Movie+Maker


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 * ~ Movie Maker - General How To ||
 * Please [|Click Here To Download] A Starters guide for Windows Movie Maker. This manual walks through the layout and controls of Windows Movie Maker. It also provides a few filming and editing suggestions. ||


 * ~ How To Create A Bluescreen Effect In Windows Movie Maker ||
 * Alright, first off, what is Bluescreen? It is the concept of filming someone or something against a blue, or any particular solid colored background and then removing the solid background during your editing process. The following steps are provided, as well as a YouTube video on how to do it. ||
 * How To Steps:

1. Purchase a Royal Blue sheet to be used as your backdrop. 2. On your computer open this folder address: "C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\Shared" 3. Create a folder called "AddOnTFX" if one does not already exist 4. Open Notepad 5. Download the file & save it into the AddOnTFX folder 6. Watch the accompanying video for further instructions. ||= media type="youtube" key="hRsevEQlA3M&hl=en&fs=1" height="297" width="364" ||

There is a significant difference between an amateur film maker and someone with a bit of experience. The most notable difference is that a video done by an amateur will be very shaky and jostle around a lot. The first and foremost tip is to go slow and smooth with your camera movements. Always the slower your move the more you will actually be able to see when you are finished. If you do have to move fast, then focus on making your movement as smooth as possible. You may want to read the tip called "Poor-Man Steadycam" for some tips to help you with this. ||
 * ~ **Filming Tips...** ||
 * My Video Seems To Make People Motion-sick


 * ~ **Buffer Footage** ||
 * Another good idea is to allow a lead time on your filming - especially if you plan on editing your video later. Allow between 5 to 10 seconds of junk footage at both the beginning and end of your recording. Don't simply press the record button and start your scene immediately, press it, wait a few moments then tell your actors to begin. When you're done with the scene you can tell the actors to stop but let the camera roll for a few more seconds. This way when you go to edit your video later you can trim off the junk and keep only what you absolutely need. ||


 * ~ **Poor-Man Steadycam** ||
 * Hollywood uses a camera rig called a Steadycam, which mounts to the camera man and allows them to smoothly take a camera just about anywhere a person can go. The problem for lower budget film makers is that these rigs are VERY expensive. So, how can we get a similar and cheaper rig for our filming purposes?

1. Go out and purchase an inexpensive tri-pod that stands between 50 and 67 inches in height. 2. Mount your camera to the tripod 3. Retract all the legs as if the tripod was going to be standing up at it's LOWEST setting. 4. Grab the tri-pod by the middle shaft and go off the shoot.

This rig allows you to balance the camera in your hand and your arm can cushion most of the jostle from walking. What you need to do is to find the place on the shaft where the camera sits perfectly balanced in your hand. Sometimes even bracing one of the tripod legs against your wrist helps to steady it even more. It is also possible to go out an purchase an inexpensive steadycam online, however, I have found that tripods are more readily avaliable. Also, if you plan to be stopping for periods of time using the ti-pod would mean that you don't have to switch cameras or camera mounts, just put the tripod legs down and off you go. ||
 * ~ **Multiple Audio Tracks In Movie Maker** ||
 * OK, so we have out video and we want to add some audio to our movie. We would like to have some background music and we want to have some narration over that, plus we still want to keep the audio from when we filmed. The problem is that Movie Maker allows us to only add one audio track. The audio attached with the video is still there, but we can only add either the background music OR the narration. Here is a tip for getting around that frustrating glitch without using another program to mix both the narration and background music.

1. Edit your video the way you want - add titles, transition, effects, etc. 2. Add your first additional audio track and edit it the way you need to for the video. 3. Finish you movie - click the Finish Movie category and actually render a finished product 4. Create a new project in Movie Maker. 5. Import your recently finished video from step 3 into this new project 6. Add the video to the timeline 7. Now you can go back and add your narration. 8. Once you have finished adding your second audio track you can finally and truly Finish your movie.

You can repeat this process for as many additional audio tracks that you want to add to your movie. ||