Video Editing Activity Pack

In this activity pack you will learn how to make a video guide using these video editing skills:
1. Add scene images.
2. Add scripted voiceover audio, adjust the volume and crop clips (including splitting a clip).
3. Add more clips and use transition effects.
4. Add titles.
5. Use elements such as shapes.
6. Add music background music and adjust the volume.
7. Export a project.

What resources will you need?

You will need access to the iMovie app and Google Images plus a pen and paper for writing a script.

Introduction tutorial

  1. Add scene images
    This video demonstrates how to add a welcome image to your iMovie project.
          Tip: Use the undo arrow if you make a mistake.

2. Voiceovers and cropping clips

Write a short script as a welcome to your video and what it will be about. Then watch this video to learn how to add a VoiceOver, adjust the volume and crop the clips so they match up. The video also demonstrates how to split a clip to remove parts.

3. Add more clips and use transition effects
This video demonstrates how to add another image scene and VoiceOver, then experiment with transition animation effects.

4. Titles
This video demonstrates how to add titles to your clips so that viewers can get extra information or read your voiceover instead go just hear it.

Why do you think people should be able to hear and read the information?

5. Elements (Shapes)
This video demonstrates how to use Google Images to find an arrow image and then add it your project to point at parts of the screen you are talking about in your VoiceOver using the Picture in Picture tool.

6. Background music
This video demonstrates how to add music to your project and adjust the volume so that it does not get in the way of your voiceover.

7. Exporting your project
This video demonstrates how to export your project to save it as a video to your iPad to use in other apps.