Movie+Maker

=**What to do first**=

Need Windows Movie Maker? Click [|here] for a tutorial on how to download the software from the Internet

Download the Software [|here] at this link.

=**What to do next: Very Important**=

1. Before you make your movie, you must first create a folder on your computer that will contain all of the media (images, video segments & music) to be used for you movie. //(Not sure how to do this? Click// [|//here//]//)// **Once the folder is created, copy all of the files to be used by the movie into it.**

2. Most computers do not have enough RAM to work with large image (~1MB) files during the movie. Check the file size of the images and reduce them using a Photoediting program such as GIMP or Photoshop if they are too large.

3. Make sure the images, movie segments and music are in a format that Movie maker recognizes. A description of file extensions can be found [|here].

=**Planning your movie**=

A great time saver is to sketch out your ideas before you try and create a movie. Story boarding is one type of technique used to help you put your thoughts down.

Storyboard 1

Storyboard 2

Storyboard 3

Storyboard 4

=**Movie Maker Handouts**=

View this you tube tutorial: click [|here]

Helpful [|getting started] link.

Movie Maker for Kids

=Burning your movie to a DVD.=

If your computer has a DVD burner and you would like to burn your movie to a DVD disk so that you can play it on a DVD player

Download [|DVDflick]-

Not sure how to use the program? [|Here is a guide].