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Dan Roam's Professional Hand-Drawn Whiteboard Video Course
Learn to use PowerPoint & Camtasia to create professional hand-drawn whiteboard videos for marketing, sales, & training.
Created byDan Roam
Last updated 9/2015
English
What you'll learn
- Make money by creating simple hand-drawn videos with PowerPoint and Camtasia.
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Course content
10 sections • 104 lectures • 5h 6m total length
- Introduction: Why hand-drawn videos are so powerful for online sales & education1:52
You will see why hand-drawn videos are popular for online marketing, sales, and training. Then I will show you what a hand-drawn video looks like.
- The Video Revolution: Hand-drawn videos are powerful -- and easy to create.0:42
Understand why the future of marketing, sales, and training is video -- and see why hand-drawn videos especially are so magnetic.
- Hand-drawn videos are easy to make. Here's a sample.1:42
Making hand-drawn videos is easy. You just need the right tools and a little training. Let me show you an example.
- Who cares about hand-drawn videos? (And another sample.)2:09
People are twice as likely to watch a hand-drawn video than a video lecture. Let me show you a second example.
- Our lesson plan in detail.2:13
See our lesson plan: the big idea, the tools, how to storyboard, how to animate with PowerPoint, how to record and edit with Camtasia, and how to promote your work on YouTube and SlideShare.
- The tools we'll need: PowerPoint & Camtasia7:38
Know your basic tools: pen & paper, PowerPoint, and Camtasia. (And how to get a free demo.)
- The video creation process: from Idea to Upload4:49
My simple 8-step video process will take you from idea to completion.
- How to draw in PowerPoint (the secret revealed!)4:57
Learn how to draw in PowerPoint. Yes: it can be done! (And it works really well.)
- How to make a complete video in 3 minutes7:08
Watch me make and record a complete hand-drawn video in 3 minutes. (And you can do the same!)
- Quick preview of the entire production process2:31
See your entire video production process in a quick preview.
- What do you think about videos?
- Introduction: The amazing video combination of PowerPoint & Camtasia0:52
See how to use PowerPoint and Camtasia to create incredibly unique videos.
- The two tools we need: PowerPoint & Camtasia0:51
PowerPoint and Camtasia: why you need them; how you will use them.
- An sample advanced video -- made with just these tools!1:39
Watch a sample promotional video I made using just these tools.
- Getting started in the video process: prepare slides, record, edit1:30
Review the process again, because here we go...
- Top-tips for turning PowerPoint into an animation platform7:41
Learn the top-15 tips for turning PowerPoint into an animation powerhouse.
- Top-tips for drawing in PowerPoint1:59
More PowerPoint top-tips.
- Top-tips for using Camtasia as a recording and editing platform7:11
Learn the top-10 tips for recording and editing video with Camtasia.
- Exporting .AVI files as a time-saver while working in Camtasia5:37
Learn how to export cut footage as a single .avi file. (This is useful when you make lots of cuts.)
- Two more tricks: screen-shots and image cropping1:05
Know when to take screenshots to save time.
- The tools we need.
- Introduction: Why story matters -- and how to capture yours.0:57
Learn how to turn any idea into a video-ready storyboard.
- Story matters most: a 60-second example clip1:56
Watch a sophisticated video clip introduction, and see the storyboard.
- The storyboard for that example clip -- made in PowerPoint3:57
Walk through the simple storyboard. Download the STORYBOARD TEMPLATE. [PowerPoint]
- Process check-in: where we are in the sequence1:01
Review where we are in the process.
- The best stories start with pen & paper -- and Postit notes3:31
Learn to use paper and pen (and Postit notes) to create a great script.
- We're screenwriters now -- and we need the "3-Act Structure"3:33
See what Hollywood's greatest screenwriters say about writing scripts.
- The Pixar Pitch: a story that will never let us down2:57
Understand the Pixar Pitch; the tool the most successful movie studio uses for simple storytelling.
- Vivid Thinking: how to turn words into pictures3:11
Learn a quick way to turn words into pictures.
- How to write a sample script -- and turn it into a sketched storyboard2:43
Sketch a written script into a simple visual storyboard.
- Storyboarding basics
- Introduction: The power of pre-visualization. (Thanks, George Lucas!)1:19
Learn how to see your video before you do a lot of production.
- Process check-in: shifting from writing and sketching to animating.2:33
Ask George Lucas: Pre-visualization is the right way to make a great visual story come together fast.
- Character, action, outcome: let's create a viral marketing video.1:18
Create a marketing video script. (Getting started)
- 4 storylines to choose from: We pick the "Pitch."0:41
There are 4 basic storylines to choose from.
