Last night, we learnt to use Windows Movie Maker to edit video. I tried to use Movie Maker before, but I didn't like it because of the low video quality and limited functions. I learnt to use Ulead VideoStudio and Adobe Premiere. I think VideoStudio is easier to use than Premiere.
I've edited a few videos before, some for my school (mainly for recording an event, such as the sports day) and one for my friend's wedding. I think video editing is time consuming. To make a three-minute video, you may need to spend three whole days. So I have never edited one for classroom use. I may try to edit a video for classroom use if I have plenty of time and nothing to do or the lesson is really important.
What's your experience with video editing? Did you edit any video for classroom use?
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EN6482 New Technologies in Language Teaching
English, Maths and IT teacher @ primary school
4 comments:
Actually, I've never tried video editing. But I tried to do some audio editing by cutting some parts of the song and treat them as my mobile's ringtone.
Though we've learnt how to edit videos, we don't have this tool at home. Thus, I don't think I can re-use what I have learnt!
Windows Movie Maker comes with all Microsoft Windows. You can try it at home if you want, but it really time consuming. It's better if you've a target, e.g. make an MTV of yourself.
Perhaps students could be the ones to make the MTV? Many of them will go on to use sites like MySpace or Youtube later in life for exactly that purpose (see this from Will Richardson). But what they need from their teachers is guidance in how to use these tools appropriately perhaps? This presents a lot of challenges, which we will be forced to deal with when the new secondary syllabus is implemented. Primary schools should already be engaging students in more inquiry learning, from what I understand.
Incidentally, my own feeling about Windows Movie Maker is that it is rather limited, but alright for an introduction. I personally use iMovie, which runs on the Macintosh and has a much richer feature set (also easier to use). The CSC has Ulead VideoStudio and Adobe Premiere but the problem with these applications is that they aren't freely available.
I think video is fun as long as you've got plenty of time and you really like it. Coz one has to have some kind of aesthetic sense. For me, I'm not this kind of person. Also, you need to have a purpose when producing a video, such as Chris said an MTV for yourself or a baby video which will be nice.
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