This assignment is very basic, but there are some key parts. I will be using Windows Movie Maker for this assignment so there are some extra steps.

Step 1: Choose a video and audio that could work well together (they have the same theme etc..)

Step 2: Find this video using youtube

Step 3: Download the video to your desktop. (I used keepvid in internet explorer because you have to have the specific java plug-in)

Step 4: Download your audio (I used youtube and then found a youtube-mp3 converter)

Step 5: This is where I had to do some specific things for Windows Movie Maker. For some reason it won’t upload the mp4 files. They need to be converted to a .wmv file. You can download Real Player here. It’s free and hasn’t harmed my computer in any way.

Step 6: You can now open your video into Real Player (left click on the mp4 file on your desktop and click “open with” and scroll across to Real Player)

Step 7: (You can cut your video here if you would like, but I recommend waiting to do this later in the assignment so you can get a better match with your audio.) Once your video starts playing in Real Player you can scroll across the movie and in the bottom right there should be a button that says “convert”. Click this

Step 8: It will come up with a screen that looks like the below picture. And you just hit start. Real Player does the rest…

Step 8: You can then add your video into Windows Movie Maker using the import media button at the top of the tool bar. At this time you should also add your audio using this same button.

Step 9: You can then drag your audio and video to the timeline at the bottom of the screen.

Step 10: This is where you are kind of on your own. You need to try and make your video and audio mush together. They should flow with one another. You can easily trim the audio by the arrow at the end of the music bar on the timeline. You can do the same for the video in the video section of the time line.

Extras:

1. Adding effects make the video unique. Playing around with these can greatly enhance your video. You can find these on the toolbar on the left of the screen.

2. The tool bar on the left is also where you can find captions and titles. You can add words to the video using these.

3. If you need to change the tone, pitch, speed, etc. of your audio you will need to use audacity and then re-import this. This may be a vital step in making the two medias come together.

4. Below is a picture of the whole windows movie maker. I have numbered some important tools for you.

Red= Toolbar

1= effects, 2= Titles, 3= Publish (do this when you are done with the full movie)

Green= Timeline

1= Drag your video here, 2= Drag your audio here

Blue= Where you can watch your video. This is also where you can watch effects you want to sample

My example for this assignment is here. Enjoy and be creative!