Part 3 of PSA workshop discussing post production

1. PSA VIDEO PRODUCTION
SESSION 3: POST-PRODUCTION
Sean Cordes
Malpass Library Instruction
http://wiu.libguides.com/psaworkshop

2. Purpose
1. Setting up to do post production
2. Enhancing your video with visual adjustments
3. Recording audio and adding sound effects and
background music
4. Sharing your video

3. The Process
• If you still need to record narration
• Go to the Digital Studio (You can reserve studio from website)
Room 176 (Digital Studio) -- 2 computers
https://www.wiu.edu/library/forms/digital_commons/request.sphp
• Meet at library-digital commons area downstairs
• Check out Yeti studio microphone equipment (headphones and microphone),
get door unlocked
• Setup Project
• Boot up computer
• Make sure you have all video,
images and audio you will need
• Launch iMovie

4. Build and Enhance Movie
• Compile the timeline
• Select clips from events and pull to project timeline
• Add any images to timeline from USB or other storage area
• Add any graphics and titles
• Add transitions between clips
• Video Editing Effects video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDO6RVE4c5c
• Select transitions carefully for the right effects
• Make any audio or video clip adjustments
• Remove camera audio from video clip
• Add your own music
• Preview entire video

5. Audio Recording
• Use onboard audio or plugin microphone to laptop
• Studio Mic: Plug In Yeti Microphone from equipment
bag using USB cable
• Select Cardioid Setting on mic (Figure 1)
• Select microphone input on iMovie (Figure 2) Figure 1
Figure 2

6. Audio Recording
• Be sure you have signal (Figure 3)
• Plug headphones into microphone for a monitor
• Click the clip you would like to begin narrating-little mic will appear
• Adding background music
• Use music only when it enhances the impact of the message.
• Add any Sound effects
Figure 3

7. Sharing and Saving Your Project
• Sharing your video
• Export video from “Share” menu-save
on USB drive.
• Login and upload to You Tube account
• Give your video a description and tag it
• Copy url and share video with others or
embed to website.
• Save files to USB drive for later use
• Plug USB or external drive into
computer
• Navigate to project folder on USB drive,
note the drive must be partitioned,
formatted for MacOS extended
• https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2289?l
ocale=en_US