PE1_iMovie

An iMovie Hero

Since month one of the EMDT program, I have been working in iMovie.  I am no expert by far but thought I was doing pretty well muddling my way through the software.  After watching the tutorials on Lynda.com, half way through I realized I am nothing but a minnow in a pond full of giant bass.  Feedback from my previous videos suggested fixing my audio, and watching my transitions so I don’t cut myself off.  I feel like this month is just full of ah-ha moments.  A GREEN SCREEN??? Are you serious? I can’t wait to play with that option but for now I felt it best if I start small and work my way up to the Academy Award for Special Effects.  Especially since I have yet to work out the details of my acceptance speech.

Instead I tackled a short film with footage from my stepson’s basketball game.  The footage was shot from my husband’s phone since I came up with the brilliant idea to make a movie about the game after we left the house and the video camera at the house.  

The thing I love about iMovie is that it is so easy.  With a few clicks, some drag and drops and you have a movie.  Could it get any easier than that?  Though I don’t like the video footage that was not iMovie’s fault that is what you get when you shoot with a cell phone.  What I do know is that my son thinks it is “ OMG, that is SOOOO cool!”  So no matter what the end result is- he feels like a movie star and I feel like the coolest mom in the world.