Sunday, December 5, 2010
BP_4 Fotobabble
7:00 PM
Matthew E. Park
Fotobabble is cool tool that allows you to add audio to a photo and then share with others. Since I also teach classes for the virtual school program in my district, I am always looking for new ways to make announcements to my students. Fotobabble just made the list. I could use goofy pictures or pics realated to the content. Either way, I think it will bring a little more than just the standard podcast.
The engine is real easy to use. You simply upload the pic, click record, and preview. Once you save it is ready to be shared.
I plan on using this to send stuff to my staff and to send fun to friends. If you have never seen or used this site you should give it a look. It's free and easy.
The engine is real easy to use. You simply upload the pic, click record, and preview. Once you save it is ready to be shared.
I plan on using this to send stuff to my staff and to send fun to friends. If you have never seen or used this site you should give it a look. It's free and easy.
PE2_iMovie
6:15 PM
Matthew E. Park
For another project, I tried to illustrate the green screen feature by showing the transition from the actual green screen to the simulated background. I had to create a transition from a blank green screen to the subject in front of the screen. I used cross-dissolve to achieve this because cross-dissolve will only dissolve what has changed in the frame. Here is an example with a clip using my lovely wife as the star.
The best way to pull this off is to use one continuous roll. I shot this with a tripod and I had my wife simply walk out of the frame. To edit, you just have to cut out the footage of the subject leaving. You then cross-dissolve between the shot with the subject and the shot without the subject. The project looks like this.
With the green screen clip I tried the same technique, but I could not match it up. It's not too bad, but I'm definitely not happy with it. Here is the project screenshot and the clip.
The best way to pull this off is to use one continuous roll. I shot this with a tripod and I had my wife simply walk out of the frame. To edit, you just have to cut out the footage of the subject leaving. You then cross-dissolve between the shot with the subject and the shot without the subject. The project looks like this.
With the green screen clip I tried the same technique, but I could not match it up. It's not too bad, but I'm definitely not happy with it. Here is the project screenshot and the clip.
PE3_iMovie
2:59 PM
Matthew E. Park
Here is my certificate from Lynda.com
This week I made a video to promote the 9th grade food drive competition at my campus. I worked on this project with the principal over 9th grade and one of our counselors. I was responsible for the concept, most of the filming, and the editing. We decided to make it in the style of a Hollywood trailer. This is real easy with iMovie '11. Despite the cool templates available in iMovie '11, I decided to deviate a bit which created a challenge. I wanted to have a dramatic and cheesy slow motion segment in the middle of the trailer (you may want to turn your volume off for this clip. I left it live since I new it was a roughcut).
The problem is that the templates are time locked due to the soundtrack. I had to figure out a way to split the clip without completely messing up the audio transitions. Here is the process:
First we picked the action theme for our trailer.
Then we cut the main part of the video. I then started a new project and cut the slow motion sequence I included earlier. I exported both clips and then imported them back into a new project and event. I cut out a section of the main film and replaced it with the slow motion sequence.
I had to pay special attention to the audio so the breaks were on beats and it wouldn't sound awkward. Next, I added sound effects for the slow motion part. I used two effects and overlapped them so the transition would be seamless. Also, as you can see from the pic above and below, I overlapped the first effect with the audio in the main clip for the same reason.
Here is the final result. And, yes, we did have permission to film in the store.
This week I made a video to promote the 9th grade food drive competition at my campus. I worked on this project with the principal over 9th grade and one of our counselors. I was responsible for the concept, most of the filming, and the editing. We decided to make it in the style of a Hollywood trailer. This is real easy with iMovie '11. Despite the cool templates available in iMovie '11, I decided to deviate a bit which created a challenge. I wanted to have a dramatic and cheesy slow motion segment in the middle of the trailer (you may want to turn your volume off for this clip. I left it live since I new it was a roughcut).
The problem is that the templates are time locked due to the soundtrack. I had to figure out a way to split the clip without completely messing up the audio transitions. Here is the process:
First we picked the action theme for our trailer.
Then we cut the main part of the video. I then started a new project and cut the slow motion sequence I included earlier. I exported both clips and then imported them back into a new project and event. I cut out a section of the main film and replaced it with the slow motion sequence.
I had to pay special attention to the audio so the breaks were on beats and it wouldn't sound awkward. Next, I added sound effects for the slow motion part. I used two effects and overlapped them so the transition would be seamless. Also, as you can see from the pic above and below, I overlapped the first effect with the audio in the main clip for the same reason.
Here is the final result. And, yes, we did have permission to film in the store.
PE1_iMovie
2:21 PM
Matthew E. Park
When using iMovie, sometimes I am not satisfied with the text feature within the program. I have experimented with a variety different ways to bring text into my projects; however, I've never experimented with making a motion text movie via iMovie. That is... until today. I created a simple text transition movie with a stark solid black background and dramatic light gray text. For my subject I chose to use the famous "Out, out brief candle!" soliloquy from Macbeth (I'm obviously in a cheerful mood).
I started by creating my text slides in powerpoint.
I then brought each slide into iMovie. The cool thing about using photos with iMovie is that, unlike video, you can just drag and drop them into your project right from your desktop or wherever they are located. Next, to create the text motion I had to manipulate the Ken Burns effect to get the desired look I wanted for each statement. This is easy to do by sizing the green start and red finish windows once the Ken Burns editing has been opened.
I started by creating my text slides in powerpoint.
I then brought each slide into iMovie. The cool thing about using photos with iMovie is that, unlike video, you can just drag and drop them into your project right from your desktop or wherever they are located. Next, to create the text motion I had to manipulate the Ken Burns effect to get the desired look I wanted for each statement. This is easy to do by sizing the green start and red finish windows once the Ken Burns editing has been opened.
