iMovie doesn't do timecode...and doesn't work with a format that FCP does. It would be a very bad decision. Unless you are using FCX...in which case it and iMovie are best of friends! iMovie still doesn't work with tape timecode though. It's very consumer.
Have them write down timecodes on paper, or use Word...something. And then you manually locate the clips, type in the numbers, and assemble the cut. I do this all the time. I'm handed a script with TC numbers and I assemble the cut. Very typical workflow actually.
Or give them the footage and they get FCP (good luck finding it new) and do the rough cut on their own, then get you the project file.
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