THE USE OF iMovie TO CREATE A HOLLYWOOD STYLE

MOVIE TRAILER
Chrisnandita Argadiatama (chrisnanditaa@gmail.com)
Dian Nuswantoro University of Semarang
Central Java Indonesia
Abstract
In this globalization eras technology, the use of computer as tool of information
technology was needed in every aspect of life. The use of computer as a support
device movie production and design movie now is not just for director or films
industries, but now everyone can create their own movie as they want. Thus the use of
computer equipment in any information and design strongly supports to explore
creativity and hobby a person. This paper aimed at to help every people to make an
information about how to create a film trailer. In this paper the author using iMovie
application on Macbook (Apple) to create a film trailer. To achieve this goal, searcing
some information on the internet and reading guide book (e-book) on the apple
website for this research. iMovie. A major production. Without the major production.
With an all-new design, iMovie for Mac lets you enjoy your videos like never before.
Browse your clips more easily, instantly share your favorite moments, and create
beautiful HD movies and Hollywood-style trailers. And when youre ready to
premiere on all your devices, iMovie Theater rolls out the red carpet. Make movies.
Rated S for simple.Its never been easier to make it in the movies. Just choose the
clips you want to use. Insert titles, add effects, and create a full soundtrack with
powerful tools that are as easy as drag and drop. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a
wrap.Create trailers. Hollywood. You can make it here.You have hundreds of videos.
And one big dream to make it in the movies. iMovie takes care of the editing and lets
you quickly create fun trailers from all that footage and make it look like
something straight out of Hollywood. So in this time create a trailer is very easy,
unless you know unless you know how to make it and use instructions.
Keyword : iMovie, Apple, Movie, Tailer
In this globalization eras technology, the use of computer as tool of
information technology was needed in every aspect of life.
The use of computer as a support device movie production and design movie
now is not just for director or films industries, but now everyone can create their own
movie as they want.
iMovie. A major production. Without the major production.
With an all-new design, iMovie for Mac lets you enjoy your videos like never before.
Browse your clips moreeasily, instantly share your favorite moments, and create
beautiful HD movies and Hollywood-style trailers. And when youre ready to
premiere on all your devices, iMovie Theater rolls out the red carpet.

Browse. The home of home video.

If you have an iPhone or iPad, not to mention a camcorder or digital camera, you
probably have a lot of great video. And when you want to do something with it,
iMovie gets you right into the action. All your clips are organized in one place
where theyre easy to browse, fun to watch, and ready to be made into the next great
movie or trailer.
Make movies. Rated S for simple.
Its never been easier to make it in the movies. Just choose the clips you want to use.
Insert titles, add effects, and create a full soundtrack with powerful tools that are as
easy as drag and drop. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a wrap.
Create trailers. Hollywood. You can make it here.
You have hundreds of videos. And one big dream to make it in the movies. iMovie
takes care of the editing and lets you quickly create fun trailers from all that footage
and make it look like something straight out of Hollywood.
iMovie Theater. And now for your feature presentation.
Introducing iMovie Theater. Its your own personal theater where you can show off
the movies and trailers youve made. They appear as a beautiful display of movie
posters, so youll always be the star of the show. And with iCloud, theyre
automatically on all your devices, even your Apple TV.
Share. Lights. Camera. Reaction.
Whats a movie without an audience? iMovie gives you a way to share with your most
loyal fans. Post it on the web or email it to friends all with a click. Get your movie
out there, then sit back and take all the credit.
iMovie makes it easy to turn your home videos into your all-time favorite
films. Youll laugh. Youll cry. Youll watch them over and over again. And youll
share them with everyone.
Movie Trailers
If you thought the movie was great, just wait until you see the trailer. Now you can
make one yourself in iMovie 11. Choose from 15 movie trailer templates in almost
every genre: adventure, drama, romantic comedy, and more. Graphics and titles flash
across the big (or small) screen. The legendary London Symphony Orchestra
performs an epic original soundtrack. And suddenly your home video goes
Hollywood. Movie trailers are easy to create. Just click your clips to drop them into

