Imovie 09: Same Project on 2 computers?

Is there a way to move the same project between two computers assuming you have the exact same "event footage" loaded on either the internal hard drive of each or on a shared external?
From what I understand, all iMovie does is create an instruction set -- not a pixel is altered in the event footage. If that's true, can I move that instruction set back and forth between two computers?
Is it the file in Movies>iMovie Projects>(file name)?
Thanks for the help.

Be sure to do all moves within iMovie.
The easiest way would be to have an external drive. The external drive must be formatted Mac OS Extended (journaled).
In iMovie, click VIEW/EVENTS BY DISK. You should see your external drive show up in the Event Library and the Project Library.
Command-Drag your Project to the external drive icon in the Project Library List. Then select the Project in the Project Library List and click FILE/Consolidate Media. It should offer to move all Events, Photos, Music that are used in the Project to the external drive as well, and it will update the pointers in the Project File.
Now, you can open the Project on the external drive on both computers, and all project assets are in a stable location.

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