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Hands on Advanced iMovie techniques 2013
This document provides an overview and tutorial of advanced iMovie techniques for video editing. It discusses topics like digital storytelling, titles, video layers, cropping, cutaways, green screen/chroma key effects, and color matching. The tutorial provides step-by-step instructions for how to implement these techniques in iMovie and emphasizes best practices for things like green screen shooting and setup. Advanced iMovie editing tools are demonstrated through screenshots and examples.
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- 7. The previous exampleswere DIGITAL STORYTELLING
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- 11. Advanced Titles Layers, PIPand Cropping Green Screen and Supplies
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- 13. How many titlemodifications are there in this screenshot?
- 14. Open “Titles” Be AbleTo Place Titles Anywhere (almost) Pick Style: Upper
- 15. Pick Style: Upper CustomTitle Placement
- 16. Pick Style: Upper Usethe TAB and Spacebar to move it around.
- 17. Pick Style: Upper Usethe TAB and Spacebar to move it around.
- 18. Pick Style: UpperClick on Adjust
- 19. ANY size Font (Even500) Add/Remove Outlines
- 20. Super Custom FontMix and Match Looks Highlight what you want to work on
- 21. Custom Colors Pick the magnifying glassfor exact color matching!
- 22. AVOID RED -pick CONTRASTING colors Go Big! (300 points) Small is cinematic Use clean, bold fonts
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- 25. Picture in Picture Side by Side Two video layers Learn these: VideoLayers and Cropping Cutaways
- 26. THESE ARE NOT THE Preferences YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
- 27. Hitchcock on Cutaways: Clipsuggested by Jim Sill
- 28. One person talking= One storyline
- 29. Two storylines Use Cutawaysfor more visual interest
- 30. Cutaway Options Drag the Cutaway clip on top of the main clip
- 31. Finished Cutaway Bring thecutaway audio down to 0%
- 32. Reduce Audio by Dragging Orby clicking
- 33. Green/Blue Screen Side bySide Picture in Picture Cutaways Are all forms of….
- 34. You know themall Cutaways Once you know
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- 37. Combine them withLayers
- 38. Set the opacityas desired.... Cutaway Fade is a good option Two layers of video Stack the clips
- 39. Side by side Visualsthat support the narrative
- 40. Same as aCutaway - Just select Side by Side Side by Side Options Slide animates the action
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- 44. Extra Tip: Putan effect on the background clip
- 45. Extra Tip: Grabthe dots control fades
- 46. Extra Tip: Addborders or drop fades
- 47. People crop photos,but forget to crop their videos
- 48. Use the CROPtool to reframe the picure Make a better picture AFTER you shoot Original Cropped
- 49. Click here, grabthe corners Rotate your video too Cropping, Flipping
- 50. Video Layers & Cropping ! iMovie10.0.3 ! Try them all. Just not all at once.
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- 53. The video “holyland”: Chroma Key or Green Screen
- 54. What you need(minimum): Green fabric - Amazon $30.50 Extra Light! Home Depot $99 Sony VC-R640 $30
- 55. Make sure your AdvancedTools Preferences are ON iMovie 11 adds BLUE screen.Why? It’s just another option No need to do this in iMovie 10.0.3
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- 57. The Process: 1. Getyour background (still or video or B roll) 2. Shoot the green screen footage with reference to the background (i.e. right, left or center) 3. Upload as normal 4. The tricky part: Put the BACKGROUND IN FIRST! It WILL fail if you do it the other way. 5. Clean it up, watch for artifacts and adjust exposure/contrast
- 58. Doing it backwards:If you put green first NOT what you want
- 59. RULE: BACKGROUND THENGREENSCREEN
- 60. Insert the background FIRST Insertthe overlay clip! Pick Green Screen
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- 62. To clean upyour green screen
- 63. Last Tips If yourcamera has autofocus, turn it off USE A TRIPOD Don’t move the camera The background won’t move....so the camera shouldn’t It ruins the fantasy The camera will “hunt” to focus In general, closer is better
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- 66. BONUS: Check outColor Matching This is a SUPER way to balance color between cameras or shots