How can I import movies NOT into my home folder?

Recently got a brand new iMac with SSD and classic hard drive.
The OS and the User folder resides on the SSD but the SSD is limited in size.
Of course, when importing movies from camera archives or directly from a camera I don't want them to go to the Movies folder in my home folder but instead to another folder on the 2nd 2 TB hard drive.
However, I couldn't find any setting in iMovie's preferences for this.
There must be a way! Storing footage on that SSD doesn't make sense at all.
So, how do I do that with the latest iMovie? (Version 9.1.x)

On the import screen, you can select your other drive. This selection will become the default until you change it on the import screen.
For Events that are already on the SSD, you can move them from within iMovie.
Click View/Events By Disk.
Now you should see both drives in the Event Library.
Hold down the command key while dragging the small icon for your event to the icon for the disk other disk drive in the Event Library List. (if you do not hold down the command key, it will Copy, not Move)

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