the storyboard. Add character names and personalize the titles. Then iMovie works its
magic. It trims your clips to fit and adds transitions, titles, and special effects. The
result? A trailer tour de force.
All-New Audio Editing
Go from indie filmmaker to master sound editor with new audio editing tools in
iMovie. Sound effects, voiceover, and music you control them all. iMovie shows
you detailed audio waveforms for all your clips. Theyre color coded, so you can see
where the audio is overpowering. To adjust the audio levels of a clip or part of a clip,
just drag the volume slider. To shorten or extend fades, drag the fade edges. As you
make changes, waveforms update immediately so you always see what you hear. And
the new single-row view shows you your entire movie project in one horizontal row,
so its easier to preview and edit your soundtrack.
One-Step Effects
A dog running in slow motion. A wedding ceremony sped up. Pee Wee baseball
instant replays. Home videos are even more entertaining with visual effects, and you
can make them happen with a click. Add jump cuts and flip effects perfectly timed to
music. Transition parts of clips from color to black and white, sepia, or a dream haze.
Choose a clip, choose from over 12 effects, and click to apply.
People Finder
Whats a movie without a great cast? iMovie makes it easy to find your stars without
digging through all your footage. By analyzing your video for faces, People Finder
identifies the parts with people in them and tells you how many are in each scene. It
also finds the close-ups, medium shots, or wide angles so its easy to grab video clips
as you need them. People Finder is great to use while you make movie trailers. You
can quickly find the right shots and drop them into the movie trailer storyboard.
Sports and News Themes
Todays headlines: whatever you want them to be. Turn your video into a broadcast
news segment complete with sophisticated graphics, sleek transitions, and hard-hitting
titles you write yourself. The News theme is a fun way to announce a graduation or a
new baby. Want to report real-life news? Share your story with CNN iReport directly
from iMovie. With the Sports theme, you can turn a Pee Wee baseball game, a round
of golf, or skateboarding at the park into sports video highlights. Add sports graphics
and transitions. Choose from dynamic animated titles, such as game score, team faceoff, and player stats. The Sports theme even includes a Sports Team Editor that

seamlessly integrates your own player photos, rosters, statistics, and team logos into
any Sports theme movie.
Your World Premiere
iMovie 11 lets you view your movies in more ways and in more places. Enjoy them
right in iMovie with high-resolution graphics enhanced for the Retina display on the
new MacBook Pro. Export movies to iTunes and view them on your iPhone, iPad,
iPod, or Apple TV. Share them with your friends on Facebook or premiere them with
a YouTube or Vimeo audience. And publish newsworthy content to CNN iReport.
When you export HD video at full 1080p resolution, whatever you share will stun
everyone.
RESEARCH METHOD
To make this paper, the author try to obtain and collect the complete data. The
author uses searching on internet and read the guide book research methods to obatain
the required data and information. The technique used by author is methods of direct
practice from the data has been obtained from the internet and guide books.
RESULT AND METHOD
iMovie includes a number of templates you can use to create Hollywood-style
movie trailers. Template style range from adventure, to romance, to friendship and
drama. Each template lets you cuztomize the movie tittle and credits-and add your
own video clps and photos to build a visually appealling story. Each template also
comes with a unique musicla store that matches the style of the trailer.
Trailers ar designed to be complete projects in their own right, but you can
convert any trailer to movie, and then edit it just as you would any other movie.

CREATE A NEW TRAILER

1. In iMovie, click the Create button in the toolbar, and click Trailer (or choose
File > New Trailer)

The Create window appears

2. To preview a trailer template, move the pointer over the template and click the
Play button that appears.
The duration of the trailer and the number of cast members appear below the
template. Look for a template that matches the number of people in your
footage.

NOTE: You cant switch templates after you begin creating your
trailer because the required elements from one template wont fit with a
different template. If you want to use a different template for your project, you
need to create a new trailer from the beginning.

3. Click the template you want to use for your trailer.

A blue border appears around the template, indicating that its selected.
4. Click Create.
5. In the Event pop-up menu, choose the event your want to save the trailer to,
and type a name for the trailer in the Name field.
6. Click OK.
A tabbed interface appears, and the trailer is added to the browser. You enter
information about your trailer in the Outline pane. You add clis to your trailer
in the Storyboard and Shot List panes.

