Author: Bella Shim

Progress #1: Getting Started With UBC Blogs

Firstly, I learned how to make the UBC blog and edit them on dashboard.

So this is the main page of my blog dashboard and as you can see, I have changed the theme of the dashboard as well. You can do this under “users -> your profile” and just pick whichever you prefer.

I also learned that I can choose different themes for my blog here:

Then I tried making posts under the “posts” tab. I also learned about different “pages” which looks like this on dashboard..

You can add and delete pages here. Once you are done adding needed pages, it looks this on the actual page:

Progress #5: Adding the final touches for the clip

1.Adding background music

I have added the tune “Simple” for the first part of my video and as I have circled below, I have also adjusted the beginning of the music by fading in (by dragging the circle to the right) and lowered the volume to 85% by dragging the middle line int he green bar a little bit lower.

2. Using “PowToon”

PowToon is a separate website tool I have decided to use to enrich the video clip. I have used this tool to create a form of a journal.

I have created the texts using the text boxes (Number 1). You can choose different fonts as well as “Text Effects” (Number 2) to add more animation to the clip. I have used them to create an effect of someone actually writing them down on a paper. Other parts on the right of the picture such as “Characters”, “Animation”, “Props” can be used to add more decorations. In fact, I have used the sun symbol from the “Props” on the journal entry below.

As for the bottom section of the picture, you can adjust the timing of the effects in order and control the durations of them as well as circled (Number 3).  Moreover, the entrance and exit of these added effects can be changed by using the boxed part on the left corner of the picture (Number 4).

Progress #4: Adding the voiceover

1.Making the script

Once I have organized the videos in the desired sequence, I have decided it is the right time to work on the script of my narrative story. While following through the video I have made, I tried making a rough draft and estimation of duration of each section of the video to make sure I will stay with-in the right span of time.

2.Doing the recording on iMovie

After I have finalized my script, I have recorded them using the boxed red button. It shows up as shown below.

 

Progress #3: Editing the iMovie clip 

1.The transitions

To make the video flow smoother, I have added different transitions in the video as circled below. The speed of them can also be adjusted when you double click them. They are set initially at 1 second per transition.

 

2. Titles

To give clearer information in the video and to also provide some way of transition between clips, the titles are used. In the picture below, I have used the “Pull Focus” title effect for the start of the video. They appear on top of the picture and you can drag them to adjust the duration of them.

3.Editing the pictures and videos colors

The palette symbol has different parts underneath that can be used to edit the saturation, intensity, warmth of the picture and videos. This tool can make a lot of difference in the way you want to portray your scenes.

4. Speed editing and clip splitting for videos

Speed editing: the rabbit symbol indicates that the video was sped up than the original duration and the turtle symbol indicated that the video was slowed down.

And these 3 clips were originally from one clip but I divided them into 3 parts and edited the speeds to make the scene more dramatic.

5. Adding Maps

I have added different maps in the clip to give more dramatic transitions in changes in locations. As I have circles, you can pick the locations you desire to start and end then the map will automatically form the route for you.

6. Using different crop styles

In the crop tool, there are three different crop styles you can use. These are outlined on the picture below, which uses the Ken Burn effect. Using different effects can lead to maximizing or minimizing certain parts of the picture/video as well as can emphasize or hide unnecessary parts.

7. The “Flash and Hold Frame” and “Add Freeze Frame”

I have used these two tools to modify and emphasize some parts of the clip. When you use the “Flash and Hold the Frame”, the clip adds a white flash and freezes the frame and makes a separate clip as I circled below on the picture of gelato. I used this modification to emphasize the gelato. If you do not desire the flashing effect and want to just hold the frame, then use the “Add Freeze Frame” instead.

 

 

Progress #2: Making the iMovie clip

Here, I have uploaded the needed videos and pictures I will be using for the video. I also arranged the library in date sequence to make the arrangements easier.

Then I have organized the pictures and videos in the sequence I desire.

When you zoom-in using the boxed part of the screenshot, you can see the estimated duration of the each picture as circled. I also used the mic button pointed with an arrow to do a voiceover on the video.