devyani_create



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__**Introduction**__
I found this part of the project the most fun! There's so much to say that I don't even think it can go on paper. It was so cool to make my own iMovie. I had never worked with the iMovie application before and this was my first time. It was amazing to explore this software because it's as if I were discovering something I had never even seen in my whole life! It was also amazing to think that someone created this because it's like thinking way beyond "out of the box." I discovered new things that I could do with this application. For example, at the end of my iMovie I put all my pictures that I had used throughout my movie and made them each half a second long. It looked really cool because it was picture after picture and it went really, really fast. I also had lots and lots of effects. At one point in my movie, my music finished so I put sound effects to make up for the silence of the movie. Some people in my class were having trouble with their transitions and it was basically because they had too many. That's the reason why I hardly put any transitions in my movie. On this page, you'll be able to watch my movie which I worked extremely hard on. Also, you can read my reflection which has detailed and specific answers to the questions.

__**ESLRs**__
In this part of the project I think I proved to be a/an:


 * Academic Achiever**, because I managed to complete this difficult task of making an iMovie and I also managed to solve the problems that I was having.


 * Critical Thinker**, because I first thought about the problems that I was having. Most of the problems, I ended up figuring it out myself. The others, I would ask Ms. Cofino only if I really couldn't solve the issue.


 * Effective Communicator**, because I'm showing everyone what makes me happy through a program that I had never used before.


 * Self-Directed Learner,** because I solved most of the issues myself and most of the effects that I used, I taught myself how to do it. I didn't ask anyone else.


 * Involved Citizen**, because I put the citations of every single picture, the name of every single person who took the photos and gave credit to the people who sung the songs that were in my iMovie.

__**Files**__
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__**Reflection**__

 * 1. How did your movie turn out?**

I feel that my iMovie turned out really, really well. When I first started this project, I never felt that I would be able to do anything like this. It went beyond my expectations. The down side about my movie is that I think it’s too long. Mine is about seven minutes while everyone else’s is about three minutes. That’s why my movie took slightly longer to make than the other movies and I was just slightly behind. Besides the length, I’m really proud and I think that this definitely shows an Academic Achiever.


 * 2. Are you happy with the final product?**

As I said in the previous question, I’m really, really proud of myself. I also think that I went above the criteria, because I got many, many pictures. Also, it had a theme as it was supposed to have one. My iMovie was consistent, but I didn’t use much color in the writing. I didn’t use much color because I thought it was much nicer when it was just white writing over a black background. That’s the reason I only used white over black. Also, I didn’t use many transitions since there had been some problems with the transitions. Other than that, I’m really happy with the finishing product.


 * 3. Do you feel you have created an “excellent” movie? Why or why not?**

I feel that I have created an “excellent” movie because it also had the effect where some pictures were only half a second long so it went really, really fast. This was just to make it more interesting. Another reason would be because I used many sound effects and I used one of the themes that were originally in iMovie. This theme was to show traveling. I found it very amusing so I used it. Also, I used two pieces of music and I thought it was really cool when it had both of them. One of them I used in the end and in the beginning. (Spiderman 2 trailer- Lacrimosa) The other one I used in the middle. (Nickelback- “Photograph”) At one point in the movie, I didn’t use any music since the movie was too long so I just put many sound effects.


 * 4. Was it difficult or easy to create? Why?**

I found most of it quite easy since it was mainly to add text and put pictures, but I had difficulties with putting the music. I had to do sooooo much math when putting the music because I would have to split the music at just the right second. At one point, I was looking for one part of the music for 10 minutes and I found out that it was in the trash! I had no idea how it got there, but I was so happy to find it. I spent practically a whole lesson putting the music because it would keep getting messed up. I would want different parts of one song in different places! After finishing putting the music, I was really, really satisfied because it felt like I had accomplished a huge, huge goal!


 * 5. What did you learn about iMovie during this part of the project?**

During this part of the project, it felt like I had learnt a million facts. Before doing this, I literally knew nothing about iMovie, because I had never used it. It’s practically impossible to say what I learnt because I learnt about everything. There was only one thing that I already knew and that was to split a clip or an audio. I learnt about adding clips, adding sound, adding text, adding transitions, editing text, editing the speed, changing the view of the clips (timeline to icon), and anything else that you could name.


 * 6. What did you feel you need to learn now to be a more advanced user of iMovie?**

To be more advanced, I feel that I need to learn about keeping the same background but changing the picture in front of the back ground. For example, if there was a house in the background of the clip, I want to know how to make things appear (and then disappear) in front of the house. I think I’ll find this very useful because I could use it if I want to take a photo of something and then make things in the photo disappear one by one.


 * 7. Did you enjoy this part of the project? Why or why not?**

I definitely enjoyed this part of the project. In fact, I think that it was the best part of the whole project because it was the most fun. I got to play around with all the features of iMovie and add my own fun effects to it. It was as if I was piecing all the work that I had done in the previous steps, together. As if I was reflecting on my other work. Also, it was really creative because you had to think of how to make your iMovie consistent, but at the same time, really, really interesting. This project has given me knowledge that I will use for the rest of my life like creating a plan and then putting your plan into action.