1. Editing my trailer
Here is a presentation of how I am going to edit my trailer. For
the images I have used screen shots of a video posted on
YouTube:
By Sophie Canning
2. Creating a new project
• Even though I will be creating a
movie trailer, on iMovie I will be
selecting the ‘movie option’ as I will
be able to have more freedom to
insert more clips as trailers on
iMovie are restricted to 30/ 40
seconds. After selecting to create a
movie, I had to then imports the
files that I wanted in my movie
trailer.
3. Importing videos
• After selecting the files I wanted
they then appear in a box to the left
of the preview box. So with the
files I then simply select them and
drag them into the sequence bar at
the bottom. This box displays the
trailer broken down into each
second to editing is made easier.
4. Clip timings
• When dragging the files you can
also select the timings of each clip
by clicking on a start point and
dragging the yellow box until you
are happy with the amount of clip
you want to use.
5. Transitions
• Transitions are important as they allow
each clip to change smoothly between
each other. On the control sidebar on
the left there is a link called
‘transitions’. A selection of transitions
then appears in the box where your
imported media files are. To insert
them simply select and drag to the
small black square between each clip.
6. Adjusting the audio
• If the file you have imported has
sound then you have the option to
adjust it in several ways. The sound is
displayed in a blue box underneath
each clip. By hovering the cursor over
the sound bar you can adjust the
volume. Here you can see the volume
is a 22% but it can be adjusted up or
down between 0% and 400%.
7. Audio fade in and out
• There is also an option for the
sound to fade from quiet to loud
(visa versa). This can be done by
dragging the little circle at the
beginning of the clip so that the
sound now makes a dome-like
shape.
8. Sound effects
• If you want to add more sound onto a
media clip you can click on the ‘sound
effects’ link in the left sidebar. These
sound effects are copy right free and
include sound tracks and noises such as
laughing, a dog barking, a door
slamming… you get the idea! Inserting
sound is the same as inserting a clip,
simply select and drag down to the
sequence bar. You can also adjust the
volume and length of the clip by
hovering over the ends with our cursor.
9. Titles
• Below the transition link there is a link
called ‘titles’. This allows you to insert
text into your project. In the import
box there are a rage of options to
choose from, which changes the way in
which the text appears on the screen. I
will be using transitions in my movie
trailer, to give the audience further
knowledge of what the film is about
e.g. release dates etc..
10. Save and share
• When you are finished creating your
trailer/ iMovie, you then have to click
the ‘share’ button at the top of the
screen. Then a drop down menu will
appear as to what format you want the
project to be saved/ shared. Although
I will be posting my video on YouTube
I have decided to save it as a file so
that I can transfer the file to my home
computer and save another copy.
