MovieMaker is a program that allows users to create movies using pictures, video, and audio. It provides options to capture and import media, edit the movie by adding effects, transitions, and titles, and finish the movie by saving the final product. The document provides step-by-step instructions on how to begin a new project in MovieMaker, import supported file types, arrange media in the timeline, and apply effects and transitions to complete a movie.

1. Let’s Make a Movie!
Using MovieMaker

2. What is MovieMaker?
• MovieMaker is a program that lets you
create and edit your own movies.
• You can do this using pictures, video and
audio.
• You can add special effects and transitions
to make your movie really stand out.

3. So, How Do I Begin?
• First, create a folder where you
can keep all of your files relating
to the project.
• It is very important to keep
EVERYTHING (pictures and audio)
within this folder.
• You will collect all of your files
FIRST before you begin building
your movie.

4. So, How Do I Begin?
• Next, you will open a new project
in MovieMaker
• From the Start menu, go to All
Programs and then search for
Windows Movie Maker
• Go ahead and save your project
in your folder or on a flash drive

5. Now, Let’s Make a Movie!

6. Movie Task Pane
Capture Video. Provides options to begin making a movie, such as capturing video and
importing existing video, pictures, or audio.
Edit Movie. Provides options for making a movie, such as viewing existing
video, pictures, audio, video effects, or adding movie titles and credits. You can also start
AutoMovie to begin making a movie automatically.
Finish Movie. Provides options for saving your final movie, such as to your computer, to a
recordable CD, to send as an attachment in an e-mail message, to the Web, or to a tape in
a DV camera.
Movie Making Tips. Provides help for completing common tasks in Windows Movie
Maker.

7. Collection Pane
This is the place where your
clips are stored as you’re
working on your movie. They
can be audio, video or images.

8. Storyboard
This is where you can
arrange the sequence
of your movie – simply
drag & drop from the
collection pane to
here.

9. Storyboard
Timeline
This is where you can
arrangethis to review or
Use the sequence
modify the timing of
of your movie – simply
drag &in your movie. To
clips drop from the
collection pane to the
trim any clip, grab
trim handles.
here.

10. Tips to Remember
• The storyboard view only allows
you see the images in your movie.
Switch to timeline view to see all
of your images plus audio and
transitions!
• Only certain files can be imported
into MovieMaker. A list of them
are on the next slide.

11. Supported MovieMaker File Types
• Video:
.asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe,
.mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and
.wmv
• Audio: .aif, .aifc, .aiff
.asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .
wav, and .wma
• Picture:
.bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpe

12. Add Special Effects, Transitions
and Titles
 From the Edit Movie option in the Movie Tasks
pane, add effects like Sepia, Watercolor and
Fading In
 Change the transition effects if desired
 Add text, titles or credits to your clips
 Use the timeline pane to get your timing right
 Remember that less is more when it comes to
effects

13. The Final Cut…
 This last step is very important…when you are done
with your movie, make sure you complete the last step
 As you’ve been working on your movie, you’ve been
working in a project file. If you simply save your file when
you’re done, you have missed the crucial last step
 IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that you save your file as a
MOVIE…this will collect all of your files (the video, audio
and project files) into one movie file.
 You can do this one of 2 ways

14. Finish Movie option

15. Save Movie File

16. Be Aware…
 Of copyright and legal issues
when looking online for
images, audio or video clips
 Use the LibGuide to collect your
images and sounds
 Of not saving your movie correctly.
Once you are completely finished
and do not need to make any more
edits, then you may save your movie
file.

17. Now it’s your turn…
 From your My Computer folder, find the :P
drive.
 Look for the folder “Media Resources”
 There are a variety of both audio and video
clips for you to use.
 Open these files, save them to your
computer (remember to put everything in one
folder!) and make a mini-movie.
 Be creative!

18. Want to Access This
Presentation?
• Go the PCHS home page
• Click on the Media Center tab
• Select the Guides and Pathfinders
page
• In the green LibGuides box, scroll until
you find the Poetry Alive link. This will
take you to the LibGuide with all of the
tools to create an awesome digital
poem!