Editing+-+Post-Interview

Depending on how you recorded your interviews and how much time you want to spend on the project, you have several editing options when you return from collecting your stories. Below are a few examples with **director's commentary** on how to edit your interview and **transform it into a story.**

General Editing Guidelines

 * 1) Target length of your digital story should be near 3 minutes.
 * 2) Keep it simple. Avoid fancy special effects.
 * 3) Background noise is okay for this type of project, especially if it helps set the context for the interview.

iMovie 06 Template
Download this project file for an outline of how to put together your story after the interview.



Option 1 - Photostory
If you recorded just audio, add a few pictures of the person you interviewed along with some intro music. Import your audio file into iMovie and edit it there. The example below was recorded using an Olympus mp3 recorder. Pictures during the interview were taken with a cell phone.

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Option 2 - The Template
The basic format for this option is: image montage at the beginning then transition to the interview segments. Students are then prompted to add their reflection. This option is made easier with the **iMovie project file** that you can download here. The template has the //Wisdom Lost, Wisdom Found// intro title and music as well as a basic story format to follow.

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Option 3 - Advanced Editing
This option uses cut-aways, the Ken Burns effect and text to enhance the story. Within iMovie, you'll need to extract the audio from the video segment so that you can create the cut-away, eg. transitioning to an image while the audio is still playing. See this [|tutorial] on how to extract audio from a video segment and how to apply the Ken Burns effect.

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