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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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If you are producing a video (rather than just filming things onsite), prepare an engaging script or captions. If it’s a captioned/narrated video, the background music is very important. Just as in movie scores, the music can set the tone and enforce the message. A note about music: Do not use licensed music without permission.

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[Guide] Creating Video for Nonprofits

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

I noticed that in your videos, music helps progress the storytelling. I’ll be inspired by something visual and then I find the music for it. A lot of the musical elements I include have tried to inform real-life elements. A lot of the musical elements I include have tried to inform real-life elements. Sound inspires me.

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Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 13 Now Available

Tech Soup

The bundle includes a searchable organizer for photos and videos; red-eye removal; adjustable colors, lighting, contrast, shadowing, and highlights; the ability to fix problems with shaky footage, color and lighting, and audio errors; social media integration; compatibility with DVD and Blu-ray discs; and more. What's New in Version 13?

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

Global Giving

Try writing a script with a two-column approach. Use the first column for imagery and the second column for audio. Like all good stories, your final script should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Get your ideas down on paper so that everyone on your team understands the vision and the concept for your video. STEP THREE.

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Nonprofit Radio: How to Make Podcasts That Promote Your Brand and Engage Supporters

NTEN

Podcasting is formally defined as the act of distributing syndicated audio content online via RSS to listeners who use software or a hardware device to receive updates. No reason to be afraid: the important part of this definition is that the audio content is syndicated. The bit rate determines the quality of the audio.

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Jonny Goldstein's Shooting Techniques

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Use a script: Write out your questions in advance and this keeps you on track. I have to stick it in people's faces to get acceptable (to me) audio quality. Speaking of good audio, I raised this question on the video bloggers listserv and David Tames (who took the photo stills in the video) offered some great tricks here.

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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The pitches included costumes, music, video filmed on-site, mock-ups, and social media demos. They threw themselves into writing scripts and filming, gathering costume pieces, and otherwise doing much more in 24 hours than I would have thought possible. They spent the next 24 hours refining the pitch. And then the fun really started!