Story & Film Editing Workshop
| Duration | 3 hours |
|---|---|
| Equipment | 1 PC with Windows 7 or XP loaded with Windows Movie Maker 1 pre-loaded video raw clips with various shot sizes in desktop for demo. |
| Activity | Students learn about editing footage for a short film. |
| Participants | Ideally, groups should not exceed 15 participants. |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10 mins | The Art of Story Sources from real life |
| 15 mins | Observation, Experience and Memory Exercises in creating stories from life. |
| 20 mins | Outdoor Observation Creating stories from life sources |
| 15 mins | Storytelling and Presentation Students take observation stories and present |
| 10 mins | The Elements of Editing Transitions, straight cut, fades, etc |
| 10 mins | Overview of Windows Movie Maker Explanation of software and its key function |
| 10 mins | Capturing Footage from Camera View to check footage. For those who cannot capture, use available footage. |
| 10 mins | Titles and Transition Filters Demonstration of the plug-ins |
| 10 mins | The First Insert Insert a basic timeline with titles |
| 50 mins | Students Begin Editing Helpers and lecturers guide students |
| 10 mins | Exporting Demonstration on how to export film clip |
| 10 mins | Closure Contest re-cap |