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Even More Ways to Tell Your Story with Your Smartphone

Tech Soup

Ask any mobile expert and they'll tell you that camera apps are blazing hot right now. If your organization isn't already using Instagram, Vine, or another video/photosharing tool, now is the time to start experimenting. But don't write Montaj off; the app packs some powerful storytelling tools. What's New.

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5 Tips to Effectively Tell your Story with Video

Tech Soup

Start with drawing up a simple storyboard. Your storyboard can help you come up with a list of scenes, camera shots, and props you will need. 4) Make it visually interesting: Try using multiple scenes and/or different camera angles to make your video more visually interesting.

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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? If the latter, I have a storyboard in my head and edit as I go. Some Tips. Click to play. Sharing the Story.

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Build Your Storymaking Skills with Free Events and Webinars

Tech Soup

We also have a contest in which we're giving away US$7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera (but don't be afraid to start with the cell phone in your pocket!). Topics include the latest storytelling tools, fundraising strategies, and a video 101 seminar. Portland, Oregon: Websites as Storytelling Tools: A Case Study.

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Video Storytelling Made Easy with Adobe Spark

Tech Soup

We suggest storyboarding out your video story within the app by selecting one of the pre-loaded story structures. You can search for free photos or icons within the tool or use your own images or video clips. Once you've finished the video, save the video to your camera roll as an MP4 file and upload it to Instagram.

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Nonprofits Live: Collaborative Storytelling Recap

Tech Soup

Some production teams will use storyboarding, but a production grid is helpful for teams that don't have illustrative or design skills. A production grid is easy to produce in a collaborative tool like Google Docs and is easily shared via email or file sharing. Windy Borman , filmmaker at DVA Productions. Building a Team.

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Adobe Premiere Elements 15 vs. Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Tech Soup

Premiere Pro CC adds more features on top of these basics, including support for more video, audio, and image file formats and more tools and utilities. Storyboard, Timeline. Storyboard, Timeline. Which One Do I Need? DVD and Blu-ray authoring support. GPU acceleration. Keyframing. Changeable aspect ratios.

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