I enjoyed making my video, but it took a lot of work.
I knew I wanted it to be about my dog, but really about my husband and me, told with pictures of us and things that are important to us.
Many of the pictures that showed the beginning of our marriage were taken on film, so one of my first steps was to find and scan them. I went through the box with John, and we both enjoyed the feelings of nostalgia. At the same time, I started constructing sections of the script. Now that I was looking at the pictures, I was able to group them into logical chunks--food, trips, holidays, the lake and watch some themes emerge--home, family, etc.
I recorded the audio on my iPhone, then imported it to iMovie on my Mac. Using iPhoto, I divided the photos into the groups to be imported into the movie. Now came the trick part: making the pictures fit with the audio.
I am new to Mac (I got mine in July) and video production (I am a former yearbook teacher, not video), and I had some issues getting the timing to do what I wanted. I decided to take a more relaxed approach up front, then tweak the photos' locations at the end.
It worked, and we (John, Lou, and I) are pleased with the outcome.
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