Writing a how-to video script 08/01/2010
![]() Here's a great site I found to help you write your how-to video script: Bill Myer's "The 5 minute guide to writing a script for your how-to video." (I don't need to reinvent the wheel, right?) But while the site may prove helpful to you, especially its script outline and script sample, that should not stop you from jazzing up your how-to script with some creativity. You may recall how you got bored watching several how-to videos in class, and perhaps wished that whoever made those thought of you the audience. Well, here's your opportunity to show them how. Here's a creative yet simple way of presenting a how-to video. See the difference? I didn't see you yawning there, did I? ColorCoats Installation video from Lana Kole on Vimeo. So let's get on with our next script writing assignment. Pick a company or organization, find out what they need to communicate through a how-to video, do the 7-step method for your concept (and write the concept part like a treatment), and write that creative how-to video using the dual-column format. Try to avoid what the Viral Video Film School guys warn us about. (Caution: some words and content may be offensive for you.) CommentsLeave a Reply | MEDA 112Media Arts 112 or "Writing for Video/Television" is a three-unit course that trains students to write for different visual media formats. Students taking the course should have passed MEDA 101. ArchivesAugust 2010 CategoriesAll .
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