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)