Filmora 11: Let's get started

• Design
• Arts
• 6-8 Grade

Introductie

To complete this lesson, you’ll watch a film that explains biomimicry and gives you some examples of how designers and engineers have used biomimicry to solve problems. You’ll also learn why learning from nature is an important skills to have.

1) Download Filmora:

https://tinyurl.com/getfilmoraX

(as many as you want)

2)

> in browser, go to LessonUp.app

> select "English" as language
> enter the code below

3. What are your favorite shows, movies, channels, TikTok/Insta or other
edited video content?

MODA Virtual Studio

Filmora 11: Let's

Get

Editing!

Our Big Goal

Put together projects that showcase

the ideas, people, places or experiences

 we love AND our editing+design skills!

Today we will

To

• Learn about each other +

  our goals

•  Explore Filmora: tutorial +  

   ask questions

• Do the work: edit +

  share back

Today's Schedule?

Intros + agreements

Filmora: Intro

Demo + you do

Break

Filmora: add on!
Demo + you do

Share-back

Wrap-up

Ways to Engage

Zoom - video on

            - raise hand / react

            - chat window

            - unmute self to speak

Z

LessonUp - digest info

                   - respond to questions

IRL/Filmora - take notes

                      - EXPLORE/TRY + share back

What is MODA?

We are the Museum of Design Atlanta

and we celebrate 

all things DESIGN!

ABOUT ME

Ms. Michelle (she/they):

  • visual arts & digital media teaching artist since 2001

  • from Chicago, living in Atlanta since 2017

  • believe in each person's power for self-awareness + creativity

  • usually ready for a joke or pun ;D

How about you?
What are your goals for designing?

example: notice pace/angles

What is Filmora?

+ free video editing software for PC/Mac

+ ideal for beginners

+ many tools, options and effects available!

- large watermark on free exports 

- need to filter out elements that cost $

pros              cons

IMPORT media into Filmora

SEQUENCE main clips in timeline

TRIM / remove mistakes

REVISE sequence for story/feel

Add AUDIO + set all volumes

Add TITLES + transitions

After making sure MEDIA is on the computer, what is a logical ORDER of the editing steps?

1          2          3          4         5          6

Typical Editing Steps

1. Put media on computer*                                                 9. Add titles or elements

2. Import media                                                                    10. Add video effects + transitions

3. Create timeline + add video clips                               11. Set audio volumes
4. Sync B-roll or external audio                                       12. Add audio effects

5. Scan + trim out unneeded parts                                13. Color grade/correct
6. Rearrange to match story/feel                                   14. Export* + review

7. Add audio / music                                                           15. Final changes + export to share
8. Review + Refine

Typical Editing Steps

1. Put media on computer*                                                 9. Add titles or elements

2. Import media                                                                    10. Add video effects + transitions

3. Create timeline + add video clips                               11. Set audio volumes
4. Sync B-roll or external audio                                       12. Add audio effects

5. Scan + trim out unneeded parts                                13. Color grade/correct
6. Rearrange to match story/feel                                   14. Export* + review

7. Add audio / music                                                           15. Final changes + export to share
8. Review + Refine

*to do today           *Optional

LET'S TAKE A TOUR!

TIMELINE

OPTIONS

PREVIEW

*a note about "free"

-  a large watermark will be placed on exported projects that were not created with Filmora's *paid* plan

- also, we need to select "FREE" on certain Options

- BUT Filmora X is free for us to try and for us to learn

YAY!

DEMO time!

1. MEDIA on computer

- copy videos, photos, music (that you may already have)

- note where the FOLDERS are

- BUT there is free media available on Filmora (Stock Media)

2. IMPORT

- create New Project in Filmora

- import videos, photos that you have into SHARED FOLDER

  (BUT there is free media available on Filmora or online

   like https://pixabay.com/videos/)

3. SEQUENCE + 4. TRIM

- put clips in rough order in Video Track

- learn ways to clip, trim, delete, extend, etc.

- keep best moments, remove unwanted sections

- spacebar to play

5. REARRANGE + REFINE

- try moving clips to support your story/feel

- move clips to fill all gaps (look for red line)

- review + trim more

6. TITLES + TRANSITIONS

- put opener title and ending title

- add in transitions between titles and clips

7. Add MUSIC / AUDIO

- free options available in the software

- find music with the right feel (put heart)

- add into project + set all volumes

example: from not so way back

Now that we've looked at the layout + tools of

Filmora X, you will now

edit your own video project.

cuckoo.team

How will you know that your project is progressing ok?

- Clips are trimmed down to best parts (action + cropping)

- no blank spaces between clips (look for red line)

example: from right now (share!)

Do you have any
questions, wonderings
or suggestions?

Now let's wrap up...

We did it!

Did you enjoy this lesson?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Thanks for

your hard work!

See you next week!

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Design =

C r e a t i v i t y +    F u n c t i o n

What is Function?

 • How something works.

 • What something does.

 • How well it fits the needs of the user.

Biomimicry is

human design that

is modeled on nature.

What did you notice in the picture?

AND WE'RE BACK!

When you want to start a
new hobby or learn about something
of interest, what is a first step
you would take?

Links

1 • Let's wander the galleries:

          MODA - Learning from Nature

               https://www.museumofdesign.org/learning-from-nature

2 • Peruse the Questions asked
          Ask Nature
               https://asknature.org/collections/

3 • You can browse videos + take notes

          Biomimicry Institute

               https://biomimicry.org/videos/

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Write one word to
describe today's lesson.

What is a noteworthy
detail to share with us?
Be specific :D

Share with a partner:

Listen to each other's

observations / imaginings.

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