- Let's turn our script into a classic "Pitch" structure.0:40
Convert your marketing storyline into a "Pitch."
- We turn our "Pitch" into a full storyboard.3:10
Convert your Pitch into a storyboard.
- How to create a rough video from our storyboard.4:56
Convert your storyboard into a quick pre-visualization clip.
- Top-tips for pre-visualizing your video.2:51
Learn the top tips for quick pre-visualization of your idea.
- Sketching in our first characters: the animation begins!1:15
Learn to create your characters by drawing int PowerPoint.
- Take lots of screen-shots. (So you don't have to draw twice.)3:17
Take screenshots as you go; that way you don't have to draw the same thing more than once.
- Use PowerPoint's animation tools to pre-visualize your clip.4:14
Use just a few of PowerPoint's animation tools to pre-visualize your video.
- Cut-&-Paste as you go. (This saves time and keeps things aligned.)6:57
The fastest way to create a sequence is to Cut & Paste your drawings as you go.
- Keep recording: you will fix errors while editing later on.1:57
Keep Camtasia recording your voice and your screen. The more footage you collect now, the better. (We will edit it down later.)
- Export complex animation sequences as .AVI files. (This keeps clips manageable.)1:48
Learn to export chopped-up footage from Camtasia as .avi files. This makes it a lot easier to handle edited sequences.
- Pre-Visualizing our video
- Introduction: Amazing animations from simple shapes and movement.1:08
See how to make remarkable visual stories with simple shapes and movements.
- The Vaulting Video: an example of the power of simple animation.3:59
Look at how much information is contained in simple movement.
- Our video project so far: update and review.3:44
Let's check-in on our process plan and see where we are.
- The 2 types of animation: Creation & Motion2:00
Understand the two kinds of animation: CREATION and MOTION.
- Review of Pre-visualization tips.1:00
Remember our pre-visualization tips; we'll use them again and again.
- Animation type 1: Creation & Destruction1:59
CREATION animation means recording while we draw something.
- Animation type 2: Motion1:01
MOTION animation means recording while we move our drawings around.
- The 3 kinds of motion: Position, Orientation, and Scale.1:50
Learn the 3 kinds of motion: Position, Orientation, and Scale.
- Animation through change in POSITION.7:50
Learn how to move shapes to create specific visual effects.
- Animation though change in ORIENTATION.7:02
Learn how to rotate shapes to give the impression of stability or instability.
- Animation through change in SCALE.8:14
Learn how to re-size shapes to give the impression of scale or movement.
- Putting the 3 kinds of motion together.0:37
Put all 3 kinds of movement together to tell a complete visual story.
- The 12 lessons of Disney animation. [link]0:44
The 12 things that Disney animators know. [video link]
- Amazing animation with simple shapes
- Introduction: How to push PowerPoint and Camtasia beyond to standard.0:50
Learn to push PowerPoint and Camtasia way beyond what their creators intended.
- A sample marketing video -- created entirely with PowerPoint tools.1:43
Learn to create a cool marketing animation using nothing but the basic tools in PowerPoint.
- How I created the sample; a look "under the hood" of PowerPoint.2:50
See how I created those effects using PowerPoint.
- How to use the "Wheel" to make a picture look hand-drawn.2:13
Use the "wheel" effect to simulate hand-drawing a solid shape.
- Adding the exit and fade-out effects.1:36
Use "exit" effects to make things dissappear.
- Build a stack with "Fly-In."2:55
Use "fly-in" to make shapes jump to life.
- Add movement with "Grow" and "Shrink."0:51
Use "grow" and "shrink" to change the emphasis of various characters.
- Getting started on our complex animation using the tools we've just practiced.3:24
Time to get started creating a complete "hand-drawn" and animated marketing video...
- How to create simple "Visual Assets" that can be used over and over again.2:42
Learn to turn your PowerPoint drawings into a visual library to use over and over again.
- Step-by-step, let's animate our video introduction.2:42
Learn to create a dynamic animated introduction with the most basic PowerPoint tools.
- How to layer multiple animations in a single slide.5:29
Learn to layer in multiple animation effects on a single PowerPoint slide.
- Review of our work-in-progress.1:54
Let's take a look at what we've done so far...
- Wrap-up of our animation so far.3:50
Look at the amazing animation we've already created!
- PowerPoint for amazing animations
- Introduction: Camtasia is a powerful editing platform for hand-drawn videos.0:58
Learn to use Camtasia to edit and fine-tune the animations you've recorded.
- The best part of film-making is editing. (Thanks Steven Spielberg!)2:23
Learn why Hollywood directors think editing is the funnest part of making a movie.
- Why we edit: save time, add continuity, & increase punch.1:33
Understand why we need to edit; it's really important.