ADD TITTLES AND CREDITS TO YOUR TRAILER

1. In the Outline pane, click the placeholder text and type the required
information in the text fields.

The required information varies by template. The possibel categories include :

Name and Date: Type the movie name. its release date (for example,
July 2013 or 7/10/13), and any other information required,

following the model of placeholder text

Cast: Type the names of the people who are featured as main characters
in the footage you plan to use in the trailer. Some templates have no
cast members, and some allow you to delete or add cast members by

clicking the Delete button (-) or Add button (+) to right of a field.
Gender: Chooese a gender for each cast member from the pop-up

menu.
Studio: Type a fictious studio name, and choose a logo style from the

pop-up menu.
Credits: Type a name in each of the credits field.
NOTE: You cant leave any fields blank because iMovie incorporates
all fileds into the trailer

2. Click the Storyboard tab.

A graphical interface representing the trailers storyboard appears, with

palceholder text you can replace with your own. There are also placeholder
wells to which you add video clips to build your project. (For instructions, see
Add clips and photos to your trailer, next)
The text bars and wells arranged in the order in which the elements appear in
your trailer, but you can edit text and add clips in any order you like
3. To edit onscreen text, click the word or words in text bar, type new text, and
press Return.

you can mimc the wording style of the placeholder text to preserve the mood
and pace of the trailer.
To revert to the placeholder text, click Revert button

at the right end of the

text bar.\

ADD CLIPS AND PHOTOS TO YOUR TRAILER

You add video to your trailer in the Storyboard and Shot List panes.
1. In the Storyboard pane, click the placeholder well you want to fill.
A yellow border appear around the placeholder well, indicating that its
selected,and the pointer changes to the Add pointer (+)
The clip you select should conform to the style of shot indicated by the
placeholder image. For example, if the selected placeholder well shows a
headshot, you should add a tight close-up shot of the cast member in question.
If the image shows a person running, you should add footage of that character
in action.

When you fill a placeholder well with video, iMovie automatically selects the
next well in the storyboard. If you want to fill wells out of order, simply click
a well to select it.

2. Do one more of the following :

In the browser, click the clip you want to add to the placeholder well
The correct length of video is added to fill the selected placeholder
well, starting from the point where you clicked. (The time stamp on the
left edge of each well indicates the length of video it requires.)

Drag a clip from the browser to a placeholder well.

In the browser, select a range
The correct length of video is added, starting from the first frame of the
selected range.

After you add a clip to a well, small blue icons appear in the corners of the clip
when you move the pointer over it. The curved-arrow icon in the upper right
deletes the clip from the well. The speaker icon in the upper left turns the
clips audio (not the trailers theme music) on and off.

The double arrows in the lower left open the clip trimmer, a tool for adjusting
the portion of the clip used in the trailer

3. To view your trailers clips organized by type of shot (for example, landscape,
medium range, or action) and by cast member, click the Shot List tab.
The shot list is helpful for planning the types of shots you need for the trailer.
In this view, you can also assess just the video in your projects. For example,
you can see at a glance whether youve used a landscape shot in a well meant
for a cast member, or whether the action shots are varied enough.
You can add, change, and delete video clips the shot list.

4. To delete a clip in the storyboard or the shot list, select the clip and press
Delete.
You can also simply click a new video clip in the browser to replace the clip in
the selected placeholder well (or drag it to the well).

5. To pal your traler at any time, position the skimmer in a clip in the storyboard
or the shot list, and press the Space bar, or use the J, K, and L keys.
CONCLUSION
The use iMovie is not just for create a movie, organize the library and iMovie
Theater, now we can also a create Film Trailer. The data from guide book and
searching internet that used today almost fulfill the information needs, but if we dont
want to trying, learning, and experimenting, the the result have not optimal.
With the iMovie application and we learn how to use and the experiment, so
we can make a trailer that we want.
REFERENCES
http://www.apple.com/asia/mac/imovie/#gallery-trailers-storyboard
http://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.0/#mov6e14403f2
http://suhartini.ilearning.me/independent-study/bimbingan-stars/artikel-imovie/