Hi LIZ keep up the good work and the best thing to do would be to study movie maker and learn the software always try hard on each project.. Keep up the good work andi wouldlove to see a finsihed movie of you're latest hit. I will give you some tips on what i follow when producing a game.I'm sure alot of the people who produce on here stick to there own guides but here is mine to help you a little liz.
i always
1. come up with a idea for the game rpg ect ( in this case its a fps )
2. come up with a game name in my case my game is ( shadow 7 )
3. set the scene world war 2..scfi ect
4. The story ( spend alot of time on this this is the base to work from )
5. the enviroment what look do you want it to have ( cold looking ...dark ect )
6. come up with char i make my own using game space but you can always use what fpsc have provided.. normaly at this point i have my sketch book out with about 20 page's filled of idea's.
7. level layouts ( hard work this bit dont rush it this is what makes a game what it is).
8. have fun with it i make my own music using magix music maker and even add my own voice to some of the chars. Its good either save these files as a { wav }good quality
9. once you have you're level is in fpsc add the sound and the chars.
10. Have fun with the game remember its you're game use the old imagination a little eg ( for health you eat pizzas ect )
11. Once its all flowing put its all together level by level study it and were it can be improved.
12. Test play..Test play... Test play
13 finsihed ...( make the final exe ) and you're trailer video ohh and have a cuppa
keep all those little drawings in a file for referance on you're game people like to see were you're ideas have came together to produce a great game.
Hope that helps a little bit
i have a thred some were with a few pics from shadow 7 have a look its on this forum ...enjoy and good luck on you're game
The Core