Lesson 2: Uploading and Cutting Video and Audio Clips
Creating Instructional Videos to Support Student Learning
Unit 2: Editing Your Instructional Videos
Lesson 1: Creating a High Quality Film Set Up
Lesson Objective:
Participants will be able to upload, reorder, and cut audio and video clips.
Finding Royalty Free Audio and Video Footage
In addition to the video and audio clips that you have recorded yourself, you may want to supplement your video with high quality royalty free media. Royalty free content is media that you can used for your own personal purposes without having to pay for rights or royalties.
If you are looking for additional video or audio clips to make your video come alive, try utilizing royalty free video and audio clips. Royalty free audio can be used to add sound effects or ambient music. Royalty free videos can be used in conjunction with a voice over to represent concepts and further engage students. Once downloaded to your computer or Google Drive, these royalty free media clips can be uploaded to your video editing software as normal.
Here are some websites where you can download free royalty free content:
https://www.royaltyfree-music.com
Upload
Before you can begin putting your instructional video together, you first need to upload all of your video and audio clips into your chosen program. Below you will find information on how to upload your media to each of the 3 video editing programs that we discussed in lesson 1.
iMovie
Flexclip (Watch from 4:05 - 5:10)
Canva (Watch from 1:44 - 2:09)
Trimming Audio and Video Clips
Now that you have all of your media uploaded into your chosen program, you can begin cutting and trimming down your video audio clips until you are left with just the parts you want to use. This is the time to cut out long pauses or any footage of you setting up or stopping your camera. During this stage you may also choose to slip 1 video or audio clip into different smaller video or audio clips. Below you will find tutorials on how to trim your video and audio clips in the 3 editing softwares that we have been discussing.
iMovie
Flexclip
Canva
Reorder Clips
Now that you have all your materials uploaded and trimmed to your desired lengths, it's time to put your video in order. Think back to the purpose you chose for your video project in Unit 1; ask yourself, how can I order the content of my video to best achieve my desired purpose?
In your editing timeline (in each of the 3 programs), click and drag your video or audio clips to move them around to your desired position.
Advanced: Types of Video Cuts
Once you get the hang of making basic cuts to shorten video and audio clips you might want to be more creative with how you put your clips together. Watch this video from Folding Ideas to learn about the different ways audio and video clips can be put together to create different types of transitions.
Assessment
Open your chosen editing software and upload the video and audio clips you have created for your instructional video. Then, cut your clips down to include just the portions of each video that you want to use. Finally, position your trimmed down clips in the order you want them to play. Make sure to save your project when you're done!