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Video Editing with iMovie

  • Importing video
  • Clip editing
  • Audio and video effects
  • Transitions
  • Titles
  • Exporting to a Quicktime file and uploading to your blog

iMovie Handout

Yuri Norstein Event:

Please note that you will need to have your student id ready to pickup your ticket at the Communications building Recital Hall.

The show begins at 7:30 sharp so please be sure to be in your seat (at 7:15 please) before the show begins.  Please be respectful and do not disrupt the show by leaving early.

Assignment for Week 7

  • Create a short video using your footage you captured from last week in iMovie and post completed work in  Moodle (50MB size limit). Posting to your blog is optional (20 MB limit).  Include at least:
    • One title
    • One transition
  • Write a blog post at least a paragraph in length in response to the Yuri Norstein event including:
    • The thematic and stylistic approaches that you saw in his work including mood, texture, pacing, character development, scenery etc.
    • How did you receive these pieces?  How do you think they represent Yuri as an artist and also respond to the cultural stories/events that are featured?
    • How does his talk about being an artist and producing work translate (if at all) to your final project?

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CRN: 20308
4 credits

meeting times:
Wednesdays 5:30pm – 9:30pm

faculty sponsor contact info
Stephanie Zorn | 360.867.6249 | email Stephanie |
Amy Greene | 360.867.6219 | email Amy |

course description
This intensive class is designed for entry-level students to build media literacy skills and gain basic proficiency with media production and web technologies. Students will learn to critically analyze content by completing readings and conducting individual research via a personal blog space. Students will apply their research to the creation of a multimedia project using the theme of portraiture to frame their work. Full credit will be awarded for the completion of a blog site and multimedia project as well as full participation in all class activities. Technology workshops will include: Photoshop, iMovie, audio field recording and multitracking, WordPress, and media compression.
Faculty signature is required, please complete the application and we will contact you shortly.

special expenses:

  • headphones (required)
  • digital still camera (would be more convenient)
  • smartphone with camera, audio recorder, gps positioning (would open up all kinds of creative potential in this class)

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