Facultad de Ciencias de la Educacin

Licenciatura en Lengua Castellana, Ingls y Francs

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION II
WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER (WMM)
Definition
Windows Movie Maker (WMM) is a freeware video editing software by Microsoft, part of Windows Essentials
software suite. WMM is a movie creation, editing and sharing application that offers the ability to create and edit videos as
well as to publish them on OneDrive, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr. It allows users to build movies from photos, videos
and animations, providing built-in sounds and effects like typical movie-making software.
Layout
The layout consists of a storyboard view and a timeline view, collections for organizing imported video, and a
preview pane. When in Storyboard view, the video project appears as a filmstrip showing each scene in clips. The
storyboard/timeline consists of one 'Video' (with accompanying 'Audio' bar), one 'Music/Audio' bar, and one 'Titles/Credits'
bar. In each bar, clips can be added for editing (e.g., a .WAV music file will belong on the 'Music/Audio' bar). Still images
can also be imported into the timeline and "stretched" to any desired number of frames. The Video and Music/Audio bars can
be "cut" to any number of short segments, which will play together consistently, but the individual segments are isolated
editing-wise, so that for example, the music volume can be lowered for just a few seconds while someone is speaking.
Possibilities
Here are some of the things you can do in WMM:
Add videos and photos. Start your project by adding photos and videos to Movie Maker. Add videos and photos right in
Movie Maker or through Windows Live Photo Gallery.
Personalize your video. Add transitions, pan and zoom effects, visual effects, titles, credits, captions, and other special
touches to make your movie your own.
Add music. Add music to your videos using free soundtracks or royalty free music.
Make a movie quickly using AutoMovie themes. After you add videos and photos, pick an AutoMovie theme to make a
movie in just a few clicks. AutoMovie themes automatically add a title, credits, transitions, and effects for you.
Preview at any time. View your whole project at any time when editing to see what your final movie will look like.
Alternatively, just preview a single item in your project, such as a video, photo, or text item.
Before you assemble your presentation in WMM, you should develop an outline of what you want to present and then
you should have the following saved in files you can browse to:
- Graphics-photos, pictures or clip art (e.g., jpg or gif files)
- Sound files (e.g., wav or mp3 files)
- Video files (e.g., avi or mpg files).
Steps
Step 1: Get video, digital photos and music into WMM. You need to import the video, digital photos, and music that you want
to use in your movie. There are two ways to get this digital media into WMM:
(a) Import video directly from your digital video (DV) camera, and
(b) Import existing video files, digital photos, or music that is already on your computer.
Step 2: Start editing. After you have your files in WMM, you can start editing. Add items to the storyboard/timeline. Drag
the videos, pictures, and music you want to use from the contents area to the storyboard/timeline. Everything that appears on
the storyboard/timeline will be in your final movie. Next, trim the video clips on the storyboard/timeline to hide any video
that you do not want to show in your final movie. You can also move clips from one spot to another, split clips, or combine
clips.
Step 3: Add titles, transitions, and effects. Now, its time to take your movie to the next level by adding special, personalizing
touches, such as titles, transitions, and effects.
Yamith Jos Fandio

March, 2016

Bogot, Colombia

Facultad de Ciencias de la Educacin

Licenciatura en Lengua Castellana, Ingls y Francs
(a) Titles and credits. You might want to add a title at the beginning of your movie that tells people a little bit about your
movie, such as when, where, and what happened. In addition, you can add credits at the end of your movie to tell the world
who created and starred in it (just as you see in movie theaters and on DVDs).
(b)Transitions. To make your movie look nice when one video or picture ends and another begins to play, add transitions
between pictures, videos, and titles on the storyboard. There are more than sixty different transitions for you to play around,
making sure they look nice to you.
(c) Effects. Finally, you might want to add some special effects to videos and pictures on the storyboard that will give your
movie the appearance you want.
(d) Narration. You can take it a step further by adding a narration to tell your story in your own words. This works well if you
are making a movie that just has digital photos.
Step 4: Publish your movie and share it with other people. When you are happy with your project, you are ready to publish it
as a movie. When you publish a movie, everything you added to the storyboard/timeline is combined and a new video file is
created (this is your final movie file). You can then use a media player, such as Windows Media Player, to watch your movie
on your computer. Share with other people. If you want to share your movie with other people or archive it, you can publish
it to a CD, to a DVD to watch on TV (if your computer is running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate),
or send it as an email attachment.
Tips on how to make a WMM
Purpose of the video presentation
Many presenters make the mistake of trying to incorporate too many ideas or a variety of topics into one video presentation.
This only serves to confuse an audience. You need to clearly define the primary reason for this video, and there should only
be one key message, a message that is important to the audience.
Make it simple
Compose your video presentation by breaking it into three sections.
- Beginning -- tell them what you are going to show or explain. This opening section consists of giving a brief overview of
what the video is all about.
- Middle -- tell them. The middle section is the most detailed. You should break this section into maximum five or six points
about your topic. Expand further with concrete ideas or concepts about each of those points.
- Conclusion - tell them what you told them. Summarize your content.
Overall, start by announcing the main points of what the video will be about. Next, follow the structure you have announced.
Finally, finish with an appropriate summary.
Content
Make sure the video has appropriate content. This means the video show the necessary information properly. You can do this
by:
- Including and following a logical outline.
- Incorporating adequate images or graphics.
- Employing appropriate fonts, colors, or animations consistently.
- Making sure texts, images, and sounds are legible, clear and comprehensible.
- Keeping away from distracting or annoying sound or visual effects.
Form
Do not forget to include all the necessary information about authors and references. You need to show who, where, and when
the video was made. If necessary, you need to add in quotes and sources adequately (Check APA 6th edition).
References
Wikipedia. (2014). Windows Movie Maker. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Movie_Maker
Microsoft. (2014). Make a movie in four basic steps. Retrieved from http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/make-a-movie-in-four-simple-steps

Yamith Jos Fandio

March, 2016

Bogot, Colombia