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Getting Started

TASK 1 – Start Movie Maker

Choose Start, All Programs, Accessories, Movie Maker

Make sure that you have the task pane available in Windows Movie Maker. If it is not

shown, click on the Tasks icon on the toolbar.

Imported Video,

Pictures and Sound

will appear here

Timeline

Drag Music, Video

and Pictures here

Movie Controls

Split and Capture

Frame Controls

The Selected Video

or Picture will be

displayed here

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Importing Pictures Video and Sound

The Tasks menu provides you with the option to import material for

your movie.

Various video clips, pictures and music have been prepared for your

use in preparing a movie. These can all be found in

O:\Junior school\J1\Movie maker

TASK 2 – Import Files

Click on the Import Picture in the Movie Tasks Pane

Choose art and click import

Repeat the process for all 5 photos

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Adding resources to the movie timeline

Drag each of the pictures in the following order on to the timeline:

Art

Piping Hut

Playfair

Playing fields

View from above

The Timeline will look like the following:

To play your movie click at the start of the timeline and press play on the right hand

panel.

TASK 3 : Add video and music

Now choose Import the video clips

O:\Junior school\J1\Movie maker

New pitch and music building

Now choose Import audio or music

Select the following files:

O:\Junior school\J1\Movie maker

Black eye peas

Importance of being Idle - Oasis

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To change the length of time a photo is displayed click on the photo and drag the clip

wider or shorter to increase or decrease the display time.

TASK 4 : Create Titles and Credits

Titles can be on top of an existing slide or as a separate slide.

Choose Add a title at the beginning and type in the following

text:

Choose Make Titles or

Credits from the Movie

Tasks.

The following options

are available

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Choose Change the title animation and select the Mirror

Choose Done

The slide will appear as the first frame in the timeline.

Removing and Altering the position of clips Click and drag and drop.

Click on the clip and press delete to remove.

Move the photo with the playfair building to immediately after the Title slide.

TASK 5 : Title on selected Clip

Click on the clip of the piping hut

Select Make Titles or Credits

Select Add Title on selected clip in the timeline

Type in “Mr Stewart tuning the pipes”

Choose a Title Animation of your choice

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TASK 6 : Add Credits at the end of the movie

Select Make Titles or Credits

Select Add Credits at the end of the movie and add the following:

Select an animation style then select done

TASK 7 : Add movie clips

Select the New pitch collection and drag the movie into the time line.

Select the Music building collection and drag the movie into the time line.

TASK 8 : Add Sound Tracks

Drag the sound track Black eye peas on to the time line in the Audio/Music line.

Shorten the track by dragging the end of the track to the left

Add the Importance of being idle sound track on to the timeline. Reduce its length so it

fits the length of the movie.

Your time line should look like the following:

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TASK 8 : Alter the Sound

Right Click on the Introduction in the timeline and choose volume – increase the volume

slightly.

Right Click on the song on the timeline and Choose Fade Out.

TASK 9 : Video Transitions

Choose view video transitions from the Edit Task panel.

Drag a different transition on to the time line between each clip.

TASK 10 : SAVE YOUR WORK

Click on the save icon or file, save as and save your movie project as Dollar in you’re my

video folder. This file can be edited at a later date – new pictures or modifications can be

made.

To save you project as a Movie file click on Finish Movie from the Task panel. Choose

Save to my computer. Provide your movie with the name Dollar and click next.

To see the two files you have created click on Start, My Computer, My Video and you

will see the files. One is the finished movie and the other is the project file which will

take you back into Movie Maker so that you can continue working on it.

Double Click each of these files making sure you are aware of what they do.