Power Up Your PowToon Studio Project

The ultimate PowToon project guide – get hints, tips, and ideas to turbocharge your PowToon Studio project

Power Up Your PowToon Studio Project

Bruce Graham

The ultimate PowToon project guide – get hints, tips, and ideas to turbocharge your PowToon Studio project
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ISBN 139781784392802
Paperback250 pages

Book Description

This book will not only provide you with a complete product feature and functionality overview, it will also teach you some techniques that can add professionalism to your project to help you plan and develop a great video or presentation.

The theory behind cartoon creation and its use as a powerful digital media is explored in this book. Chapter by chapter, the book builds on the planning and creation of a PowToon project. You'll learn how to tell a story by learning scripting and storyboarding essentials. You'll also learn how to customize your backgrounds, use a variety of props, manipulate and animate objects, and use voice and text (introducing some cartoon text conventions). The book ends with a look at publishing, and once your PowToon project is complete, we'll introduce you to some ways in which you can extend your PowToon project using other tools.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Structure of a PowToon Studio Project
Why do animations work?
When could I use a PowToon?
The renaissance of storytelling
Structure of a PowToon
Features and the balance of simplicity
The magic formula for mixing the elements
Cognitive overload
Adding the power of surprises and laughter to the mix
PowToon licenses
What is the perfect length for a PowToon?
Scripting
Summary
Chapter 2: Getting the Best from Color in PowToon
PowToon and the color wheel
Ways of combining colors
Why is all this important?
Colors in culture
Color blindness
Summary
Chapter 3: The Dashboard
Creating an account, logging in, and the dashboard
Navigating the dashboard
Summary
Chapter 4: Getting Started
So let's begin!
The PowToon Studio screen
Creating your PowToon!
Another way to edit
Summary
Chapter 5: Storyboarding and Scripting
What is a storyboard?
Telling a story
What do you write?
Rapid prototyping in PowToon
Summary
Chapter 6: Backgrounds, Characters, and Props
Backgrounds
Characters
Props
Manipulating characters and props on the stage
Summary
Chapter 7: Animations, Animating, and Transitions
Animating objects
Animated objects
Transitions (animations between slides)
Summary
Chapter 8: Text
A tiny bit of theory – serif versus sans serif
How to insert text
Using the animated text options
Text placement
Text size
Creative use of text
Speech and thought bubbles
Text angling
Style strings
Top text tip
Summary
Chapter 9: Voiceover and Music
Getting started
The Sound Manager options
Summary
Chapter 10: Sharing and Enhancing Your Project
Exporting your project
What can you do with your PowToon now?
Summary

What You Will Learn

  • Discover how to create color schemes that just look right
  • Understand how voiceover can add an entire dimension to your project
  • Decide what type of style might work best for your project
  • Apply the principle of "less is more" to avoid creating a "FrankenToon" that has too many elements
  • Apply consistent backgrounds and learn how to choose props that meet the needs of your audience
  • Use appropriate animations, animated characters, and transitions
  • Learn design basics for visuals and text and how to preview and export your PowToon creation

Authors

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Structure of a PowToon Studio Project
Why do animations work?
When could I use a PowToon?
The renaissance of storytelling
Structure of a PowToon
Features and the balance of simplicity
The magic formula for mixing the elements
Cognitive overload
Adding the power of surprises and laughter to the mix
PowToon licenses
What is the perfect length for a PowToon?
Scripting
Summary
Chapter 2: Getting the Best from Color in PowToon
PowToon and the color wheel
Ways of combining colors
Why is all this important?
Colors in culture
Color blindness
Summary
Chapter 3: The Dashboard
Creating an account, logging in, and the dashboard
Navigating the dashboard
Summary
Chapter 4: Getting Started
So let's begin!
The PowToon Studio screen
Creating your PowToon!
Another way to edit
Summary
Chapter 5: Storyboarding and Scripting
What is a storyboard?
Telling a story
What do you write?
Rapid prototyping in PowToon
Summary
Chapter 6: Backgrounds, Characters, and Props
Backgrounds
Characters
Props
Manipulating characters and props on the stage
Summary
Chapter 7: Animations, Animating, and Transitions
Animating objects
Animated objects
Transitions (animations between slides)
Summary
Chapter 8: Text
A tiny bit of theory – serif versus sans serif
How to insert text
Using the animated text options
Text placement
Text size
Creative use of text
Speech and thought bubbles
Text angling
Style strings
Top text tip
Summary
Chapter 9: Voiceover and Music
Getting started
The Sound Manager options
Summary
Chapter 10: Sharing and Enhancing Your Project
Exporting your project
What can you do with your PowToon now?
Summary

Book Details

ISBN 139781784392802
Paperback250 pages
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