THINKPLAY PROVIDES GRAPHICS FOR S4C’s CHRISTMAS DAY ‘GELERT’ MOVIE
The creative skills of Aberystwyth Technium-based 3D graphics business ThinkPlay.TV will be showcased on S4C on Christmas day, in a new animated take on the traditional Welsh tale of ‘Gelert’.
Produced by Bangor-based production company Griffilms, the story of Gelert has been re-created using the very latest three-dimensional graphics technologies, with the 30-minute film’s 3D backgrounds being designed and produced by ThinkPlay.
ThinkPlay’s expertise is drawn from a variety of disciplines, including the computer gaming sector, where the demand for quality 3D backdrops is high. ThinkPlay director Aled Lloyd commented, “We were delighted to be involved on such a traditional and classical Welsh story. Our aim is to demonstrate that 3D environments for television can be produced both effectively and economically – they may look expensive, but the real issue is expertise, not necessarily cost. There are a growing number of smaller TV production companies who will be able to use our 3D technologies to deliver high quality productions through the use of real-time graphics and virtual studio sets.”
‘Gelert’ recounts the famous and legendary tale of 13th Century Welsh prince Llewellyn’s faithful hound, mistakenly killed by his master following a misunderstanding. It took 18 months to finish the animated movie, which includes 600 camera scenes and 450,000 individual frames. Viewers can tune in to the programme on S4C at 6.25pm on Christmas Day.
(Pictures Attached)
Sabtu, 15 November 2008
Accessible Macromedia Flash
Barriers to Accessibility with Flash
The power of Flash is in its timeline-based flexibility. The scripting features of Flash allow dynamic objects to modify themselves whenever the developer chooses.
Screen readers are designed for static content. They parse a Web page for audible output by reading the linear order of the HTML code from left to right, top to bottom. While users can navigate through the page using various methods, the page itself does not typically change in nature as it is being read. Built for a contextual, data-driven medium, applications like JAWS struggle with Flash.
Despite the limitations, when designed thoughtfully and used appropriately, Flash can be made accessible.
Equivalent Content
Equivalent does not mean text-only. A text-only page is much less ‘equivalent’ to a Flash movie than a well formatted and accessible Web page with images, icons, paragraphs, and color. Just because someone accesses your equivalent alternative does not necessarily mean that they have a disability - often, the alternative can be more usable and will frequently accommodate a different learning style. In fact, the careful application of HTML may obviate the need for two versions entirely, which is the best solution for everyone.
Text and Audio
With the advent of the Flash 6 players and screen readers that can access Flash content, much Flash content on the Web that was previously inaccessible suddenly became marginally accessible. With Flash MX 2004, you now have a limited ability to add text equivalents to graphics. Within Flash, there are three types of elements you can create - graphics, clips, and buttons. Graphics are typically for items that are static within the movie and clips are for interactive and more complex animations. Within Flash movies, most simple animations of graphical items are done with graphic symbols. However, text equivalents are not supported by graphic symbols. So, as a developer you must do your animations with clip symbols instead.
If your Flash movie contains any audio, it may interfere with the screen reader. Unless the purpose of the Flash movie is to present audio, you should always provide an option to turn the audio off – this is good design practice that will benefit all users. Remember, if you're conveying any content audibly that is not apparent from the visible display, then you must provide captions for the deaf and hard of hearing.
The Accessibility Panel Explained
Make Object Accessible - This option can be deselected to make the object invisible to the screen reader. If deselected, the text equivalent and any text immediately within the symbol will not be accessible to the screen reader. This can be useful if the symbol does not convey important content.
Make Child Objects Accessible - If you have other objects within this clip symbol, you can make them hidden by selecting this option. This is useful for animations that are comprised of multiple parts, but as a whole only need one text equivalent.
Name - The Flash ALT. This is for a brief description of the object.
Description - The Flash LONGDESC. The screen reader will read the Name first, then the Description if both are present.
Shortcut – A shortcut key for a specific object does not program the keyboard shortcut, but simply alerts the user as to what the shortcut key is. You will need to program additional ActionScript within the movie to capture that keyboard sequence.
Button Accessibility
Buttons must have equivalent text added in the Accessibility panel or they must contain text for them to be reliably accessible. Often, buttons are set to display content during the 'Over' or 'Down' states, meaning when the mouse is hovering over the button or pressing down on the button. The Flash player will only send a single text item to the screen reader from the Over or Down states of a button. Any additional text items, graphics, or movie clips will be ignored. The 'Over' and 'Down' states can also be triggered by the keyboard, when the user tabs to a button, the Over state is exposed, and when the Space bar or Enter key is pressed, the Down state is activated.
Complex button objects, such as sliders, scroll bars, combo boxes, and list boxes are not accessible via the keyboard. Drag and drop items or any item that requires a click and drag is not accessible using a keyboard alone. Any button that contains an animation cannot be made accessible. If it is not set to inaccessible in the Accessibility panel, it will cause the screen reader to begin reading from the top of the Web page continually.
Flash and Keyboard Focus
With the exception of version 7 for IE, when Flash receives the focus within a Web page, it maintains that focus. What this means is that once you click in or tab to a Flash movie, you cannot use the keyboard to navigate to other items on the page. Screen readers have built in functionality which will change focus back to the Web page after all of the Flash items have been accessed. Common browsers, however, do not have this functionality. This can be an issue for people with motor disabilities that must use the keyboard for navigation. You can alleviate this by either making the movie invisible to the Web browser or by setting all of your buttons to be inaccessible in the Accessibility panel. But both of these options make the movie itself inaccessible.
Code Snippet #1: Hiding Flash Content
Sometimes Flash content is used as visual decoration. Unfortunately, this can make the entire Web page totally inaccessible via the keyboard or screen reader. To hide Flash content from both Web browser and screen readers, add the WMODE option to both the OBJECT and EMBED tags of your the Web page containing the Flash movie. Here’s the relevant code:
This will effectively hide the flash movie from the screen reader and the keyboard. It will still appear visibly within the page, but navigating through the page will bypass the Flash content and the screen reader will act as if it isn't even there. Only use this in the movie does not convey important content or if an alternative is provided for the content the movie does contain.
The power of Flash is in its timeline-based flexibility. The scripting features of Flash allow dynamic objects to modify themselves whenever the developer chooses.
Screen readers are designed for static content. They parse a Web page for audible output by reading the linear order of the HTML code from left to right, top to bottom. While users can navigate through the page using various methods, the page itself does not typically change in nature as it is being read. Built for a contextual, data-driven medium, applications like JAWS struggle with Flash.
Despite the limitations, when designed thoughtfully and used appropriately, Flash can be made accessible.
