Making Movies: Summer Technology Camp

Uploading Videos

1. Upload them FIRST to a folder on your computer.

2. Disconnect the camera.

3. Open Windows Movie Maker.

4. In the “task pane”, choose “import video”.

5. IMPORTANT: when you upload video, UNCHECK the box that says break movie into clips! You probably don’t want this.

Shooting Good Video

• DON’T rely on your hands to be steady. Always look for ways to make the camera more steady.

• Use tripods, monopods, etc.• DON’T zoom and pan much at all! Your movie

will take on the “roller coaster” effect very quickly. Hard to watch!

• DO look over AFI materials to help you decide on the angle of your shot. Be creative!

Rule of Thirds

• Check out the video on this page:

http://jharding.weebly.com/digital-photo-apps.html

Even though it is about photographs, many of the same ideas apply for shooting video.

Saving a Power Point Slide in WMM• Click on this link and watch this video:

TURN A POWER POINT SLIDE INTO A JPEG

Once you turn it into a JPEG, you can import it into your collections for use in your movie.

Cool Extras for Movie Maker

Download from this site:

COOL EXTRAS

Movie Making Seven Deadly Sins

Have a look at this website:

SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF MOVIE MAKING

HAVE FUN!!