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Charles Fisher

Explainer videos are becoming a very popular form of marketing that many freelancers would love to offer. Unfortunately, many people believe creating them is a difficult job that requires a skilled animator. This course aims to show you otherwise. It aims to show you, somebody with little-to-no experience, how to create great looking professional quality explainer videos that you can sell to your clients.

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Explainer videos are becoming a very popular form of marketing that many freelancers would love to offer. Unfortunately, many people believe creating them is a difficult job that requires a skilled animator. This course aims to show you otherwise. It aims to show you, somebody with little-to-no experience, how to create great looking professional quality explainer videos that you can sell to your clients.

Learn and Master the Art of Making Explainer Videos Quickly In This Comprehensive Course For Beginners

  • Recognize the concepts of what makes a great explainer video
  • Learn how to create a custom-made explainer video, step-by-step, from beginning to end.
  • Learn where I find valuable resources for adding to my explainer videos
  • Learn how to charge your clients for explainer video projects

A Powerful and Valuable Skillset For Any Freelancer

Learning how to create explainer videos with Explaindio puts a powerful and very useful tool at your fingertips. There are many benefits to knowing how to properly make an explainer video and sell it. You can become a more valuable freelancer to potential clients seeking this service, especially since many businesses around the world are now seeking explainer videos to describe what they do.

This course is really geared towards someone who doesn't have any experience with programs such as Photoshop, Flash, After Effects and all of those other complicated pieces of software that have steep learning curves. Explaindio, on the other hand, is not geared towards professional artists and makes it easy for just about anyone to create great looking explainer videos. Using my method you'll be making beautiful videos in no time. That said, you're also going to learn how to sell these videos to your clients.

Content and Overview

Students will first understand core concepts of explainer videos learning how to structure a script. Then we'll venture on to see some great resources you can use for obtaining stock photos, videos, and more, free of charge.

Once we've covered that we'll go through an example of creating an explainer video from beginning to end. You'll be able to watch the instructor as he takes you from conception to completion of the project. During this process you will go through all of the steps needed to create a video. Finally, We'll move onto the business end learning how to quote a project for a client, where you can sell your videos, and more.

In order to do what I do you don't have to be an artist. You just need to get those creative juices flowing. And if you don't feel that you are creative, don't underestimate yourself. I'm going to show you how to be creative using my method and it's not as difficult as you may think.

By the end of this course, you'll have valuable skills that you can start using to seek jobs creating explainer videos for clients in order to expand your freelance or work-from-home business.

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What's inside

Learning objectives

  • Charge and quote a client for an explainer video project
  • Create great looking explainer videos with explaindio
  • Understand the creative process of making explainer videos
  • Over 40 lectures and over 3 hours of content.

Syllabus

Welcome to Explaindio for Freelancers!

A welcome to my course. You'll hear about some of the topics we will be covering.

Who Am I?
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Resources and Course Requirements
Earnings Over A 5 Day Period
Explaindio!

The main software that this course is about, you'll learn what Explaindio is and why it's my software of choice for making explainer videos.

Animation - Learn Explaindio Basics
Explaindio Good Practices
Explainer Video Fundamentals

An overview of what explainer videos are

You'll learn more about what explainer videos are by understanding three major components of explainer videos.

Script Structure Overview
Script Structure POV
Script Structure Part I
Script Structure Part II
Script Structure Part III
Six Important Aspects of Explainer Videos
Script Structure: Part IV
In this section you will learn about the many various resources I use when creating explainer videos.
Introduction
A Note on Copyright

We're going to dive right in showing you many great places you can go to obtain stock images and illustrations.

Obtaining Stock Videos

Finally, in this lesson I'll show you many great places you can go to obtain stock audio and sound effects.

You'll learn a couple different options for obtaining voice-overs along with my suggestions.

In this section we're going to go over how to make an explainer video. We'll go step-by-step, beginning to end creating an explainer video.
Intro

In this lesson you'll learn how to create a great script for your client... And it's not as hard as you may think.

Script Questionnaire
Writing a Script Based on Time Length of Video

In this video we'll take the script from the previous lesson and divide it up into scenes to be used for creating the video.

Dividing the Script Into Scenes

You'll learn how I obtain voice-overs.

Why Not Just Use the Premade Slide Packs?
Creative Process: Turn Scenes into Animations Part 1
Creative Process: Turn Scenes into Animations Part 2
Creative Process: Turn Scenes into Animations Part 3
Creative Process: Turn Scenes into Animations Part 4
Creative Process: Turn Scenes into Animation Part 5

This is where the project really comes together. In this lesson you'll learn how to sync the voice-over to the animation.

Syncing the Voice-over to the Animation Part 2
Syncing the Voice-over to the Animation Part 3
In this section you'll learn my method for how I started off, as a new freelancer charging my clients. You'll also learn what to charge your client for.
Charging Your Clients

An overview of the various parts of the video that you'll want to charge your clients for.

Quoting Your Client
An Example Quote
In this section you'll learn some ways in which you can sell your new found services.

You'll learn the #1 place I go to in order to obtain new clients and how to set up shop there to mimic my success.

In this lesson you will learn some other great ways to obtain clients.

In Closing
This is where you will download all the resources for this course.
Links from Lectures
Connect With UDEMY Instructor Charles Fisher

Good to know

Know what's good
, what to watch for
, and possible dealbreakers
Builds a strong foundation for beginners, giving them tools for creating professional explainer videos to sell to clients
Taught by Charles Fisher, who has extensive experience in creating explainer videos
Includes a mix of media, such as videos, readings, and discussions
Covers the entire process of explainer video creation, from script writing to selling the final product
Students will learn valuable skills that can help them expand their freelance or work-from-home business
The course is geared towards individuals with little to no experience in video creation

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Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Explaindio For Freelancers with these activities:
Review Basic Animation Techniques
Help prepare for creating explainer videos by reviewing basic animation techniques
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  • Review online tutorials on animation techniques
  • Practice basic animation techniques using free software
Develop Explainer Video Script
Enhance storytelling and messaging skills by developing an explainer video script
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  • Identify the key message and target audience for the video
  • Brainstorm and outline the main points of the script
  • Write the script using clear and concise language
  • Review and revise the script for clarity and effectiveness
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