November 18- Practice making a movie

Today’s plan for learning how to use MovieMaker

INSERTING A PICTURE

Step one: Go to Google Images

Step Two: Find two pictures that express how you feel about your favorite activity

Step three: Right-click on each image and click “save image as…” Save them to your J: drive under “My Downloads”

Step Four: Open MovieMaker

Step Five: Click “Add Videos and Photos.” Open your saved pictures.

ADDING TEXT

Step one: Click the middle of the three little buttons four buttons to the right of the “Add Videos and Photos.”

Step two: Type a message into each picture.

ADDING MUSIC

Step one: Go to youtube

Step two: Find a song that has exciting music

Step three: Save the URL

Step four: Go to www.youtubeinMP3.com

Step five: Paste the URL into the search box and click download. You may have to do this twice. If a new window pops up, asking you to install anything, DO NOT DO IT!

Step six: Go to MovieMaker

Step seven: Click “Add Music.” YOUR FILLE MAY BE HARD TO FIND! It is probably in the file “downloads” on the left side underneath “favorites.” Make sure you are searching for “All Files”

CUSTOMIZING YOUR MOVIE

Step one: Click on the text you wrote. Change the size and the color

Step two: Click on the first picture. Then click on “Video Tools.” Change the length of time that the picture is showing so that it switches to the next picture at the perfect time with the music.

Step three: Have your music fade out by clicking on “Music Tools.”

SAVING YOUR MOVIE

IMPORTANT: IF YOU SAVE IN A DIFFERENT WAY, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES LATER OR SHARE WITH ME!!!!!!

Step one: Open your project in Movie Maker

Step two: Click on the “Save Movie” drop arrow in the upper right corner

Step three: Choose “For High-Definition Display”

Step four: Save it in your J drive

Step five: When you are completely finished, email me the attachment