Helpful Hints for Making a 3-5 minute movie with Movie Maker

1. Have at least 30 photos saved in one spot on your H:drive or flash drive. 2. Have a draft of a script of the things you want to say about the subject of your movie. (show r. !. the draft for 10 points" 3. (optional" #ransfer info to handout for organi$ational purposes %. &pen ovie a'er (it(s under )rograms*and if it(s not there+ loo' under ,ccessories" -. .mport your pictures under the /0apture 1ideo2 tab. 0lic' on /.mport )ictures.2 3ind your pictures and import them into ovie a'er. 4o to /5ave )roject ,s2 in the 3ile menu and create a folder under y 6ocuments in your H: drive. 7ame your project and save it in this folder. ,lso+ move all your photos from the spot they were in before to this folder. #ry to 'eep everything for this project saved in this one folder. 8. )lace the pictures in an order that ma'es sense to you and tells the story of the person(s life (and follows your script"9 change script as needed depending on available pictures. :. 5ave your movie early and often in this process. ;arly in the process+ close the program and ma'e sure it opens (with your pictures" before you do to much more wor'. <. (as time permits" ,dd transitions between the pictures+ effects on the way each picture is viewed+ and titles to the picture under the /;dit ovie2 tab =. >se the / ovie a'ing #ips2 help section as needed 10. )review you movie from time to time to ma'e sure it loo's the way you want (but don(t obsess on it*we(re not going for perfection on our first movie" 11. ?hen you thin' you have the pictures just as you want them+ see r. !. about getting a microphone to tape your voice over the pictures9 clic' on the picture of a microphone above the timeline on the left (you may need to wor' with the audio levels a bit" 12. 5ave again (to the des'top+ then >pload"@ 13. ?e(ll /3inish ovie2 by saving to computer (des'top+ then H:drive" and creating a 06. Grading Rubric: 0overs several Aiographical 0ategories of a famous person (we learn about hisBher life"*****..20 points 1isuals (photos+ video" C audio (voice+ music" wor' together to give a glimpse of hisBher life*10 points .ncludes an easyDtoDfollow organi$ational style****- points .ncludes title slide (not the name of the person9 includes your first name"...****.****..- points .ncludes credits correctly cited (including one nonDinternet source"***..........- points ;ffort C style (3D- minutes long+ includes transitions and other effects+ attentionDgetting beginning+ correct spellingBgrammar"********.....- points #otal possible E -0 points Due onday+ Fan. 2=th (ready to be put on a 06" &ptional: 5how your movie to the class or lin' it to my website