If I was to say Keynote and film making, most people would say I am dreaming!! Well, the recent release of Keynote has become a real media powerhouse and is capable of way more than just slideshow presentations. Check out some of the way Keynote can be used as an animation tool, image editor and background creator for chroma key projects.
Using Line Drawings For Establishing Shots
Check out this line drawing created in Keynote on iPad then edited in iMovie with a video clip from the front of the school. These animations make great opening videos or establishing shots.
How To Create Line Drawings - iOS
This video will show you how to create a line drawing animation using Keynote.
How To Use Keynote iOS To Remove Backgrounds
Keynote is a fantastic tool for quickly removing backgrounds from images using the Instant Alpha tool.
Creating Cool Text Animations For Chroma Key
Adding text to a video project using iMovie or Premiere Rush can be limited to the text templates or fonts available within the apps. Keynote has heaps more fonts built into the app plus you can also add extra fonts through third party apps. This video will show you how to create animated fonts then export them for use with chroma key.
Here is a downloadable Keynote file mentioned in the above video.
How To Animate Objects
Using Keynote you can animate objects using the "Create Motion Path" option. Motion Paths can be used to create animation over the top of video files or to create chroma key animation files.
Magic Move Feature
Magic Move is a fantastic feature that will allow you to create amazing animated clips to then be used within your film or chroma key project.
Text Overlays
This tutorial will show you how to create a text overlay on your videos. These are great for the opening title screen of your movies.