Make Your Content Pop:
An Introduction to Creating Animated Videos
Melanie Parlette-StewartBlended Learning Librarian, University of Guelph
@melanie_sarah_ /melanieparlettestewart.com
Agenda
• Why video?
• Best Practices
• Scripting
• Storyboarding
• Narration
• Sharing
• Tools
• Free Music
• Free Images
• PowToon
• Demo / Activity
Why videos?
Engagement Enjoyment Credibility
Purpose of Videos
• Promote something (i.e. Book Trailer, Author Interviews)
• Describe a procedure / process
• Define a concept
• Present facts
• Provide an overview
• And more…
Example 3
BEFORE YOU START
What is the goal of your video?
Who is your audience?
How much time do you have?
Storyboard / Script
Shorter is better
Would users know what they are looking at if it were playing on a smartphone?
Don’t overload your viewer with information / content
Rehearse. Rehearse. Rehearse.
YouTube Facebook
Other social
media sites
Give credit where credit is due.
Tools
diyvideoworkshop.wordpress.com
Activity / Demo
Photo credits
• soap bubble Photo: Markus Spiske / raumrot.com
• Script http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Screencast/How-to
• Storyboard template http://vocaltaffy.deviantart.com/art/New-Storyboard-Template-for-2015-175358550?offset=10#comments
• Brilliant Information Overload Pop Head -https://www.flickr.com/photos/hermida/14940320792/
• MP4 http://pendragon1966.deviantart.com/
More Help / Resources / Tools
• DIY: Creating Instruction Videos (WordPress Site)
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