Equivalent Content
Equivalent does not mean text-only. A text-only page is much less ‘equivalent’ to a Flash movie than a well formatted and accessible Web page with images, icons, paragraphs, and color. Just because someone accesses your equivalent alternative does not necessarily mean that they have a disability - often, the alternative can be more usable and will frequently accommodate a different learning style. In fact, the careful application of HTML may obviate the need for two versions entirely, which is the best solution for everyone.
Text and Audio
With the advent of the Flash 6 players and screen readers that can access Flash content, much Flash content on the Web that was previously inaccessible suddenly became marginally accessible. With Flash MX 2004, you now have a limited ability to add text equivalents to graphics. Within Flash, there are three types of elements you can create - graphics, clips, and buttons. Graphics are typically for items that are static within the movie and clips are for interactive and more complex animations. Within Flash movies, most simple animations of graphical items are done with graphic symbols. However, text equivalents are not supported by graphic symbols. So, as a developer you must do your animations with clip symbols instead.
If your Flash movie contains any audio, it may interfere with the screen reader. Unless the purpose of the Flash movie is to present audio, you should always provide an option to turn the audio off – this is good design practice that will benefit all users. Remember, if you're conveying any content audibly that is not apparent from the visible display, then you must provide captions for the deaf and hard of hearing.
The Accessibility Panel Explained
Make Object Accessible - This option can be deselected to make the object invisible to the screen reader. If deselected, the text equivalent and any text immediately within the symbol will not be accessible to the screen reader. This can be useful if the symbol does not convey important content.
Make Child Objects Accessible - If you have other objects within this clip symbol, you can make them hidden by selecting this option. This is useful for animations that are comprised of multiple parts, but as a whole only need one text equivalent.
Name - The Flash ALT. This is for a brief description of the object.
Description - The Flash LONGDESC. The screen reader will read the Name first, then the Description if both are present.
Shortcut – A shortcut key for a specific object does not program the keyboard shortcut, but simply alerts the user as to what the shortcut key is. You will need to program additional ActionScript within the movie to capture that keyboard sequence.
Button Accessibility
Buttons must have equivalent text added in the Accessibility panel or they must contain text for them to be reliably accessible. Often, buttons are set to display content during the 'Over' or 'Down' states, meaning when the mouse is hovering over the button or pressing down on the button. The Flash player will only send a single text item to the screen reader from the Over or Down states of a button. Any additional text items, graphics, or movie clips will be ignored. The 'Over' and 'Down' states can also be triggered by the keyboard, when the user tabs to a button, the Over state is exposed, and when the Space bar or Enter key is pressed, the Down state is activated.
Complex button objects, such as sliders, scroll bars, combo boxes, and list boxes are not accessible via the keyboard. Drag and drop items or any item that requires a click and drag is not accessible using a keyboard alone. Any button that contains an animation cannot be made accessible. If it is not set to inaccessible in the Accessibility panel, it will cause the screen reader to begin reading from the top of the Web page continually.
Flash and Keyboard Focus
With the exception of version 7 for IE, when Flash receives the focus within a Web page, it maintains that focus. What this means is that once you click in or tab to a Flash movie, you cannot use the keyboard to navigate to other items on the page. Screen readers have built in functionality which will change focus back to the Web page after all of the Flash items have been accessed. Common browsers, however, do not have this functionality. This can be an issue for people with motor disabilities that must use the keyboard for navigation. You can alleviate this by either making the movie invisible to the Web browser or by setting all of your buttons to be inaccessible in the Accessibility panel. But both of these options make the movie itself inaccessible.
Code Snippet #1: Hiding Flash Content
Sometimes Flash content is used as visual decoration. Unfortunately, this can make the entire Web page totally inaccessible via the keyboard or screen reader. To hide Flash content from both Web browser and screen readers, add the WMODE option to both the OBJECT and EMBED tags of your the Web page containing the Flash movie. Here’s the relevant code:
This will effectively hide the flash movie from the screen reader and the keyboard. It will still appear visibly within the page, but navigating through the page will bypass the Flash content and the screen reader will act as if it isn't even there. Only use this in the movie does not convey important content or if an alternative is provided for the content the movie does contain.
Making QuickTime Movies
using the QuickCam & HyperStudio
Vasu, ECI 715
Introduction
Using the QuickCam mini-camera to make QuickTime black and white movies with sound for HyperStudio stacks is simple! Just follow the directions that follow. QuickMovie is an application used to capture video, stills, and sound with the QuickCam. In order to use the QuickCam, the software that accompanies it must be installed on your computer. To see if it is installed on your hard drive do a Find File (under the File menu) for QuickMovie. If it is not installed on your hard drive, there is a copy in the ECI 715 folder on the AppleShare server that can be copied to your local hard drive.
Making a QuickTime movie with QuickCam
1. Plug the QuickCam camera cord into the phone port on the back of the PowerMac. (If you do not get an image try plugging it into the printer port). Place the camera on its stand on the top of the PowerMac and aim it at what you want to record.
2. Plug the microphone into the microphone port on the back of the PowerMac and set the sound (under the apple - upper left-hand corner of the screen) so that the volume is loud enough. Under Sound-In - click on (options). Make sure microphone is selected, and make sure playthrough is NOT selected.
Under Volumes - adjust the volume so that it is louder.
3. Launch the QuickMovie application that resides on the hard drive of the PowerMacs in the lab, by double-clicking its icon.
4. You should be prompted for the name of your movie, and the place that you want to save it. You can save it on your own disk, or in the 7-day storage folder on the hard drive.
5. Once you name your movie, a screen similar to the following should appear:
6. Adjust the brightness by clicking and dragging on the small “sun” icon under the picture.
Under the Settings menu choose Video, and choose Compress while recording so that your file will take up less space.
To record a movie click on the Record button. The Record button will change to a Stop button. To stop recording click on the Stop button.
7. To view your movie click on the QuickCam icon and it will change to Edit Video mode:
You can now view the movie as you would videotape, by pressing the play button under the picture. Refer to the QuickCam reference guide for further information about movie editing.
8. When you are finished recording and editing your movie, choose Produce Movie from the File menu. This command creates a new file that contains all movie references and data. Always use this before sending a video file to someone else, or prior to moving or copying it to another machine.
9. When you are done, select Quit from the file menu.
Playing a QuickTime movie with HyperStudio
You can play QuickTime movies in HyperStudio by creating a button with the button action Play a move or video.... First navigate to the stack where you would like to place the QuickTime movie or create a new stack.
1. Add a button to the card by selecting Add a button... from the Objects menu.
- In the Button appearance dialog box, choose a rectangular shape for the button. For the name of the button type in Play Movie. Then click OK.
- You should now see the button “twinkling” on the screen. This means that it has been selected. At the card level, click and drag your Play Movie button to the bottom of the screen.
