
A welcome to my course. You'll hear about some of the topics we will be covering.
Review the requirements and tools, including explain neo and audacity, plus links from lectures document. Explore resources and learn to speed up playback via preferences and the html5 player.
The main software that this course is about, you'll learn what Explaindio is and why it's my software of choice for making explainer videos.
Explore Explaindio basics by turning scripts and voiceovers into scenes, using the training videos—basic and advanced—in the member area, and join the Facebook video creator group for tips and tricks.
Familiarize yourself with Explaindio resources, browse slide packs, and organize stock images, backgrounds, videos, and animations for quick access. Save your projects early and contact support if licensing issues arise.
An overview of what explainer videos are
You'll learn more about what explainer videos are by understanding three major components of explainer videos.
Master social media hooks by exploring the rhetorical questions, catchy soundbites, startling assertions, the imagined (Univision) approach, and the problem–unofficial end result 'how I did it' framework.
The script structure for explainer videos is explained, detailing how to present the result, highlight selling points, explain how the product works, and craft effective closing calls to action.
Join six important aspects of explainer videos, including ideal length, tone, transitions, and art style. End with a strong call to action to drive action now.
avoid using copyrighted material in your explainer videos, use trusted stock sources with public domain or commercial-use images, and include attribution when required under Creative Commons.
We're going to dive right in showing you many great places you can go to obtain stock images and illustrations.
Finally, in this lesson I'll show you many great places you can go to obtain stock audio and sound effects.
You'll learn a couple different options for obtaining voice-overs along with my suggestions.
Explore a step-by-step guide to creating an explainer video, starting with script creation, moving through voiceover and animation, and syncing the voiceover to the animation for cohesive video production.
In this lesson you'll learn how to create a great script for your client... And it's not as hard as you may think.
Discover how to use the explainer video questionnaire to gather client details, from target demographics and video type to problems, implications, solutions, selling points, and calls to action.
In this video we'll take the script from the previous lesson and divide it up into scenes to be used for creating the video.
You'll learn how I obtain voice-overs.
Learn to turn scenes into animations by creating slides, editing text, adding a logo, applying bottom-up transitions, and syncing music with previews for posting a job and comparing quotes.
Turn scenes into animations for freelancers by depicting search, posting a job, and comparing quotes with stock assets and custom slides, then sync voiceover and compare two video approaches.
This is where the project really comes together. In this lesson you'll learn how to sync the voice-over to the animation.
Sync voice-over with animation using a timing spreadsheet and Audacity, adjust scene durations and pauses, balance music with narration, and export a ready-to-deliver Explaindio project.
An overview of the various parts of the video that you'll want to charge your clients for.
Demonstrates a professional, itemized client quote template with a two-column service and price table, including discounts, subtotals, sales tax, and a downloadable, copyable quote for client acceptance.
You'll learn the #1 place I go to in order to obtain new clients and how to set up shop there to mimic my success.
In this lesson you will learn some other great ways to obtain clients.
Practice helps you become quicker, more creative, and less stressed as you explain your videos for yourself or your clients, building a skill set you can use to earn income.
Explainer videos are becoming a very popular form of marketing that many freelancers would love to offer. Unfortunately, many people believe creating them is a difficult job that requires a skilled animator. This course aims to show you otherwise. It aims to show you, somebody with little-to-no experience, how to create great looking professional quality explainer videos that you can sell to your clients.
Learn and Master the Art of Making Explainer Videos Quickly In This Comprehensive Course For Beginners
A Powerful and Valuable Skillset For Any Freelancer
Learning how to create explainer videos with Explaindio puts a powerful and very useful tool at your fingertips. There are many benefits to knowing how to properly make an explainer video and sell it. You can become a more valuable freelancer to potential clients seeking this service, especially since many businesses around the world are now seeking explainer videos to describe what they do.
This course is really geared towards someone who doesn't have any experience with programs such as Photoshop, Flash, After Effects and all of those other complicated pieces of software that have steep learning curves. Explaindio, on the other hand, is not geared towards professional artists and makes it easy for just about anyone to create great looking explainer videos. Using my method you'll be making beautiful videos in no time. That said, you're also going to learn how to sell these videos to your clients.
Content and Overview
Students will first understand core concepts of explainer videos learning how to structure a script. Then we'll venture on to see some great resources you can use for obtaining stock photos, videos, and more, free of charge.
Once we've covered that we'll go through an example of creating an explainer video from beginning to end. You'll be able to watch the instructor as he takes you from conception to completion of the project. During this process you will go through all of the steps needed to create a video. Finally, We'll move onto the business end learning how to quote a project for a client, where you can sell your videos, and more.
In order to do what I do you don't have to be an artist. You just need to get those creative juices flowing. And if you don't feel that you are creative, don't underestimate yourself. I'm going to show you how to be creative using my method and it's not as difficult as you may think.
By the end of this course, you'll have valuable skills that you can start using to seek jobs creating explainer videos for clients in order to expand your freelance or work-from-home business.