Digital+Storytelling

This is a video of my family and I starting from March of 2009, going until November of 2009. My father is in the Air National Guard and he received orders in February that he would be leaving at the end of March. The video shows a brief look at what it was like for my family while my dad was deployed to Saudi Arabia.

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While working on this project I relearned how to use iMovie. I worked with it my junior year, however, I had a very limited memory on how to use it. One thing I had a lot of trouble with was the Ken Burns effect. After spending some time on it, I finally figured out how to take it off completely and crop the photo so it showed only what it was that I wanted on the screen. Although the Ken Burns effect is a great tool to have, sometimes, it is unnecessary and more of a hassle than a blessing.

I also never knew how to add audio to the movie unless it was from a sound clip. I loved that I edit the audio from clip to clip and did not have to record it all at once like you do while recording a podcast. This allowed more freedom with error. I tend to get nervous, talk fast, and mess up my words so rather than having to rerecord a two or three minute audio several times, I am able to go back and edit each slide's audio individually.

Overall, I was quite impressed with my iMovie creation. I wish I would have spent more time on it and I am continuing to play with it on my own time. It is a relatively simple program compared to others that are out there. It is great to learn something that I have on my own computer and do not have to buy!!


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