2. Click on the card away from the button, and the button Actions dialog box should appear. Select Play a movie or video....by clicking in the box beside it.
3. You will be asked “Where do you want to get your movie? Click on Disk File (QuickTime movie). Click OK. Navigate to the location of your movie. In this example the movie Demo1 Movie is located in the 7 day storage folder in the Poe Lab Hard Drive. Open the file by clicking on Open (or double-clicking on the movie’s name).
4. The first frame of your movie will appear “twinkling” (selected) on the screen. Click on the surface of the card away from the movie and the following dialog box should appear.
5. Click on movie controller, so that the play, rewind, and stop buttons will appear under the movie in your stack. You can choose from the selections on the screen if you like. Click OK when you are done. In the button Actions dialog box click on Done.
6. To test the button click on it with the browse tool.
- If you want to change the size or shape of the movie, click on the button with the button tool.
- In the Button appearance dialog box, click on to Actions...
- In the Actions box double-click on Play a movie or video...
- You should get the screen pictured in #4 above. Click on position. To move the movie, click and drag it to a new location. To resize it, grab it by the bottom right hand corner.
- Click on the card away from the movie when you are finished moving and resizing. Click OK when you are done, and test your button with the browse tool.
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Remember to keep your movie in the same folder as your stack when you move or copy the stack so that HyperStudio can find it.
!!!
Vasu, ECI 715
Introduction
Using the QuickCam mini-camera to make QuickTime black and white movies with sound for HyperStudio stacks is simple! Just follow the directions that follow. QuickMovie is an application used to capture video, stills, and sound with the QuickCam. In order to use the QuickCam, the software that accompanies it must be installed on your computer. To see if it is installed on your hard drive do a Find File (under the File menu) for QuickMovie. If it is not installed on your hard drive, there is a copy in the ECI 715 folder on the AppleShare server that can be copied to your local hard drive.
Making a QuickTime movie with QuickCam
1. Plug the QuickCam camera cord into the phone port on the back of the PowerMac. (If you do not get an image try plugging it into the printer port). Place the camera on its stand on the top of the PowerMac and aim it at what you want to record.
2. Plug the microphone into the microphone port on the back of the PowerMac and set the sound (under the apple - upper left-hand corner of the screen) so that the volume is loud enough. Under Sound-In - click on (options). Make sure microphone is selected, and make sure playthrough is NOT selected.
Under Volumes - adjust the volume so that it is louder.
3. Launch the QuickMovie application that resides on the hard drive of the PowerMacs in the lab, by double-clicking its icon.
4. You should be prompted for the name of your movie, and the place that you want to save it. You can save it on your own disk, or in the 7-day storage folder on the hard drive.
5. Once you name your movie, a screen similar to the following should appear:
6. Adjust the brightness by clicking and dragging on the small “sun” icon under the picture.
Under the Settings menu choose Video, and choose Compress while recording so that your file will take up less space.
To record a movie click on the Record button. The Record button will change to a Stop button. To stop recording click on the Stop button.
7. To view your movie click on the QuickCam icon and it will change to Edit Video mode:
You can now view the movie as you would videotape, by pressing the play button under the picture. Refer to the QuickCam reference guide for further information about movie editing.
8. When you are finished recording and editing your movie, choose Produce Movie from the File menu. This command creates a new file that contains all movie references and data. Always use this before sending a video file to someone else, or prior to moving or copying it to another machine.
9. When you are done, select Quit from the file menu.
Playing a QuickTime movie with HyperStudio
You can play QuickTime movies in HyperStudio by creating a button with the button action Play a move or video.... First navigate to the stack where you would like to place the QuickTime movie or create a new stack.
1. Add a button to the card by selecting Add a button... from the Objects menu.
- In the Button appearance dialog box, choose a rectangular shape for the button. For the name of the button type in Play Movie. Then click OK.
- You should now see the button “twinkling” on the screen. This means that it has been selected. At the card level, click and drag your Play Movie button to the bottom of the screen.
2. Click on the card away from the button, and the button Actions dialog box should appear. Select Play a movie or video....by clicking in the box beside it.
3. You will be asked “Where do you want to get your movie? Click on Disk File (QuickTime movie). Click OK. Navigate to the location of your movie. In this example the movie Demo1 Movie is located in the 7 day storage folder in the Poe Lab Hard Drive. Open the file by clicking on Open (or double-clicking on the movie’s name).
4. The first frame of your movie will appear “twinkling” (selected) on the screen. Click on the surface of the card away from the movie and the following dialog box should appear.
5. Click on movie controller, so that the play, rewind, and stop buttons will appear under the movie in your stack. You can choose from the selections on the screen if you like. Click OK when you are done. In the button Actions dialog box click on Done.
6. To test the button click on it with the browse tool.
- If you want to change the size or shape of the movie, click on the button with the button tool.
- In the Button appearance dialog box, click on to Actions...
- In the Actions box double-click on Play a movie or video...
- You should get the screen pictured in #4 above. Click on position. To move the movie, click and drag it to a new location. To resize it, grab it by the bottom right hand corner.
- Click on the card away from the movie when you are finished moving and resizing. Click OK when you are done, and test your button with the browse tool.
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Remember to keep your movie in the same folder as your stack when you move or copy the stack so that HyperStudio can find it.
!!!
INDIANA JONES
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” will be presented at the Centennial Branch of the Fort Erie Public Library on Wednesday evening, October 15, beginning at 7 pm. Admission is free for this PG rated movie. Indiana Jones is no ordinary archaeologist. From the fabled lost Ark of the Covenant to the legendary Holy Grail, he has salvaged the world’s amazing artifacts, while beating the toughest villains and defying breathtaking odds. This latest Indy adventure is also available in a book version by bestselling author James Rollins.
“Last King of Scotland”, the Third Thursday film playing at the Centennial Branch on October 16 beginning at 6:30, is the story of Nicholas Garrigan, a young doctor who travels to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. He meets, befriends and ultimately fears the president, Idi Amin. The book “Last King of Scotland” by Giles Foden is on order, and may be requested at any branch of the Library.
Some people insist on reading the book before they see a movie, while others are only interested in the whole story after they have enjoyed the movie. Which do you prefer? With a visit to the Library, readers and watchers can make their own decisions. Library staff has been debating this issue, and one of our number entirely avoids movie versions of books she loves, so she won’t be disappointed. “Gone with the Wind” is a classic movie, but I missed my favourite character from Margaret Mitchell’s book. Laura Rudynski and I cannot agree on which is better, P. D. James’ “Children of Men” or the recent movie based on the book. “Close Range” by Annie Proulx is a collection of short stories which includes “Brokeback Mountain”. Many people who never read the story came looking for books by Annie Proulx after they saw the movie. Proulx also wrote “Shipping News”, which won awards in film as well.
