Using Movie Mode in iOS and iPadOS

Welcome to the third chapter, which is all about using Movie mode in iMovie for iOS and iPadOS. Movie mode is the third and final project type in the iMovie app, and it is the most advanced. It uses a blank timeline and offers more features and creative options than the timeline we saw in the Edit menu for Magic Movie and Storyboard mode.

The two previous chapters have hopefully helped you to understand not only the purposes of editing (coherence, conciseness, and adding meaning) but also the variety of different structures that help the user achieve them. Understanding the different layouts will help you when it comes to choosing the best platform for creating your video.

This chapter will outline how to create a video using Movie mode, from choosing your clips, to making changes to them, to exporting the final video. This is the most involved form of editing so far, with a lot more creative scope for editing sound and transitions. I’...