Animated videos hold the curiosity of a large audience. Be it young or old, it gets everyone’s attention. And behind the curtain of making animation is an art you can learn as well- that too, without giving a penny!
But before we learn how to do that, there are five types of animated videos you should know about.
Artists have mastery over their specific genres and you can choose to dominate upon your form of animation as well. So here are the 5 types of animation you can work on.
In traditional animation, the artist draws each frame on paper by hand and renowned companies, like Disney, still use this technique to create masterpieces. However, this animation, today, is done on special tablets and computers.
These are vector-based animations that require technology. This way, the designer can create rigs and move the character instead of redrawing it per frame. It also proves to be clearer and more flexible. This type of technology is used in the well-known Flash.
Today, 3D animation is the most emerging form of animation. The principles of movement and composition remain similar to before. However, this animation form leans more on physics to create more realistic animations through the computer.
Motion graphics focus on moving graphic elements, shapes, and texts. In essence, it is used more in animated logos, television promotions, and advertisements. In this form, there is no need to impersonate facial expressions or body movements because it contains no characters or storylines.
Stop motion animation combines a sequence of slightly different yet, still images to show movement. It uses photography to capture real objects. In effect, the artist clicks a photo of moving images and repeats this process until the scene is completed. Then, after compiling it, the animation is made, which looks much like a flipbook with photos.
As you decide on which form to work on, here are 5 steps to follow to make your animated video for free:
Using a powerful animation-making tool is the first step to making a fantastic animated video. Critically, you should use one based on the cloud so you can work with just an active internet connection and a web browser. Not having to download software can save you time, money, and effort, hence, it is critical to choose the right one.
Also, choose a tool with a wide array of graphical libraries with free images, sounds, and videos. This way, you can have your distinct artwork at a minimalist price.
After you’ve chosen the animation maker tool, the second step requires you to choose a template.
If you’re a beginner at creating animation scenes, it is likely you would go for templates instead of starting from scratch. Therefore, you have the choice to use and customize free templates on the free animation maker tool. In some tools, you can even get pre-animated clips you can style and make your own.
So make up a story and create a sequence to modify it as per your wish. You can also change the texts, sounds, music, size, animation effects, colors, timings, and illustrations to fit the scene.
But, if you want to begin from the ground up, you can start working on a blank canvas. Later, you can add the scenes with several graphical and media objects present in your library. All you have to do is drag them from the library and drop them to the video stage. And with growing expertise, you will be a master in designing your animation in no time!
You can begin with a blank canvas and drop an object, photo, illustration to the video stage. On the timeline will appear the specific image or clip. Now, you can shorten, shift, and/or lengthen the shape of it to make it appear and disappear out of the video with full effect.
Next, you resize, rotate, time, and add effects in it like fade in, fade out, zoom, fly, bounce, pop, slide, and more. And if it’s whiteboard-style animations, you can write or draw on your canvas following your storyline and your heart desires.
And this is how you give animation to the object.
The next step is its synchronization with the soundtrack, voice-over, or/and supporting sounds
Chiefly, the skill lies in selecting the right music and matching it to the perfect time. It is true, music can captivate anyone’s attention. For this reason, an intense audio track as per the genre can mesmerize you to watch till the end of the video. If it’s a tragedy, add in a sad tune to reflect and set the mood to some blues. And if it’s something happy, set a joyful mood by choosing the right music.
And it could be from anything, from pop to jazz, classical to fast beat, and soft to electro. So pick and place accordingly- else you might not hit the target as you expected.
Moreover, supporting sounds also help further in engrossing the audience. Ticking clocks, eerie owls, explosions, and creaking can hit just the right intensity and make you more entranced- only if the timings are perfectly aligned that is.
Be sure, however, to add royalty-free and free music so you do not unintentionally get into the legal battles of copyrights or intellectual property.
Finally, as you’re done with making the animated video, you arrive at the curtain-raiser. This is when your audience gets to see you’re fine art.
Download, publish and share your end result to be proud of your creativity and hard work. Publish it on any social media site and capture the interest of graphic designers and media artists around the world.
For better results, download the video in the highest HD quality and enjoy your very own personal content!
Anyone can create animation videos. However, it is the degree of skill that you earn through practice that makes you stand out. Hence, with the five steps and free repetitions of a novel idea each time, you can hone on the skill to take a step further and higher.
This way, through free trials, you can even create a cartoon of your own, besides a few video clips here and there. So go ahead and take the first step to do what you love and be successful along the way!
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