Automatic and Template Editing with Magic Movie and Storyboards

Welcome to the second chapter, which is all about the tools in iMovie for iOS and iPadOS that make the job of editing easier. These automatic tools are designed to expand your creativity without overwhelming you with tools and functions that you need to learn about. The magic, as it were, happens behind the scenes.

In the first chapter, we established that editing is all about creating meaning. To tell a story effectively, you first need to build an assembly edit that keeps the basic principles of coherence and conciseness in mind. Now that we have created meaning by making our video coherent and concise, we are able to add meaning. This chapter will introduce you to Magic Movie, which does the job of assembling your videos for you, ready to add meaning instantly. Accompanying Magic Movie is Storyboard mode, which offers you a suggested video structure into which you can add your own videos – a kind of fill-in...