Debbie Ashworth says she enjoyed the book “P.S. I Love You” and is looking forward to the movie. Dawn Gangarossa and Kelly Garvey say that they enjoy all the Nicholas Sparks books, and the movies do not disappoint. Kelly also recommends both book and movie for “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”. The second Sisterhood movie will be shown on Saturday, November 15 at the Centennial Branch.
Children and younger readers can make their own judgments about the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling, and the hit movies. “Eragon” and “The Golden Compass” are two other fantasy books for younger readers that have been made into films. All of these titles are available as books and DVDs at the Library.
For lovers of classics, “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is beautifully rendered by Gary Sinise for the cinema. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is one of the best movies ever made, and stars Gregory Peck. “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker is at the Library in both book and movie format, as is Betty Smith’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”. Whatever your preference, book or film, you’ll be sure to find something to enjoy at the Library!
“Last King of Scotland”, the Third Thursday film playing at the Centennial Branch on October 16 beginning at 6:30, is the story of Nicholas Garrigan, a young doctor who travels to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. He meets, befriends and ultimately fears the president, Idi Amin. The book “Last King of Scotland” by Giles Foden is on order, and may be requested at any branch of the Library.
Some people insist on reading the book before they see a movie, while others are only interested in the whole story after they have enjoyed the movie. Which do you prefer? With a visit to the Library, readers and watchers can make their own decisions. Library staff has been debating this issue, and one of our number entirely avoids movie versions of books she loves, so she won’t be disappointed. “Gone with the Wind” is a classic movie, but I missed my favourite character from Margaret Mitchell’s book. Laura Rudynski and I cannot agree on which is better, P. D. James’ “Children of Men” or the recent movie based on the book. “Close Range” by Annie Proulx is a collection of short stories which includes “Brokeback Mountain”. Many people who never read the story came looking for books by Annie Proulx after they saw the movie. Proulx also wrote “Shipping News”, which won awards in film as well.
Debbie Ashworth says she enjoyed the book “P.S. I Love You” and is looking forward to the movie. Dawn Gangarossa and Kelly Garvey say that they enjoy all the Nicholas Sparks books, and the movies do not disappoint. Kelly also recommends both book and movie for “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”. The second Sisterhood movie will be shown on Saturday, November 15 at the Centennial Branch.
Children and younger readers can make their own judgments about the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling, and the hit movies. “Eragon” and “The Golden Compass” are two other fantasy books for younger readers that have been made into films. All of these titles are available as books and DVDs at the Library.
For lovers of classics, “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is beautifully rendered by Gary Sinise for the cinema. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is one of the best movies ever made, and stars Gregory Peck. “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker is at the Library in both book and movie format, as is Betty Smith’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”. Whatever your preference, book or film, you’ll be sure to find something to enjoy at the Library!
Movie/video viewing
Video Tapes and DVDs that are available for purchase, rented from many commercial establishments, or checked out of the library are for home viewing purposes only. This means that they can only be viewed in your private living spaces, which means your residence hall room or apartment. The same rules apply for movies/television shows that are video taped at home on VCR’s. Purchasing public viewing rights does not depend on variables such as audience size or charging of admission. Regardless of whether you expect 3 people or 300 people, size is not considered in determining if public viewing rights need to be purchased. (Size may, however, influence the amount of the public performance fee). Likewise, you still have to purchase the copyrights even if you are offering the movie/film to the audience for free.
Therefore, any time a group shows a movie in any context, the group must purchase the public viewing rights (copyrights) for that particular showing. Copyright purchase for film typically runs from $300-$800 per showing for popular titles from major movie distributors. Independent films could cost less but must be negotiated with the holder of the copyright for those particular films. Swank Motion Pictures is a film distributing company that works with college environments and handles most commercial grade film titles. For pricing and availability you may contact them at 1-800-876-5577 or www.swank.com.
One exception to these public performance fees exists for institutions of higher education, in the case of face-to face classroom instruction by a faculty member. The faculty member may show the film/movie within or outside of the normal class period, however, it can only be shown to those students who are registered for the class. The movie must also be shown in spaces that are designated for instruction. At a residential college, library screening rooms (and individual carrels) are usually also considered spaces designated for instruction. (In some rare cases, a residence hall might qualify). In most cases, library screening rooms, residence hall or student union lounges, & cafeterias do not qualify. It is best to ask before screening a movie in these areas. This principle holds true no matter how much educational or intellectual value is contained in the film. A faculty member cannot show a movie/TV show to his/her class and then open it up to the rest of the campus. In order to invite others, the public viewing rights must be purchased. Thus, acceptable attendance for films in which the copyright is not purchased, include students registered for the class, the instructor and guest lecturer(s).
Failure to adhere to these guidelines (even if done so innocently and inadvertently) can result in fines from $750 to $30,000 per showing. If admission is charged to the event and the organization/person receives some commercial or personal financial gain, fines can range upward to $150,000 plus a year in jail.
Therefore, any time a group shows a movie in any context, the group must purchase the public viewing rights (copyrights) for that particular showing. Copyright purchase for film typically runs from $300-$800 per showing for popular titles from major movie distributors. Independent films could cost less but must be negotiated with the holder of the copyright for those particular films. Swank Motion Pictures is a film distributing company that works with college environments and handles most commercial grade film titles. For pricing and availability you may contact them at 1-800-876-5577 or www.swank.com.
One exception to these public performance fees exists for institutions of higher education, in the case of face-to face classroom instruction by a faculty member. The faculty member may show the film/movie within or outside of the normal class period, however, it can only be shown to those students who are registered for the class. The movie must also be shown in spaces that are designated for instruction. At a residential college, library screening rooms (and individual carrels) are usually also considered spaces designated for instruction. (In some rare cases, a residence hall might qualify). In most cases, library screening rooms, residence hall or student union lounges, & cafeterias do not qualify. It is best to ask before screening a movie in these areas. This principle holds true no matter how much educational or intellectual value is contained in the film. A faculty member cannot show a movie/TV show to his/her class and then open it up to the rest of the campus. In order to invite others, the public viewing rights must be purchased. Thus, acceptable attendance for films in which the copyright is not purchased, include students registered for the class, the instructor and guest lecturer(s).
Failure to adhere to these guidelines (even if done so innocently and inadvertently) can result in fines from $750 to $30,000 per showing. If admission is charged to the event and the organization/person receives some commercial or personal financial gain, fines can range upward to $150,000 plus a year in jail.
Movie Quiz Contest
1. Examples include Fear and Desire, Hard Eight, The Sugarland Express, and Dementia 13. The best one at the Cannes Film Festival gets a Camera D’Or, while extremely awful examples include Manos: The Hands of Fate, Freddy Got Fingered, and Piranha Part Two: The Spawning. More successful examples include Chicago, American Beauty, and Citizen Kane. FTP, what is this five-letter word derived from the French to refer to the first film made by a director?
