Basic iMovie

 

1. Open iMovie:

imovie icon

 

 

2. Click "Projects":

click "Projects" screenshot

 

 

3. Click "Create New":

click create new

 

 

4. Click "Movie." If it asks you to choose a theme, click None:

click movie

 

 

5. Drag five brief videos and two still pictures to the timeline.

drag vids and pics

 

 

6. Trim video clips to make them shorter:

trim clips

 

 

7. Add a title to your movie:

add title screenshot

 

 

 

8. Add transitions:

add transitions

 

 

 

9. Add a sound effect to one of your videos:

add sound effect

 

 

 

10. Add a video effect to one of your videos:

add video effect

 

 

 

11. Apply an audio effect to the sound of one of your videos:

add audio effect

 

 

 

12. Apply the Ken Burns effect to ONE of your pictures, but not the other:

apply ken burns

 

 

That's it--you're done! :-)