The Musician’s Guide to iMovie for iPad

Producer and composer VINCENT LEONARD has had his musical works premiered globally. He is co-author of Musical iPad, The iPad in the Music Studio, Recording in the Digital World, Finale: An Easy Guide to Music Notation, and Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide to Music Notation. In 1996, he and fellow producer and engineer Jack Klotz, Jr. formed Invincible Entertainment, 3 IPS Studio and have released two CDs, Magic Up Our Sleeve and On The Brink of Tomorrow. Compositional credits include theme and episode music for the Captain Courteous radio series, numerous theatre pieces, and industrials. Leonard has provided orchestrations for world premiere productions of Redwall for Opera Delaware, Elliot and the Magic Bed, Isabell and the Pretty Ugly Spell, and The Little Princess for Upper Darby Summer Stage. Also widely known as a copyist and arranger, he has worked on projects with Peter Nero, the Philly Pops Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, the London Symphony Orchestra, Chuck Mangione, Leslie Burrs, and in musicals by Duke Ellington, Alan Menken, Kurt Weil, and Mitch Leigh. Leonard is a member of NARAS and ASCAP, and is active as a clinician and beta tester for music software for Apple computers. THOMAS RUDOLPH, Ed. D. is an adjunct instructor and course author for the Berklee College of Music online school. Dr. Rudolph is a seminal person in music technology. He began his work as a clinician and workshop leader in the field in 1982. In addition to his work in music technology, Dr. Rudolph is a trumpet performer in the Philadelphia area and performs with the group Gaudeamus. His compositions and arrangements have been published by Neil Kjos and Northeastern Music Publications, Inc. Dr. Rudolph has authored and co-authored many books including: Musical iPad, The iPad in the Music Studio, Finale An Easy Guide to Music Notation (Third Edition), Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software (Second Edition), Teaching Music With Technology (Second Edition), Recording in the Digital World, YouTube in Music Education, and Finding Funds for Music Technology. He was one of 4 co-authors of the TI:ME publication: Technology Strategies for Music Education.

Introduction
Companion Website
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1
Getting Started with iMovie for iOS
Downloading iMovie for iOS
Copyright Issues When Recording Live Video
Recording Video Primer
Video Recording Checklist
Camera App
Natural Lighting
Editing with the Camera App
Transferring Files to the iPad
Creating, Editing, and Sharing an iMovie Project
Recording Video in iMovie
Naming Projects
Sharing Movies
iMovie Theater
Summary

Chapter 2
Slideshow Movies
Drafting a Storyboard
Assembling the Media
Creating a Slideshow with Custom Audio and Graphics
Creating a Scrolling Score Video
Summary

Chapter 3
Voice-Over Videos
External Microphones for Video Production
Audio Voice-Overs
Voice-Over Audio Recording
Adding a Video Commentary
Voice-Over PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google
Summary

Chapter 4
iMovie Trailer
Educational Use
Trailer Topics
Trailer: Promoting a Video
Trailer Templates
Creating the Trailer
Trailers Using Photos
Removing the Audio from a Trailer
Sharing to Facebook
Summary

Chapter 5
iMovie Project: Preparing to Record an Interview Video
Equipment Checklist
Stands and Mounts
Location Shooting
Lighting for Indoor Video Recording
Using the iPad as a Light Meter
Making the On-Camera Talent Comfortable
Storyboards and Script
Using An iPad as a Teleprompter
Summary

Chapter 6
iMovie Project: Recording an Interview Video
Interview Recording Project
Transferring Video from Multiple Cameras
Editing the Video
Summary

Index
About the Authors