Answer: directorial debut (accept equivalents on early buzz)
2. Andre Jurieu broke Charles Lindbergh’s record for flying solo across the Atlantic, but Christine, the woman he loves, is not there to greet him. After Christine’s husband invites Andre to go hunting, Christine discovers her husband is having an affair with her niece Genevieve. Marceau, the poacher, flirts with the gamekeeper’s wife, Lisette, which leads the gamekeeper to chase Marceau with a gun. A major influence on Robert Altman’s Gosford Park, FTP name this 1939 portrait of the French upper class directed by Jean Renoir.
Answer: The Rules of the Game (or La Regle du Jeu)
3. In his first film appearance, he impersonated a publisher so that he could give Will Graham’s home address to Francis “The Tooth Fairy” Dollarhyde in a coded message hidden in a supermarket tabloid. In his second film appearance, he informs Senator Ruth Martin that the lead suspect in an FBI investigation is a man named Louis Friend, but an FBI trainee discovers it’s just an anagram for “iron sulfide.” Brian Cox was the first actor to play him, but Cox was overshadowed by his Oscar-winning successor. FTP, name this serial killer played in Silence of the Lambs by Anthony Hopkins.
Answer: Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter (either first or last acceptable)
4. A newspaper columnist disapproves of his sister Susan’s decision to marry jazz musician, Steve Dallas, so he hires a press agent to depict Steve as a pot smoker and a communist. Featuring a score by the Chico Hamilton Quintet, the film sports classic dialogue by Clifford Odets, such as “You’re a cookie filled with arsenic. I’d hate to take a bite out of you.” Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, FTP, what is this 1957 film starring Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco and Burt Lancaster as J.J. Hunsecker?
Answer: The Sweet Smell of Success
5. When Sofia Coppola won an Oscar for Best Screenplay, she cited Michelangelo Antonioni and this director as her influences. Often inspired by Western pop music, he’s named his films after songs by Nat King Cole, the Rolling Stones, and the Turtles. He directed the martial arts epic, Ashes of Time, but most Americans had not heard of him until Quentin Tarantino distributed Chungking Express in the U.S. FTP, name this Hong Kong director of Happy Together, As Tears Go By, Fallen Angels, Days of Being Wild, and In the Mood for Love.
Answer: Wong Kar-Wai (or Kar-Wai Wong; grudgingly prompt on Kar-Wai)
6. The shortest movie review in Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide is the word “No” in response to the question asked by this 1948 movie title. The title also refers to a song first performed in the 1932 film Love Me Tonight by a French tailor played by Maurice Chevalier. Later, the song appears in the film Sabrina, because William Holden hires a band to play it while attempting to seduce Audrey Hepburn. FTP, name this song by Rodgers and Hart with a rhetorical question for a title that proclaims, “Every note that’s sung. It’s like a lover’s kiss.”
Answer: Isn’t It Romantic?
7. A woman asks Roland if he would rather sleep with Lyndon Johnson or Chairman Mao. When Roland answers LBJ, the woman instructs her chauffeur to drive away, because Roland is obviously a fascist. An Algerian garbage man swipes a sandwich from Roland so that he can lecture him about the fraction of France’s foreign aid budget that goes to the Congo. Roland assists his wife Corrine in killing her mother for the inheritance, but in the end, Roland gets devoured by cannibal revolutionaries. FTP, name this avant-garde 1967 Jean-Luc Godard film whose title refers to Saturday and Sunday.
Answer: Weekend
8. Alvah Bessie, Adrian Scott, Samuel Ornitz, and John Howard Lawson never sold another script. Albert Maltz never received credit until his final screenplay for Two Mules for Sister Sara, while Lester Cole only worked under assumed names. Herbert Biberman directed Salt of the Earth outside the studio system in 1954. Dalton Trumbo won an Academy Award under a pseudonym in 1956, while Ring Lardner Jr. won an Oscar under his own name for writing M*A*S*H. Edward Dmytryk earned the scorn of the other nine for becoming a “friendly witness.” FTP, give the collective name for this double quintet of writers and directors blacklisted for non-cooperation with the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Answer: the Hollywood Ten
9. The director of this film had originally planned to limit the soundtrack to songs by the Kinks, but settled for focusing on the British Invasion. “Nothin’ In This World Can Stop Me Worryin’ About That Girl” plays as a middle-aged man dives into a green pool while his wife flirts with a tennis instructor. The Who’s “A Quick One While He’s Away” plays while the man runs over a high school student’s bicycle, while the Creation’s “Making Time” plays during a montage featuring Max Fischer’s numerous extracurricular activities. FTP, what is this 1998 Wes Anderson film named after a fictitious prep school starring Jason Schwarzmann and Bill Murray?
Answer: Rushmore
10. A blind man from the “beggars’ union” identifies Hans Beckert as the abductor of Elsie Beckmann after recognizing Hans whistling nervously from Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King. A street urchin responds by placing a chalk mark on Beckert’s back, which Hans notices in the reflection of a toy store window. Hans eludes the police, but cannot evade the petty criminals who resent him for inducing a police crackdown. FTP, this describes what 1931 German expressionist film by Fritz Lang with a very short title?
Answer: M (or Fritz Lang's M or M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder or M - Mörder unter uns or The Murderers Are Among Us)
11. In this film, the hero fouls up a prison escape attempt because he experiences sneezing fits after inadvertently snorting some powder cocaine. In another misadventure, the lead actor gets arrested for leading a communist demonstration after accidentally picking up a red flag that fell off a lumber truck. A more well-known gag features the Little Tramp threading his entire body through the gear system of a large machine. FTP, name this 1936 silent Charlie Chaplin satire of the Machine Age also starring Paulette Goddard.
Answer: Modern Times
12. She portrayed Bubbles in the film Dance, Girl, Dance and the title character in DuBarry Was a Lady. She got more attention for TV roles, but she still appeared in The Long, Long Trailer with her first husband and Yours, Mine, and Ours with Henry Fonda. She once registered for the Communist Party in the 1930s, but she avoided the blacklist, because her husband said, “The only thing red about her is her hair, and even that’s not real.” FTP, name this actress who appeared in over 90 films, better known for bringing slapstick to 1950s sitcoms with her husband, Desi Arnaz.
Answer: Lucille Ball (do not accept Arnaz)
13. The last name’s the same. Lynn Redgrave in the National Lampoon TV movie, Disco Beaver from Outer Space. The dentist played by Richard Benjamin in Love at First Bite. Henry Fonda in Michael Almereyda’s Nadja. Walter Ladengast in Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu. Mel Brooks in a spoof subtitled Dead and Loving It. Peter Cushing and Anthony Hopkins in versions of Dracula directed by Terence Fisher and Francis Ford Coppola, respectively. FTP, name this character created by Bram Stoker who shares his name with the monster-hunting title character of a recent Hugh Jackman film.
