Tools for Making Films
These resources have been compiled by SCOE to assist schools that are participating in the Five-Minute Film Festival. Resources are available to the following categories:
Video Editing | Audio | Graphics & Photo Editing
Storyboards | Teleprompters
Video Editing
Blabberize
Blabberize makes photos talk.
Climchamp
Clipchamp offers a free video editor, video compressor, video converter, webcam recorder and video collection API, all available through your internet browser, no download required.
Crazy Talk
Crazy Talk provides an animation experience with tools designed for aspiring and pro animators.
GoAnimate
GoAnimate allows users to make videos quickly and easily, without having to draw or download anything.
Online Video Cutter
With Online Video Cutter, you can crop, cut, trim, and rotate your film, among other simple edits.
Loopster
Loopster is a feature-rich and simple online video editing application.
Magisto
Magisto turns everyday videos into exciting, memorable movies.
Powtoon
Powtoon is a minimalist, user-friendly, and intuitive presentation software that allows users with no technical or design skills to create engaging professional animated presentations.
VideoToolbox
VideoToolbox is an advanced online video editor and file converter.
WeVideo
WeVideo is an online platform for collaborative video production in the cloud.
Audio
Audacity
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, and multilingual audio editor and recorder. You can use it to record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recordings, edit sound files, and cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
Audio Expert
Audio Expert is a free and simple online audio editor, file converter, and sound recorder. It will allow you to modify the file format of your files, their bit rate, frequency, etc.
Freesound
Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons-licensed sounds. Browse, download, and share sounds.
Incompetech
Incompetech provides royalty-free music for video projects.
Internet Archive’s Live Music Library
Internet Archive’s Live Music Library provides high-quality live concerts in a lossless, downloadable format. The Internet Archive has teamed up with etree.org to preserve and archive as many live concerts as possible for current and future generations to enjoy.
Musopen
Musopen is a nonprofit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. Recordings, sheet music, and textbooks are available to the public for free, without copyright restrictions.
Ujam
Ujam is an audio mixing and song creation program.
Graphics & Photo Editing
Canva
Canva gives you everything you need to easily turn ideas into stunning designs. Create designs for Web or print: blog graphics, presentations, Facebook covers, flyers, posters, invitations, and so much more.
Fotor
Fotor allows you to resize, crop, and adjust a photo’s brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness, tone, and colors. You can also add a photo effects, photo frames, clip art, text, or use its color splash, mosaic, and big aperture tools.
FXmypics
FXmypics is a free web service that allows anyone to upload photos and apply effects from a comprehensive FX Library.
GIMP
GIMP is for advanced photo retouching techniques. Get rid of unneeded details using the clone tool or touch up minor details with the healing tool.
iPiccy
iPiccy allows you to edit pictures, apply photo effects, and add text or paint. Enjoy free photo editing online.
PIXLR
PIXLR provides a full-featured photo editing online for free.
Sumo Paint
Sumo Paint is a powerful graphics editor for your web browser and PC.
Storyboards
ACMI Storyboard Generator
With ACMI Storyboard Generator, you can create a digital storyboard.
Printable Paper
Printable Paper offers printable storyboard templates.
Teleprompters
CuePrompter
CuePrompter is a free teleprompter/autocue service. Your browser works like a teleprompter. No extra software is required.
Easy Prompter
Easy Prompter provides a free, web-based, plugin-free, browser independent, online, and offline teleprompter.
