Add media to storyboard projects in iMovie on iPhone
When you create a storyboard project in iMovie, you’re presented with a shot list with placeholders for adding video clips and photos. See Fill storyboard placeholders in iMovie on iPhone.
You can also add video clips and photos to the storyboard project outside of placeholders.
Record video into your storyboard project
In the iMovie app
on your iPhone, open a storyboard project.Tap the Add button
, then tap Take Video or Photo.Tap Video.
Tap the Record button
to begin recording video; tap it again to stop recording.Tip: You can tap the resolution and frame rate in the upper right to change how the video is recorded. To turn on the automatic flash, tap the Flash button
in the upper left.Tap Use Video to add the video to your storyboard project shot list, or tap Retake to discard the previous take and record new video.
Recorded videos are stored in your Photos library.
Take a photo into your storyboard project
In the iMovie app
on your iPhone, open a storyboard project.Tap the Add button
, then tap Take Video or Photo.Tap Photo.
Tap the Shutter button
to take a photo.Tip: To turn on the automatic flash, tap the Flash button
in the upper left.Tap Use Photo to add the photo to your storyboard project shot list, or tap Retake to discard the previous photo and take a new photo.
Photos you take are stored in your Photos library.
Add a clip or a placeholder group with a title
In the iMovie app
on your iPhone, open a storyboard project.Tap the Add button
, then tap Add Clip With Title.At the top of the screen, tap Clip to add a title layout to an individual clip, or tap Group to add a new placeholder group to your shot list.
Do one of the following:
If you tapped Clip: Tap a layout, tap Done, tap a video clip or photo from your library, then tap Done.
If you tapped Group: Tap a placeholder group template to add to your storyboard project shot list, then tap Add.