Answer: Van Helsing
14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was partially based on this director’s 1968 film, Je T’Aime, Je T’Aime. He directed Audrey Tautou in his most recent film, Pas Sur La Bouche aka Not on the Lips, but he is better known for his stylized Holocaust documentary, Night and Fog. His trademark style emphasizes nonlinear narrative with sophisticated use of flashbacks and flashforwards, as exemplified by the movie Providence. FTP, name this French New Wave director who made Last Year at Marienbad and Hiroshima, Mon Amour.
Answer: Alain Resnais
15. During World War II, this man filmed footage of Allied troops liberating France later incorporated into the movie Patton. Unable to get union jobs, he began making industrial films in San Francisco, but discovered that filming burlesque shows was more profitable. His 1959 film, The Immoral Mr. Teas, created the nudie-cutie genre, while his film Vixen was the second to receive an X rating in the United States. FTP name this sexploitation pioneer known for directing Faster Pussycat Kill Kill!!, Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens, and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
Answer: Russ Meyer (also accept Russell Albion Meyer)
16. A bishop performs last rites on a dying man who confesses to poisoning the husband and wife of a wealthy family that hired him as a gardener. The bishop realizes the man had killed his parents and shoots him with a rifle. Unlike the Exterminating Angel, the guests at this film’s dinner party never start eating, after being sidetracked by events such as a funeral at a restaurant and a kidnapping attempt by left-wing revolutionaries. A 1973 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film, FTP name this Luis Bunuel film about the style of the non-proletariat.
Answer: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (or La Charm Discret de la Bourgeoisie)
17. Pepa is pregnant, but her boyfriend Iván (ee-VON) breaks up with her anyway using an answering machine message. Candela attempts suicide after discovering her lover is a Shiite terrorist, while Carlos, played by Antonio Banderas, gets knocked out after drinking gazpacho spiked with sleeping pills. Iván’s crazy gun-toting wife, Marisa, has been released from a mental institution and is coming after Pepa who must make a mad dash for the airport in the Mambo Taxi. FTP, this describes what 1988 screwball Spanish comedy by Pedro Almodovar about barely sane females?
Answer: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (or Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios)
Answer: directorial debut (accept equivalents on early buzz)
2. Andre Jurieu broke Charles Lindbergh’s record for flying solo across the Atlantic, but Christine, the woman he loves, is not there to greet him. After Christine’s husband invites Andre to go hunting, Christine discovers her husband is having an affair with her niece Genevieve. Marceau, the poacher, flirts with the gamekeeper’s wife, Lisette, which leads the gamekeeper to chase Marceau with a gun. A major influence on Robert Altman’s Gosford Park, FTP name this 1939 portrait of the French upper class directed by Jean Renoir.
Answer: The Rules of the Game (or La Regle du Jeu)
3. In his first film appearance, he impersonated a publisher so that he could give Will Graham’s home address to Francis “The Tooth Fairy” Dollarhyde in a coded message hidden in a supermarket tabloid. In his second film appearance, he informs Senator Ruth Martin that the lead suspect in an FBI investigation is a man named Louis Friend, but an FBI trainee discovers it’s just an anagram for “iron sulfide.” Brian Cox was the first actor to play him, but Cox was overshadowed by his Oscar-winning successor. FTP, name this serial killer played in Silence of the Lambs by Anthony Hopkins.
Answer: Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter (either first or last acceptable)
4. A newspaper columnist disapproves of his sister Susan’s decision to marry jazz musician, Steve Dallas, so he hires a press agent to depict Steve as a pot smoker and a communist. Featuring a score by the Chico Hamilton Quintet, the film sports classic dialogue by Clifford Odets, such as “You’re a cookie filled with arsenic. I’d hate to take a bite out of you.” Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, FTP, what is this 1957 film starring Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco and Burt Lancaster as J.J. Hunsecker?
Answer: The Sweet Smell of Success
5. When Sofia Coppola won an Oscar for Best Screenplay, she cited Michelangelo Antonioni and this director as her influences. Often inspired by Western pop music, he’s named his films after songs by Nat King Cole, the Rolling Stones, and the Turtles. He directed the martial arts epic, Ashes of Time, but most Americans had not heard of him until Quentin Tarantino distributed Chungking Express in the U.S. FTP, name this Hong Kong director of Happy Together, As Tears Go By, Fallen Angels, Days of Being Wild, and In the Mood for Love.
Answer: Wong Kar-Wai (or Kar-Wai Wong; grudgingly prompt on Kar-Wai)
6. The shortest movie review in Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide is the word “No” in response to the question asked by this 1948 movie title. The title also refers to a song first performed in the 1932 film Love Me Tonight by a French tailor played by Maurice Chevalier. Later, the song appears in the film Sabrina, because William Holden hires a band to play it while attempting to seduce Audrey Hepburn. FTP, name this song by Rodgers and Hart with a rhetorical question for a title that proclaims, “Every note that’s sung. It’s like a lover’s kiss.”
Answer: Isn’t It Romantic?
7. A woman asks Roland if he would rather sleep with Lyndon Johnson or Chairman Mao. When Roland answers LBJ, the woman instructs her chauffeur to drive away, because Roland is obviously a fascist. An Algerian garbage man swipes a sandwich from Roland so that he can lecture him about the fraction of France’s foreign aid budget that goes to the Congo. Roland assists his wife Corrine in killing her mother for the inheritance, but in the end, Roland gets devoured by cannibal revolutionaries. FTP, name this avant-garde 1967 Jean-Luc Godard film whose title refers to Saturday and Sunday.
Answer: Weekend
8. Alvah Bessie, Adrian Scott, Samuel Ornitz, and John Howard Lawson never sold another script. Albert Maltz never received credit until his final screenplay for Two Mules for Sister Sara, while Lester Cole only worked under assumed names. Herbert Biberman directed Salt of the Earth outside the studio system in 1954. Dalton Trumbo won an Academy Award under a pseudonym in 1956, while Ring Lardner Jr. won an Oscar under his own name for writing M*A*S*H. Edward Dmytryk earned the scorn of the other nine for becoming a “friendly witness.” FTP, give the collective name for this double quintet of writers and directors blacklisted for non-cooperation with the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Answer: the Hollywood Ten
9. The director of this film had originally planned to limit the soundtrack to songs by the Kinks, but settled for focusing on the British Invasion. “Nothin’ In This World Can Stop Me Worryin’ About That Girl” plays as a middle-aged man dives into a green pool while his wife flirts with a tennis instructor. The Who’s “A Quick One While He’s Away” plays while the man runs over a high school student’s bicycle, while the Creation’s “Making Time” plays during a montage featuring Max Fischer’s numerous extracurricular activities. FTP, what is this 1998 Wes Anderson film named after a fictitious prep school starring Jason Schwarzmann and Bill Murray?
