FIRST!

1. FIRST! 1. Go to D2L > our class site > “In-class Materials for Activities” 2. Locate the three zip files: IMAGES, MUSIC, and VIDEO 3. Download—to your computer’s desktop—each of the three .zip files: • images.zip • music.zip • video.zip 4. Create a new folder on your desktop and name it “digital video for in-class” 5. Unzip the .zip files (by double-clicking on each .zip file) and drag and drop all the files to the “digital video for in-class” folder on your desktop NOTE: You can’t actually access and do anything with the files inside the .zip archives until you download them and then “unzip” them

2. Digital Video Making Activity Purposes: • to learn how to use moviemaking software; • to practice expressing ideas through the combination of visuals, audio, and written text; • to understand the affordances (and limitations) of digital video making; and • to practice patience.

3. In-class Activity Goal: to create a 30-second-or-so (25 seconds is okay; 40 seconds is okay; 2 minutes is not okay) digital video argument about one of the following: • what creativity means to you • what freedom means to you • what learning means to you • what writing means to you Materials: can only use the materials provided in D2L—images, audio clips, and video clips—but • you can cut, clip, edit, mix, mash, and play with them as much as you like and • you can also add text and titles, and use any of the effects and transitions embedded within the moviemaking software.

4. Launch either Windows MovieMaker… • if you have a Windows computer running XP or newer, you should have Windows MovieMaker installed on it (it came bundled with XP) • if you have a Windows computer running Windows 7 or 8, you can download MovieMaker Live for Windows 7 from: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/movie-maker NOTE: this will prompt you to install the entire Live Suite; you will likely want to customize the install to only install Movie Maker or launch iMovie… • if you have a relatively new Apple computer, you should have iMovie installed on it (it comes bundled with most Macintosh OS) • if you need to install iMovie, you can do so from the Mac App Store:http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/app-store.html

5. Using files in the folder you created on your desktop, compose an approximately 30-second digital video The digital video should craft an argument about one of the following • what creativity means to you • what freedom means to you • what learning means to you • what writing means to you by using: • the images • the music clips • the video clips • written text inside the movie-making application *** you can also add transitions inside the movie-making application

6. Saving your work to submit • exporting or saving your video file can be difficult if you’re new to this, so be patient with it and yourself the activity deliverable is your video file, • For Windows MovieMaker: • save or export as a .mp4 file (DO NOT SAVE AS .wlmp) • For iMovie: • you CANNOT upload a raw project file (like a .mswmm file) or a noncompatible, proprietary Apple file (like a .m4v file). • save or export as a .mp4

7. Saving in MovieMaker As you work, save your file as a project file (File > Save) When you are done composing your movie: 1. select File > Save movie 2. select “For computer” 3. when prompted, name your movie 4. ignore the settings options and just click through to save your video as a .wmv file

8. Saving in iMovie As you work, save your file as a project file (File > Save) When you are done composing your movie: 1. select Share > Export using QuickTime 2. when prompted, name your movie 3. ignore the settings options and just click through to save your finished video as a .mov file