For my sixth learning project post, I decided it was time to create a YouTube video. I did so with the help of the app iMovie. iMovie allowed me to upload and edit the speed of the time-lapses I had taken while creating my first water-based self-sustaining ecosystem. I was able to string the separate clips and a picture into a singular video. Then, I went back and audio recorded over the videos to explain the process I used when creating this jar. After some deliberation, I decided to include some background music into the video. I did so by choosing a song from Apple Music and then reducing it’s volume so that it wouldn’t overpower my voice. Being able to change the volume of an audio recording is one of the features I most enjoy about iMovie. Once my video was complete, I saved it to my iPad before uploading it to Youtube via the app.
Considerations for Next Time:
1. Have a larger percentage of the jar containing water. 2. Create a thinner soil layer as it does not need to be as thick as the one is inside this jar. 3. Try to find a location that grows under-water aquatic plants rather than above-water aquatic plants. Examine the difference above verse under water plants make. 4. Try creating an aquatic jar that contains a piece of charcoal. How does the charcoal affect the ecosystem of the new jar compared to the jar without charcoal?
iMovie is a super great app to use. Really, all of the Apple editing apps are great from my experience. I’ve used Capcut for time lapse videos, which was super easy to use, I’d be curious to compare the two apps and see the pros and cons to each!
I think I tried CapCut once, but ended up resorting back to iMovie just because of my familiarity with the app. I have also used the app Clips for different projects. It works well if one is still in the process of recording their project, rather than trying to upload pre-recorded videos to string together. There’s definitively a huge variety of programs that one can use while filming a project ?