Video Essay Resources and Editing 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