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Video Marketing on Social Media: Best Practices & Inspiration for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Animoto even offers special pricing and Storyboard templates for non-profits. As Hurricane Harvey hit last year, they created a video quickly with just an image of the doppler image of the hurricane, one photo from the devastation in Texas and then a couple photos from other natural disasters where they provided relief in a similar way.

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Even More Ways to Tell Your Story with Your Smartphone

Tech Soup

The other big news in digital storytelling apps is that Instagram now supports videos in addition to photos. Price: Free Pros: Great storyboarding tools; Can import clips from camera roll (rather than internal app camera) Cons: Videos can only be five seconds. More Apps to Consider. Montaj (iOS).

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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

If the latter, I have a storyboard in my head and edit as I go. Photo by Aliza Sherman. I usually reserve video capture for a special story or moment that absolutely can’t be told with text. Sometimes this occurs as a video quote from someone who said something that was an Ah Ha moment for me or else it tracking down a story.

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Presentation Zen Blog: A Resource Review

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My process is analog, but I have to start with a mind map of the ideas (sometimes several versions of it), then do a linear outline, and finally sketch out a storyboard with image ideas. Then I sit with my storyboard, and look through my photo sources, like flickr and my photographs.

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Digital Storytelling: Expert Tips by J.D. Lasica

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Create a Storyboard 6. how to weave in other clips and photos seamlessly. Begin Writing Your Script (I like the permission to write a lousy first draft) 4. Prep Your Equipment 5. Digitize Your Media 7. Record A -Over 8. Add Music 9. Edit Your Story 10.

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AI-powered media editing app Descript lands fresh cash from OpenAI

TechCrunch

The platform, geared toward podcasters and videographers unfamiliar with professional-level editing tools, lets users create instant transcriptions of audio and video that can then be cut and paired with music, photos and other content using drag-and-drop tools. Image Credits: Descript.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Writing the Perfect Fundraising Letter

Get Fully Funded

They’ll skim through photos, images, and quotes that stand out. This means you need to use strategically-chosen photos, images, and headlines so that the skimming reader can get the gist of your letter even if they don’t read the whole thing. You can break up the text on the page with a photo or a quote in a text box.