Animation+Projects+with+Movie+Maker

=Animation Project Assignment=

=Examples of finished student projects.=

Downtown Car Crash--This animated video was created from 220 still photos.
media type="file" key="downtown car crash.wmv" width="458" height="389"

The Good Life with Friends
media type="file" key="The Good Life with Friends.wmv" width="464" height="374"

Senior Cheese and Olive (pictures were created in Paint to produce this video)
media type="file" key="Senior Cheese and Olive.wmv" width="466" height="357"

=Practice Project= Start with the following picture created in Paint using a clipart image from Word. Right click on the image, copy it, start Paint, and paste it in. Save the file as worm1 in a folder for this project (i.e. Inchworm). You will create several additional pictures in Paint from this one. Save each file with a consecutively numbered name (i.e. worm1, worm2, worm3, worm4, etc.) in the folder created for this project (i.e. Inchworm). For each consecutively numbered picture, select the worm and move him 1/4 inch to the left, and save. Repeat this process several times, saving the picture after each move of the worm until you have 8-10 pictures or as many as you have time to create in the time provided.



Next, find some music to use in your video. You can use any .wav file from Word, or music from any other source available to you (i.e. soundzabound). Save the music file in your Inchworm folder to use for your music.

Now it is time to start the Movie Maker Project. Use the Movie Making-Quick Reference Guide below for instructions. NOTE: Before importing pictures into Movie Maker, set the default picture duration to .25 seconds through the Tools menu, Options dialog box. Go to the Advanced Tab, and set the Picture duration to .25.



Good luck with your projects!