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5 Tips to Effectively Tell your Story with Video

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Start with drawing up a simple storyboard. It doesn't have to be fancy, just start scribbling some ideas of how your story will get from start to finish. Your storyboard can help you come up with a list of scenes, camera shots, and props you will need. If your video gets too long, your audience will lose interest.

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In Search of Bachelors and Philanthropy in Rural Alaska and Video Story Capture Tips

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I couldn’t help but think – what if Joe Page or other community foundation board members had flip cameras, some video and story telling training and shared their stories on the Alaska Community Foundation Facebook page? I was lucky enough to talk my host into driving me to Talkeetna so I could document this fabulous story.

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Nonprofits Live: Collaborative Storytelling Recap

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Some production teams will use storyboarding, but a production grid is helpful for teams that don't have illustrative or design skills. The site allows users to upload content — video, audio, and images — and invite others to put the pieces together. The Story of the Global Lives Project.

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NTEN and SalesForce Screencast: Learnings About the Interview/Documentary Approach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So that left me with a few hours of video and audio to edit and that's too much to do in Camtasia. Because the screencast is conversational, the screen doesn't have to exactly synch the audio. I got enough information to put together an outline and rough storyboard So, I had the overall structure for the 15 minute screencast.

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How to Create a Giving Tuesday Video

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Storyboard. Before you dust off your director’s cap, start by storyboarding the video that you want to create. Pro Tip: You want to tell a story about people, not about your organization. You should be telling a true story about the impact your work has had on others, casting the donor as the hero. Getting Started.

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Adobe Premiere Elements 15 vs. Adobe Premiere Pro CC

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You're ready to tell your organization's story in video, but which software is best for you to put it all together? Both Premiere Elements and Premiere Pro CC allow you to sequence clips, add audio (like narration and natural sound), include transitions, manipulate color, and add titles. Storyboard, Timeline. Keyframing.

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Adobe Premiere Elements 14 vs. Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Tech Soup

You're ready to tell your organization's story in video, but which software is best for you to put it all together? Both Premiere Elements and Premiere Pro CC allow you to sequence clips, add audio (like narration and natural sound), include transitions, manipulate color, and add titles. Storyboard, Timeline. Keyframing.

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