- Video editing software options. (You have choices other than Camtasia.)1:39
Take a quick overview of other video editing tools available -- from free to super-expensive.
- Editing effects we'll use: Cuts, Pan-&-Zoom, Change Speed.3:04
Learn to cut, pan-and-zoom, and change speed in Camtasia.
- How to edit: Capturing a video clip from the screen.3:02
Learn to capture the action on your screen by screen-recording.
- How to edit: Importing the video into Camtasia.4:11
Learn to import your recorded footage into Camtasia.
- How to edit: Cutting the video clip.2:00
See how to make quick cuts in your imported footage.
- Removing unwanted audio from the video clip.1:13
Learn how to separate audio from video, and how to remove unwanted audio.
- Cutting the video, continued.2:57
Learn to fine-tune your clip with more cutting.
- Speeding up the video clip.1:23
See how to speed-up and slow-down individual pieces of footage.
- Cutting the video clip, part 3.6:59
Let's keep cutting our clip until the timing looks perfect...
- Pan & Zoom in Camtasia.3:30
Learn to use 'pan & zoom' to enlarge parts of the screen and provide emphasis.
- Making final cuts in our video clip.1:57
Making the final cuts...
- Gluing all the pieces back together. (Produce as .AVI)4:06
Learn to put all the cut clips into a single, continuous, and easy-to-manage piece of footage.
- A final review of our edited video.1:46
Let's take one last look at our edited video before we start to add sound.
- Recording and editing with Camtasia
- Introduction: Putting on the final polish in Camtasia.1:00
Learn how to add music, sounds, and final effects to your video.
- The polish: adding a voice-over, layering in music, and fine-tuning the details.2:26
Learn why the final polish is so important to your video.
- How to record your voice-over.2:57
Learn to record your voice-over using Camtasia.
- Where to find great FREE and LEGAL music online.8:25
Learn where you can find great (and free!) music you can use in your video.
- How to layer in your voice-over narration.10:09
Learn to add your voice track to your video.
- How to add in your music selections.7:39
Learn to add in our music and modulate the volume.
- Adding final sound effects.2:13
Learn to add a sound effect to your video.
- How to save and export your final, beautiful video.4:57
Learn how to save, produce, and export your FINISHED video!
- Sound and polish
- Introduction: The final steps to getting your video out to the world.1:03
Now that you've created a great hand-drawn video, it's time to promote your wonderful work.
- A simple idea: getting people to watch our video is easy!0:17
Learn solid ways to get people to take a look at your video.
- The staggering statistics of video.4:54
Take a quick review of how influential video has become.
- Where we've been: A review of the entire video production process.0:42
Let's take a quick review of everything we've done.
- Final checks: Format, Size, Volume, and the Cover Shot.3:26
Learn to give your video a final check before you upload.
- Uploading your video to YouTube and Slideshare.4:59
Learn the right way to upload your video to YouTube and Slideshare.
- Wrapping up the package: Title, Key-Words, Description, Cover Shot.2:20
Learn to add a title, keywords, a description, and your video cover-shot.
- Promotion basics: Twitter, FaceBook, Blog, and Email.1:40
Understand the essential basics of promoting your video online.
- Promotion via a blog: Linking to the video services.2:38
If you have a blog, that's a great second home for your video.
- Check your numbers: Views, Uploads, Links, and Google Analytics.2:02
Understand the essentials of tracking your views.
- Last step: Accepting your Oscar.0:34
Give yourself a pat on the back; you're a hand-drawn video master.
- Posting and promoting
- You're ready for video fame and glory! Thank you!0:57
Now that you know how to create unique hand-drawn videos for marketing, sales, and training, you've got a business that few other people can touch.
- Are you ready?
Requirements
- You should have basic PowerPoint skills. You will also need a screen-recording application like Camtasia, but don't install it yet! We'll cover that in lecture 6.
Description
This course is for anyone who wants to explain, market, sell, or teach online using simple, hand-drawn videos. Using PowerPoint and Camtasia (or similar screen-recording app), you will learn everything you need to know to create great hand drawn whiteboard videos fast, including:
- How to create a script.
- How to visualize your ideas in PowerPoint.
- How to quickly animate, record, and narrate your whiteboard videos.
- How to edit, polish, and add the right music quickly.
- How to promote your video online for great exposure.
- And much, much more.
Your hand drawn video will look and sound so professional and compelling that you will be able to sell more of your products and services than you ever thought possible.
In fact, your whiteboard videos will stand out so much that, if you want to, you could sell your hand drawn whiteboard videos as a service to others.
Who this course is for:
- This course is meant for online marketers, innovators, and educators who need to clearly explain important concepts using video. No prior video or animation experience is required.