In today’s digital marketing environment, still image will only get you so far. But what if you can’t get live-action footage (in the middle of a pandemic, for example) to create a video ad, or if your business simply doesn’t lend itself to live visuals?
That’s where animated explainer videos come in. Help people discover who you are and what you do with engaging animations that both delight and attract new leads while reinforcing your messaging with total creative control.
What Are Animated Explainer Videos?
Animated explainer videos showcase your business, services, or products in a way that is easy to understand through visual animations and kinetic type.
By combining the effectiveness of video content’s eye-catching movement and the creative freedom of animation, animated explainer videos can help you to convey not only the nature of your business but the emotions behind it to connect with your audience.
Some animated explainer videos may be completely animated, or simply include animated elements to accent your live-action footage with kinetic type, branded elements, or engaging calls to action. Adding typography seamlessly into the video can also remove the need for subtitles while allowing viewers to understand the full message without sound.
The possibilities are endless, and here at Scout Digital that’s the kind of project that gets us excited. We decided to design our own animated explainer video, and we want to run you through the process.
Creating An Animated Explainer Video for Scout Digital
We wanted to create an animated explainer video to explain, you guessed it, animation. More specifically, we wanted to show how animation can help companies grow their business and their branding.
In order to conduct some A/B testing and continue learning about our own audience, we challenged two of our animators to follow their creative visions to produce two versions of this concept. Once we had all agreed on a theme, a message, and a general concept, they were free to take it in their own direction.
In the concept stage, we came up with a single message that could be a clear takeaway. Then, we put together a script using our targeted SEO keywords to match the overall theme. Following this script and the Scout Digital branding guidelines, our animators came back with two different versions that were structured as an animatic (a storyboard you can watch), then animated. One was based more in iconography, the other followed a more illustrated style, but both brought our messaging to life in a vivid and engaging way.
This approach to animated explainer videos gave us creative liberty at all stages of development, and allowed our team to focus our messaging and branding to be as effective as possible while creating a fun and entertaining piece of content.
Incorporating Animated Explainer Videos Into Your Digital Strategy
Animated explainer videos are a great way to provide insight into your business and its products or services. Each video can be sized to a variety of aspect ratios appropriate for social media platforms, digital ads, or even your business’s website.
As opposed to shorter animations, clips, or gifs, animated explainer videos provide a longer, more specific look at your brand and the story behind it. Why not connect with your audience in an entertaining and visually appealing way by adding animated explainer videos into your digital storytelling strategy?
Want an Animated Video For Your Business?
High-evolved brands online are dedicated to attracting customers through emotion rather than traditional benefits or features. Discover how animated explainer videos can inspire, connect and drive purchasing decisions.