Answer: Rushmore
10. A blind man from the “beggars’ union” identifies Hans Beckert as the abductor of Elsie Beckmann after recognizing Hans whistling nervously from Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King. A street urchin responds by placing a chalk mark on Beckert’s back, which Hans notices in the reflection of a toy store window. Hans eludes the police, but cannot evade the petty criminals who resent him for inducing a police crackdown. FTP, this describes what 1931 German expressionist film by Fritz Lang with a very short title?
Answer: M (or Fritz Lang's M or M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder or M - Mörder unter uns or The Murderers Are Among Us)
11. In this film, the hero fouls up a prison escape attempt because he experiences sneezing fits after inadvertently snorting some powder cocaine. In another misadventure, the lead actor gets arrested for leading a communist demonstration after accidentally picking up a red flag that fell off a lumber truck. A more well-known gag features the Little Tramp threading his entire body through the gear system of a large machine. FTP, name this 1936 silent Charlie Chaplin satire of the Machine Age also starring Paulette Goddard.
Answer: Modern Times
12. She portrayed Bubbles in the film Dance, Girl, Dance and the title character in DuBarry Was a Lady. She got more attention for TV roles, but she still appeared in The Long, Long Trailer with her first husband and Yours, Mine, and Ours with Henry Fonda. She once registered for the Communist Party in the 1930s, but she avoided the blacklist, because her husband said, “The only thing red about her is her hair, and even that’s not real.” FTP, name this actress who appeared in over 90 films, better known for bringing slapstick to 1950s sitcoms with her husband, Desi Arnaz.
Answer: Lucille Ball (do not accept Arnaz)
13. The last name’s the same. Lynn Redgrave in the National Lampoon TV movie, Disco Beaver from Outer Space. The dentist played by Richard Benjamin in Love at First Bite. Henry Fonda in Michael Almereyda’s Nadja. Walter Ladengast in Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu. Mel Brooks in a spoof subtitled Dead and Loving It. Peter Cushing and Anthony Hopkins in versions of Dracula directed by Terence Fisher and Francis Ford Coppola, respectively. FTP, name this character created by Bram Stoker who shares his name with the monster-hunting title character of a recent Hugh Jackman film.
Answer: Van Helsing
14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was partially based on this director’s 1968 film, Je T’Aime, Je T’Aime. He directed Audrey Tautou in his most recent film, Pas Sur La Bouche aka Not on the Lips, but he is better known for his stylized Holocaust documentary, Night and Fog. His trademark style emphasizes nonlinear narrative with sophisticated use of flashbacks and flashforwards, as exemplified by the movie Providence. FTP, name this French New Wave director who made Last Year at Marienbad and Hiroshima, Mon Amour.
Answer: Alain Resnais
15. During World War II, this man filmed footage of Allied troops liberating France later incorporated into the movie Patton. Unable to get union jobs, he began making industrial films in San Francisco, but discovered that filming burlesque shows was more profitable. His 1959 film, The Immoral Mr. Teas, created the nudie-cutie genre, while his film Vixen was the second to receive an X rating in the United States. FTP name this sexploitation pioneer known for directing Faster Pussycat Kill Kill!!, Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens, and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
Answer: Russ Meyer (also accept Russell Albion Meyer)
16. A bishop performs last rites on a dying man who confesses to poisoning the husband and wife of a wealthy family that hired him as a gardener. The bishop realizes the man had killed his parents and shoots him with a rifle. Unlike the Exterminating Angel, the guests at this film’s dinner party never start eating, after being sidetracked by events such as a funeral at a restaurant and a kidnapping attempt by left-wing revolutionaries. A 1973 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film, FTP name this Luis Bunuel film about the style of the non-proletariat.
Answer: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (or La Charm Discret de la Bourgeoisie)
17. Pepa is pregnant, but her boyfriend Iván (ee-VON) breaks up with her anyway using an answering machine message. Candela attempts suicide after discovering her lover is a Shiite terrorist, while Carlos, played by Antonio Banderas, gets knocked out after drinking gazpacho spiked with sleeping pills. Iván’s crazy gun-toting wife, Marisa, has been released from a mental institution and is coming after Pepa who must make a mad dash for the airport in the Mambo Taxi. FTP, this describes what 1988 screwball Spanish comedy by Pedro Almodovar about barely sane females?
Answer: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (or Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios)
How to use Movie Maker 2
System Requirements
Windows Movie Maker requires the following minimum system configuration for your PC.
• Microsoft Windows XP
• 600 MHz processor such as an Intel Pentium III
• 128 MB Ram
• 2 GB of free hard disk space
• An audio capture device
• A DV or analogue video capture device
• An Internet connection
New Windows XP machines will come with Movie Maker installed. This may be version 1. To install version 2 log onto
www.microsoft.com and download Movie Maker 2.
When you open the program Movie Maker it will look like this.
To capture a video from a tape in a DV camera.
• Connect your DV camera to your computer.
• On the camera, set the camera mode to play the recorded video.
• Open the program Movie Maker on your computer.
• On the file menu, click capture video. Alternatively , in the Movie Task Pane, under capture video, click capture from video device.
• On the video capture device page, in available devices, click the DV camera.
• In the enter a file name for your captured video box, enter a name for your captured video file. Then in the choose a place to save your captured video box, select the location where you want your video to be saved, or click browse to select a location.
• On the video setting page, choose the video setting you want to use for capturing video and audio.
• On the capture method page, click capture the entire tape automatically. The tape in the DV camera will rewind. Capture will begin automatically and end when the video tape ends.
• Select any of the following commands:
1. To separate the video into smaller clips, select the create clips when wizard finishes check box.
2. To stop capturing before the end of the video tape, click stop capture, and then click yes in the resulting dialog box to save the video that had been captured.
• To close the video capture wizard click finish.
To capture a video from a digital still camera
• Load the video images onto your computer and save in my videos
• Open Movie Maker 2
• Click on import video on the Movie Task pane under capture video.
• Open my videos and select the video you have saved
• Click on import
• The video will be imported into Movie Maker 2 collections.
Creating a movie
To build a storyboard
Movie Maker automatically divides your video into segments to make it easier to drag and drop parts you want onto the storyboard where you put your movie together.
• Open Movie Maker 2
• Click on import video
• Select your video clips and import into movie maker collections.
• Double click each clip to see how it looks in the preview window.
• Once you have decided which clips you wish to use in your movie, click and drag the clips onto the storyboard in the order which you’d like them to appear in your movie.
