MAGIC

iMovie Training
May 2018

In these sessions, the student will explore the iMovie application. This class is designed for beginners and relative newcomers. The class will concentrate on Version 10

CONTENTS
Class Schedule
Getting There
Teacher
Recommended Book
Costs
Application Form

Class Schedule

These weekly sessions will occur from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays from 7 May to 21 May 2017.

Students are strongly encouraged to bring their own Mac computers, selection of photos (not necessarily in iPhoto), movie clips, and to ask questions. The second and third sessions will be primarily directed to student projects.

Session Date Class subjects
Monday May 7 Introduction with worked example
  • Getting Started
  • An example documentary
  • Importing photographs
  • Importing movie clips
  • Organizing imported data
  • Stabilizing shaky clips
  • Trimming clips
  • Working with photographs
    • Cropping
    • Rotating
    • Enhancing
    • Ken Burns effect
  • Working with video
    • Cropping and rotating
    • Adding Transitions
    • Adding Titles and Text
  • Working with Audio
    • Editing and removing sound in clips
    • Adding Voiceover
    • Adding background Music
Monday May 14 Student Projects
Composition
  • Story Telling
    • Story Boards
    • Pre-production
  • Producing
    • Camera work
    • Using Music
    • Recording/finding audio
  • Post Production
    • Add animated travel maps
    • Giving credit
    • Recording/finding audio
  • Exporting Movies
    • You Tube
    • Websites
    • DVD using iDVD
  • Questions and Answers
Monday May 21 Student Projects
Questions and Answers

Getting There

The class will be held at:
Pacific Rim Institute
180 Parker Road
Coupeville, WA 98239
(360) 678-5586

Map of Pacific Rim Institute.

Teacher

Robert Y Elphick

MAGIC President. Robert lives in Coupeville, Whidbey Island. He was educated in Britain with degrees in Applied Physics and Geophysics & Planetary Physics. He has worked in the oil and gas industry and the space industry. He is retired and spends much of his time volunteering with MAGIC, 4-H and other organizations. He has been a heavy Mac user since 1986. He has taught many schools on the use of Macintoshes. He often chairs the Q&A sessions at MAGIC as well as making presentations.


Recommended Book

This beginners book can be obtained at Apple's iBooks Store and is FREE.

Please also download this 140 Mbyte file for use in the class. It works with the above book.

Costs

The cost for taking the classes are as follows:
Item Cost
Single sessions $20
All sessions $50

Payment will be needed to secure a place (remember there are limited spaces.) Payment can be made through MAGIC's PayPal account with either a credit card or PayPal accounts using the button that is presented after you submit the form below or by using the donate button on the donation page of this website. Let us know if you need another payment method in the comment section of the application.

Application Form

If you are interested in taking the iMovie classes, please fill out the following form and submit it. We are accepting up to 10 people on a first come, first served basis.

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May 7
May 14
May 21

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This page last updated 4 April 2018