My iMovie projects have primarily been made up of still photos. But I knew that I’ll have to learn to edit videos eventually. So when the iMovie bug bit tonight, I gave videos a try. Unfortunately, I don’t have a big library of home videos, just some random clips I took here and there. After some trial and errors, here’s my very first almost-a-video project!

Photos and videos taken at Glen Onoko Falls (Jim Thorpe, PA)
Music: I Believe (by Kokia)

According to my big brother, Victor, this is my best work yet. I think he’s biased because he was the one who took all the photos in this iMovie. And it was his home fellowship members that were serving on that day. Not to mention, his wife, my Tai-So, is also in the iMovie

Another iMovie project. A short one this time.
Music: Looking for Angels by Skillet.

I had a really good day today. I went for the women’s conference in church from 8.20am- 2pm. Then dropped by the grocery store to get collard greens and turnip greens (will blog on these vegetables later). Went home, took a short nap, then went out for my 50 minutes of continuous running. Came home, took a short shower, rushed off to evening service. After the service, went to the chinese buffet to tah-pau some food for dinner. I thought I’d go to bed early since I’ve been running around a lot today but the iMovie bug would not let me sleep. So here is my latest iMovie about my beloved running trail. I’ve sort of mastered the Ken Burns effect. I’m still having trouble with the transitions and I save my work obsessively. I think I’m getting better at this. What do you think?

My ridiculous video on the battle between homemade and store-bought food. The battle is fought to the music of Rebirthing by Skillet. Get it? Food and Skillet? I have to stop doing these early morning imovie projects. This project would have taken less time if I had remembered to always save my work. Lost a whole big chunk (actually lost all of it) when iMovie crashed!

Last Thursday, I attended an iMovie/iDVD workshop at the local Apple store. I didn’t expect that I will be attending the workshop with two grandmas. They were both there to learn more about iMovie so that they can make movies starring their grandkids. Well, during the workshop, they definitely knew more about video editing than me. Gee, I thought I was part of the techy generation. Anyway, if I am to use a video-based intervention for my dissertation, I better start learning and getting good at it. So here is my very first iMovie. This took me about 4-5 hours to complete. The process was long and convoluted, so I’m definitely doing it wrong. I did not get permission to use the music and the photos in the video. Ironic, since I made a video about Bersih…hahaha.