2012
Lynda.com
Abba Shapiro
2h 03m
English
This course shows budding videographers how to create a family vacation video with the friendly tools in iMovie '11. It illustrates some basic camera techniques and strategies to use when recording video and how to edit the footage together to create an entertaining, fast-paced highlights reel. Author Abba Shapiro, an award-winning producer and director, also demonstrates how to grab the viewer's attention, organize and edit the footage, and add music, transitions, and still pictures to round out your story. The final chapters show how to improve the look and pacing of your videos with special effects, such as themes, picture-in-picture effects, and freeze frames.
Topics include:
Capturing the moment
Adjusting settings in iMovie
Cutting and editing the video
Reducing background noise
Adding and mixing music
Cropping or fitting a photo to the video frame
Correcting color
Stabilizing shaky video
Creating a split screen
Changing video speed
Introduction 04m 21s
Welcome 01m 04s
Using the exercise files 03m 17s
1. Getting Your Feet Wet 12m 18s
Capturing the moment: things to remember when shooting 03m 44s
Previewing the project 03m 20s
Exploring important settings and editing basics 05m 14s
2. Editing Strategies 08m 54s
Organizing your story 03m 27s
Cutting for flow-trimming techniques and fine-tuning edits 05m 27s
3. Adding External Audio 26m 04s
Working with the voiceover tool and detaching audio 06m 57s
Reducing background noise 04m 53s
Adding and mixing music 09m 09s
Editing to the beat 05m 05s
4. Bringing Stills to Life 14m 24s
Adding photos and changing the timing of clips 05m 01s
Cropping or fitting a photo 05m 10s
Animating motion to pictures: the Ken Burns effect 04m 13s
5. Making Your Video Look Better 16m 47s
Exploring basic color correction 08m 45s
Dealing with problem footage: stabilizing shaky footage and correcting rolling shutter distortion 08m 02s
6. Special Effects 38m 35s
Using travel themes to spice up your video 05m 45s
Setting the location with travel maps 04m 29s
Creating a picture-in-picture effect 08m 44s
Creating a split screen 08m 00s
Using one-step video and audio effects 05m 15s
Changing speed and adding freeze frames 06m 22s
Conclusion 01m 40s
Next steps 01m 40s
http://www.lynda.com/iMovie-tutorials/Creating-Vacation-Video-iMovie/96387-2.html
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