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EDET 603-Video Activity 1

[|Video Activity 1]

I used Windows Movie Maker to create Video Activity 1. I began by searching for photos on [|www.flickr.com]. I saved each selected photo to the "My Pictures" folder that I have dedicated to this class. I noted the name of each picture's author in my title so that I could use their names in the credits for the video. After selecting the photos, I imported each of them into the Windows Movie Maker which came installed on my Dell. I arranged the photos on the story board in the order that I liked. After doing so, I hit the "Make a Movie" button and it added the images back to my storyboard. From this experience, I learned that the "Make a Movie" button would have created the movie for me by randomly adding all of my images. So, I had to go in and delete the second copy of each image. Finally, I added a title page and a Credits page. These pages were accomplished very easily with the click of a button.

Next, I added transitions. There were a lot to choose from and I chose the checkerboard effect. After searching for a music clip, I settled on one that reminded me of a popular Luther Vandross song. I realized that the clip was not as long as my slide so I manipulated the audio file to begin with the second image in my story board. (Initially, I added a narration but decided that I did not like the sould of my own voice. I also tried playing the audio file twice but the transition between the end of the first one and beginning of the second one was horrible.)

Reaction to Process: This assignment was my second time using the Windows Movie Maker. My first venture included pictures and video clips from my digital camera. This experience taught me how to add the "Bells and Whistles" that really make presentations stand out. The process is really easy but I think that I was intimidated by the "unknown". All of the assignments have forced me to see how user-friendly the technology is and more importantly how it can help me as an educator.

I believe that the most difficult aspect of the assignment was finding the material to use. The location of images was easy but the location of copyright-free music was tedious. It would have been alot easier for me to use one of my favorite songs. How does everyone else on YouTube get away with using popular music?? In the end, the transitions were too complicated for the intent of the video......I will send pics if my husband gets the hint :)

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