5. Reflections on Movie-Making

Windows movie maker is a really really easy and intuitive software to use! Basically, you import all the images/videos/audios and sounds you want and start dropping them into your storyboard (Steffie made a great video about this so I shan't repeat her tips)

However there were some issues I encountered while trying to make the video:

1. I realise I was so used to writing text in Word documents that I forgot initially that a text file was NOT an image document and I couldn't import the text lines directly from a Word file. Instead, I had to write them in Paint and found out I wasn't use to not having text-wrap, automatic alignment etc.

2. I also couldn't open the midi file for the background music in Audacity and had to actually play on the speakers of my computer and have the program record it as it was playing and then save it. It feels like a pretty lousy to do this though and I tried using the "Open Midi" command in Audacity but that didn't work! Any ideas?

3. With regards to affect, I realise how difficult it really it to use sound! The principle is simple, but as I was making the movie, I realised that I was unsure where I should insert the background audio for maximal effect! Is there any research on this i.e. where should visual and audio be combined for maximal affective effect, or how does different onset times invoke emotions differrently?

4. As I was looking for midis online, I realised it's pretty hard to look for pure tunes without lyrics if you don't know the title. I had a very famous tune in mind when I realised I had absolutely no way of looking for it on the internet because I can only hum it!

So yup, just some thoughts on what it was like to make a movie...

4. How to annoy your neighbour!

For media 2 I decided to inject a bit of fun (and hopefully comedy) resulting in a short movie titled "How to annoy your neighbour!" I made it using Windows Movie Maker (to get around the sound problem with powerpoints) and hope it's fun to watch! I'll update soon with a post describing the process of making this clip!

Enjoy!