Photo Essay Editing Basics

Start Windows Movie Maker

Click on View > Collections

Click on Tools > New Collection Folder
Name your folder your name

Go to File > Import into collections

Navigate to the folder where your edited photos are saved, select them, and import them.

Drag one or more photos onto the timeline.

Go to File > Import into collections, and Import your audio or record it.

Drag the sound into tthe timeline

Go to File > Save project as, and save it in your folder as last_first_phessay.

Clip off the bad parts of the audio by selecting the audio clip, dragging the blue playhead line to where you want to split the clip, and selecting Clip> Split ( Ctrl + L)

You can now select the bad portion and hit delete.

Make the photos line up with the sound by stretching them to be the right size.

Add credits at the end by clicking on the "tasks" button and selecting M"Make Titles or Credits" - Include your name and the name of anyone who helped you or cooperated.

If you have time, play with the transitions.

SAVE YOUR WORK!