Click and drag each photo and video you want to add to the timeline pane at the bottom of the iMovie window. To add all of your media at once, click one file in the media pane, press ⌘ Command+A to select all of the files, and click and drag the selected files into the timeline. To move a video clip back or forward in the timeline, click and drag the clip left or right in the timeline pane. You can do this with photos as well. If you want to shorten a video clip by removing part of its beginning or end, click and drag the left or right side of the video's box in toward the center of the video. For example, to shorten a video by removing part of its beginning, click and drag the far-left side of the video's box in the timeline to the right until you've removed the section. . To create a split in a video, drag the vertical playhead to the section in which you want to insert the split, then press ⌘ Command+B. This will cut the video into two segments; you can then reposition the segments independent of one another. This is useful when attempting to break up a larger video or when placing transitions in the middle of clips. Dragging the right end of a photo left or right will shorten or lengthen the amount of time for which the photo remains on-screen during the movie. Click a clip you want to remove, then press the Delete key to remove the clip from the timeline. You can combine this feature with clip-splitting to remove sections from a video. Click the Transitions tab at the top of iMovie, then click and drag a transition you want to use onto the timeline between two video clips. Selecting a transition with your cursor will allow you to preview the transition. Click the Title tab at the top of the iMovie window, then select a title template and replace the template's placeholder text with your own. This will add a several-second-long title slide to the beginning of your iMovie project.
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One-sentence summary -- Add video and photo files to the timeline. Rearrange files in the timeline. Crop a video clip. Split a video clip Change a photo's display length. Remove an item from the timeline. Create a transition between two clips. Create a title for your movie.


Before you start attempting to use your gas oven, or any oven, read over any instruction manuals you have. This will inform you of the basics of how to turn the oven on and off as well how to move the racks and other aspects of how your oven works.  Every oven comes with racks. Before using your oven, experiment with taking them in and out of the oven. Depending on what you're cooking, you may have to adjust the oven racks. It's a good idea to get a sense of how to do so. Figure out how to turn the oven on and set the temperature. Usually, you have to turn a knob near the front of the oven to do so. You can then turn the knob to the appropriate heat setting. Some ovens give off a signal, such as light going on and off or a noise being made, indicating when the oven is adequately heated. Gas ovens tend to fluctuate in temperature. Even if you set the oven for a specific temperature, the heat may rise or fall unexpectedly during the cooking process. Therefore, use an oven thermometer to measure temperature. You may need to turn the heat slightly up or slightly down during the cooking process. Use the oven light to monitor the oven's temperature. Opening the oven too often during the cooking process can cause the temperature to drop suddenly. Heat tends to fluctuate in a gas oven. Some spots will become hotter or colder during the cooking process. Therefore, it can help to occasionally open the oven and rotate your baking trays a few degrees to ensure things cook evenly.  Cakes, breads, and muffin trays should be rotated 90 degrees halfway through cooking. If you're using more than one rack to bake something like cookies, switch the top and bottom trays as well. Casserole dishes should be rotated slightly multiple times during the cooking process. A baking stone can be used to cook things like baked goods and pizzas. However, it can also help regulate temperature in a gas oven. It can help radiate temperature upward in a more even fashion. Place it on the bottom of your oven or on the lowest rack when you're not using it. Then, place whatever you're cooking just above the baking stone to help it cook more evenly. It can sometimes be hard to get things like pies to brown on the top in a gas oven. It can help to move dishes you need to brown to the top tray. This will allow them to brown faster. Gas ovens tend to be more humid, which can affect crispiness. Things like roasted potatoes may not get crisp as easily in a gas oven. It can help to turn the oven temperature up about 25 degrees hotter than the recipe calls for. This will result in a crispier final product. You should never use dark metals in a gas oven. In a gas oven, heat comes from the bottom of the oven. Dark metal cookware will absorb heat faster, which can result in the bottoms of dishes become brown or burnt. Instead of dark metal cookware, opt for light-colored metal, glass, or silicone.
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One-sentence summary -- Figure out the basics of your oven. Use an oven thermometer. Rotate your trays while cooking. Place a baking stone on your oven's floor. Move items higher up for browner tops. Turn up the temperature for added crispiness. Do not use dark metal cookware.


Bernie Sanders, Fran Drescher, and Jerry Seinfeld have all made this accent pretty recognizable, even if it is considered a bit over the top for every day speech. But if you're on stage, on screen, or just hamming it up, focus on breathing through your nose. Huge → "Yuuuuge." Speaking like a New Yorker is less about what you say, and more about how you say it. New Yorkers are known for being direct, opinionated and confident. They are also known for talking a lot, and talking loudly.  Speak quickly and succinctly. Use loud, expressive tones when speaking. Really draw out those vowels for emphasis. Throw an extra "r" at the end of words that end in vowels, like "that's a good idear." The best way to practice is the word Long Island itself, pronounced by residents as "Lawn-Guyland") Really take your time with the vowels, stretching them out for a nice long time. The "g" at the end of "-ing" isn't pronounced either. So "going" is pronounced "goin'" and "here" sounds like "hea". The following expressions aren't really used so much anymore, but they're still stereotypes. They will instantly place your listener into the NYC mindset, even if that mindset is about 15 years old by now. Typical expressions Noo Yawkez use include "Get outta hea", "Fawget aboutit" & "Ahrite ahready"  Say "hey", instead of "hi" or "hello" and say it quickly. Make the classic "you guys" into the NYC plural "yous guys." It is often a deep sounding voice, and words are spoken kind of in a relaxed way. Since New York was at one point very Italian, Staten Island and Brooklyn in particular (Staten Island is still 44% Italian, the highest percentage of any county in the country), people of Italian descent that live in the areas tend to have a little bit of Italian accent mixed in. So if you've ever heard, have or done an Italian accent, it may be a little bit easier to do a NY accent. Think of Sylvester Stallone. Now think of Danny DeVito. Both have similar accents, but also plenty of uniqueness. Your own accent can be similarly unique, as long as you follow the basic rules above. Check out this list of free files containing examples of different NYC accents to help practice.
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Speak nasally, with your throat feeling almost constricted, to really take your accent over the top. Pick up the "attitude" in your speech rhythms. Mash your words together and spread your vowels out for the Long Island classic accent. Use some local, if cliched, colloquialisms. Listen to native New Yorkers, online or in person, to get the subtle range of different accents.