• To rearrange the clips on the storyboard, just drag and drop them to a different location.
To edit clips
• In the timeline view, click on the clip you’d like to trim.
• In the preview window, drag the scroll bar slowly and watch as the video progresses.
• Stop at the point where you want to trim the clip.
• On the clip menu click set start trim point.
• Now continue to drag the progress indicator until you reach the desired end point of your clip.
• On the clip menu click set end trim point
• You will now have your trimmed clip.
To add audio
• In the task pane click on import audio or music
• Navigate to the music track you’d like to add to your movie.
• Click on import
• The music track will appear in your collection view.
• Click on show timeline button in the storyboard section of your screen.
• Drag your music track to the audio/music level of the timeline.
To add transitions
You can make your movie more professional by using transitions to move between clips.
• Build your storyboard by dragging clips in the desired order.
• In the edit movie section of the task pane click view video transitions. A selection of transitions will appear.
• Double click the transitions to see how they look in the preview window.
• Once you have decided which transitions to include in your final movie, drag them down to the storyboard and place them in the squares between your video clips
To add titles and credits
You can insert titles and scrolling credits at the end of your movie.
• In the task pane click make titles or credits
• On the next screen click the appropriate link that corresponds to the place where you want to add the title or credits.
• Enter the text you want to appear in your title or credits.
• Click change the title animation and then select a title animation from the list. You can preview them by clicking on them.
• Click change the text and font colour and then select the font you like as well as the colour of the text and background.
• You can also alter the transparency, font, size and position of the title.
• Click done and your title or credit will be added to your storyboard.
To add effects
• In the task pane click view video effects. A selection of video effects will appear.
• Double click the effects to see how they look in the preview window.
• Once you have decided which effect to include in your final movie drag it down to the storyboard and place it on top of the star in the lower left hand corner of the clip.
To save your movie
To save your movie to computer
• Once your movie is created click save to my computer in the task pane
• Enter a name for your movie
• Choose a place to save your movie. You’re my videos folder will be the default location but you can store it anywhere you like on your hard drive.
• Click next
• Select the setting for your new movie. Windows movie maker will recommend a setting but you can choose a different setting if you like. Note that the setting details and the movie file size appear in the lower portion of the wizard.
• Click next
• Your movie will be saved.
• Click the check-box in the wizard if you’d like to play your movie when you click finish.
• Click finish.
Windows Movie Maker requires the following minimum system configuration for your PC.
• Microsoft Windows XP
• 600 MHz processor such as an Intel Pentium III
• 128 MB Ram
• 2 GB of free hard disk space
• An audio capture device
• A DV or analogue video capture device
• An Internet connection
New Windows XP machines will come with Movie Maker installed. This may be version 1. To install version 2 log onto
www.microsoft.com and download Movie Maker 2.
When you open the program Movie Maker it will look like this.
To capture a video from a tape in a DV camera.
• Connect your DV camera to your computer.
• On the camera, set the camera mode to play the recorded video.
• Open the program Movie Maker on your computer.
• On the file menu, click capture video. Alternatively , in the Movie Task Pane, under capture video, click capture from video device.
• On the video capture device page, in available devices, click the DV camera.
• In the enter a file name for your captured video box, enter a name for your captured video file. Then in the choose a place to save your captured video box, select the location where you want your video to be saved, or click browse to select a location.
• On the video setting page, choose the video setting you want to use for capturing video and audio.
• On the capture method page, click capture the entire tape automatically. The tape in the DV camera will rewind. Capture will begin automatically and end when the video tape ends.
• Select any of the following commands:
1. To separate the video into smaller clips, select the create clips when wizard finishes check box.
2. To stop capturing before the end of the video tape, click stop capture, and then click yes in the resulting dialog box to save the video that had been captured.
• To close the video capture wizard click finish.
To capture a video from a digital still camera
• Load the video images onto your computer and save in my videos
• Open Movie Maker 2
• Click on import video on the Movie Task pane under capture video.
• Open my videos and select the video you have saved
• Click on import
• The video will be imported into Movie Maker 2 collections.
Creating a movie
To build a storyboard
Movie Maker automatically divides your video into segments to make it easier to drag and drop parts you want onto the storyboard where you put your movie together.
• Open Movie Maker 2
• Click on import video
• Select your video clips and import into movie maker collections.
• Double click each clip to see how it looks in the preview window.
• Once you have decided which clips you wish to use in your movie, click and drag the clips onto the storyboard in the order which you’d like them to appear in your movie.
• To rearrange the clips on the storyboard, just drag and drop them to a different location.
To edit clips
• In the timeline view, click on the clip you’d like to trim.
• In the preview window, drag the scroll bar slowly and watch as the video progresses.
• Stop at the point where you want to trim the clip.
• On the clip menu click set start trim point.
• Now continue to drag the progress indicator until you reach the desired end point of your clip.
• On the clip menu click set end trim point
• You will now have your trimmed clip.
To add audio
• In the task pane click on import audio or music
• Navigate to the music track you’d like to add to your movie.
• Click on import
• The music track will appear in your collection view.
• Click on show timeline button in the storyboard section of your screen.
• Drag your music track to the audio/music level of the timeline.
To add transitions
You can make your movie more professional by using transitions to move between clips.
• Build your storyboard by dragging clips in the desired order.
• In the edit movie section of the task pane click view video transitions. A selection of transitions will appear.
• Double click the transitions to see how they look in the preview window.
• Once you have decided which transitions to include in your final movie, drag them down to the storyboard and place them in the squares between your video clips
To add titles and credits
You can insert titles and scrolling credits at the end of your movie.
• In the task pane click make titles or credits
• On the next screen click the appropriate link that corresponds to the place where you want to add the title or credits.
• Enter the text you want to appear in your title or credits.
• Click change the title animation and then select a title animation from the list. You can preview them by clicking on them.
• Click change the text and font colour and then select the font you like as well as the colour of the text and background.
• You can also alter the transparency, font, size and position of the title.
• Click done and your title or credit will be added to your storyboard.
To add effects
• In the task pane click view video effects. A selection of video effects will appear.
• Double click the effects to see how they look in the preview window.
• Once you have decided which effect to include in your final movie drag it down to the storyboard and place it on top of the star in the lower left hand corner of the clip.
To save your movie
To save your movie to computer
• Once your movie is created click save to my computer in the task pane
• Enter a name for your movie
• Choose a place to save your movie. You’re my videos folder will be the default location but you can store it anywhere you like on your hard drive.
• Click next
• Select the setting for your new movie. Windows movie maker will recommend a setting but you can choose a different setting if you like. Note that the setting details and the movie file size appear in the lower portion of the wizard.
• Click next
• Your movie will be saved.
• Click the check-box in the wizard if you’d like to play your movie when you click finish.
• Click finish.
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