Video Essay Resources and Guides

Tutorials: LinkedIn Learning Guides

• iMovie

• Adobe Premiere

• Microsoft Clipchamp

More on Specific Editing Programs

iMovie (Mac)

• iMovie Overview

• Getting Started with iMovie

• Creating a Movie project

• Adjust Audio (lower or remove audio on a clip)

• Record a Voice Over / Narration

• Titles and Credits

• Exporting Your Video (we recommend the highest resolution and quality options)

Clipchamp (Windows)

• How to Videos (YouTube)

• Getting Started

• Video Editing and Editor Interface

• Exporting Your Video: Click on the ‘Export’ button and select the 1080p size option for best quality. The video will then be rendered (which might take a while depending on your hardware), encoded in MP4 format and saved to your computer.

• Saving Your Video to Your Computer
  
  

Premiere Pro (Mac or Windows)

• Captions workflow in Premiere Pro

Additional Resources: Royalty Free Music & Getting a Creative Commons License

• Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org (you will need to create an account to download music files)

• More Free Music: incompetech.com/music

• Getting a Creative Commons License