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The Making of "Product Demo - Mobile Beacon" Video

Tech Soup

While not every nonprofit needs to invest the resources to make scripted videos, we wanted to try the new format to better serve our audience, particularly the different learners coming to our site. I wanted to share some behind-the-scenes information on how we made the product demo video for one of our donation programs, Mobile Beacon.

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How To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Movie Production Studio In 6 Easy Steps

Global Giving

Right now, right inside your purse or pocket, there’s a good chance you’re carrying an entire film production studio with you. Try writing a script with a two-column approach. Like all good stories, your final script should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Welcome to the world of smartphone filmmaking!

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Build Your Storymaking Skills with Free Events and Webinars

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Saint Paul, Minnesota: Video and Photography 101. This series of four free webinars will follow the path of our Storymakers short course for video preproduction, production, and postproduction, and you can also join for the final webinar on photo storytelling. Communications Networking Lunch: Video and Photography 101 | MCN (Free).

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6 Tips for Nonprofit Professionals on Speaking Brilliantly with Your Slides

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s not your script. Consider using stock photos of banana plants and banana production throughout your story to intensify the inspiring and touching story about Joyee, his family, and his community. Here are some great (cheap) resources for stock photography, illustration, and infographics: iStock. Well, that depends.

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11 Important Questions Every Nonprofit Should Ask Before Signing A Video Contract

Global Giving

Equally, if there are edits on the script or final cut, it’s important to determine how long the client has to submit them to the filmmaker. Pre-production, production, post-production—these three phases guide film production, and each phase can include many steps. What is your project timeline?

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6 Online Speaking Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s not your script. Consider using stock photos of banana plants and banana production throughout your story to intensify the inspiring and touching story about Joyee, his family, and his community. Here are some great (cheap) resources for stock photography, illustration, and infographics: iStock. Well, that depends.

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Upcoming Webinar on February 2: Digital Storytelling - Push Before You Record

Tech Soup

In conjunction with the third annual TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , we are offering three free webinars to ensure you know the nuts and bolts of all the stages of production — and get your questions answered by the experts. storytelling, translating that story into a script or production. Register now !