.


  1. Crop to zoom in
    1. To zoom in on a clip, highlight the clip in your timeline and then click the crop button above the preview window in the top right. Select crop to fill or Ken Burns and drag to select the portion of the clip in the preview window that you want to crop. Click the checkmark button in the top right.
  2. Split clip
    1. If there is an overly long clip, the audience could lose interest. You can split a clip into multiple and cut out the extra parts.
  3. Add a soundtrack
    1. Click the audio header on the left and you can choose a sound on Itunes or that you have purchased on garage band.
  4. Adjust audio levels
    1. There may be a time where you want to hear the audio from the video as well as a soundtrack sound. You can adjust the levels of both audio tracks if you click the horizontal line that runs through the middle of each audio track.




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