Startup Tools: Product Demo Videos

VideoScribe is a unique way to create engaging animated videos quickly and easily. You are empowered to bring impact to your message without technical or design knowledge.

You can create amazing marketing videos, instructional talks, add a visual to your talk or story, bring illustrations to life, show text, logos or photos and keep any audience captivated.

Often called Whiteboard animation or Fast Drawing, VideoScribe replicates a stop-motion capture style of drawing that's so popular on commercials... at a fraction of the cost & time.

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Are you new to Grumo Media? Watch this 90 sec intro video to get started:

Why every company needs an awesome demo video?

To put it simply:

"if an image is worth a thousand words, a good video is worth a thousand images".

We want to ensure we help you tell the story of your product or service in the most efficient way so that anyone can grasp it.
However complex your product may be we will do everything possible to simplify it so your 80 year old grand mother or your 9 year old niece "gets it" right away.

Grumo videos are designed to be concise, fun, and engaging

Our videos will help you:

• Attract investors: VC's and Angels go through hundreds of investment opportunities and need to learn your value proposition right away. A great demo video will help them "get it" and help you raise money easier.
• Promote your product effectively: your solution may be complex but how you explain it must be simple if you want people to listen. A demo video will make sure your audience finally understands why are you so great for them.
• Increase your conversion rates: your visitors are impatient. You have a few seconds to grab their attention before they move on to the next webpage. A great demo video will catch their attention and will encourage them to buy your product or subscribe to your service.

To find more about the benefits an awesome demo video can provide to your business [Click Here].

The Production Process

Producing an awesome demo video requires several steps, check them out:

• Script: we take your creative brief and produce a fantastic script explaining your product in the most fun, concise, and effective way. You help us make sure we nail the message and we only move forward when you are completely satisfied with the script.
• Voiceover: we let you select from dozens of professional male and female voiceover artists ready to go the extra mile to guarantee the perfect style, pace, and emphasis.
• Storyboard: every line of the script is represented visually on a series of shots that illustrate the key moments and transitions the animation will have.
• Illustration: All assets and characters are digitally illustrated and rigged for animation. We provide a few style frames before animating to ensure we nail the final look before committing to animation.
• Animation: illustrations are finally brought to life using state of the art software under the hands of highly trained motion designers. We provide progress updates along the process to ensure you know we are on the right track.
• Sound Design: the animation is handed over to a professional sound designer which will add sound effects and music to further enhance the final animation. We can compose custom tracks for some extra cost otherwise we typically use stock music and edit it to perfectly fit your animation.
• Delivery: we encode the video in high resolution ready for web or broadcast television.
• Promotion: We give you advice on how to best promote your video so it gets as much as attention as possible. If you subscribe to our video promotion program we will take care of promoting your video and ensuring it ranks high on search results and gets maximum exposure. Contact us at info@grumomedia for details.

(To learn more about the production process [Click Here].)

Want a Grumo Demo Video?

Just fill in the form below or send us a note at [email protected].

Pricing for a Grumo demo video depends on style, length, and number of people involved in the project.
The higher the budget the more time we can spend making sure your video is top notch!

• All videos include script, storyboard, animation, voiceover, and sound design
• Turn around is 4-5 weeks for 1 to 1.5 minute animated videos
• Every additional minute adds an extra week or two of production
• 50% is paid upfront and 50% upon completion of project

Awesomeness is guaranteed ;).

Check out some testimonials from happy customers

At Grumo we are committed to ensure all our clients are extremely happy with the results.
We put a lot of love in our craft and when we get loved back we get warm fuzzy feelings..

"this might be my favorite instructional video ever..."

(Direct Link to Ashton's tweet:https://twitter.com/#!/aplusk/statuses/23822637436239872)

"I am so in love with this video it hurts." ( Alexis Ohanian - Co-Founder of Reddit.com)

"We were so impressed with Grumo's portfolio that there was absolutely no question that we needed a demo video from them. Across the industry, you won't find a better deal for the high quality of work with anyone else. Grumo has the demo video production down to a proven method that works over and over again, producing awesome videos that make people smile. The Grumo team is fast to turn around work, responds well to change requests, gives you good critical feedback and reasoning, are really easy to work with, and always stands by their work. Grumo will do whatever it takes to make you the perfect demo video for your product or service. We fully intend on using Grumo for future videos and highly recommend everyone who needs a demo video to look into these guys - I can guarantee you won't be disappointed!"
( Brian Yan Muk - Marketing Manager at TIO Networks)

Can't afford a demo video?

No problemo. Just take our step-by-step course to learn to produce your own demo videos:. This is a great alternative for startups that still don't have the budget to afford to hire a studio to produce a video. Just click on the button below to find out how you can start learning to animate today!
REGISTER HERE FOR THE DEMO VIDEO COURSE .

We would love to hear from you and learn more about your video project.

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Phone: 773.980.6750
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Once you've approved the script, sit back and team Piehole will do the rest.

Our dedicated producer will present you with design, voice and music options for you to choose from. Design can be very time consuming, so we will manage the whole process for you - with you stepping in at key points in the process to approve creative options, and brief in any changes until you're 100% happy.

So need you a video to promote your startup but don't have enough budget hire a studio to produce a custom demo video.

No problem, here is how you can use Keynote to create a great looking demo video and save thousands of dollars.

Other than your time and the cost of the software (less than $50 all together), you can produce an effective demo video in just one day.

Here are the steps:

1. Write the script

Make it short (less than 200 words), concise, and to the point.
Make sure you quickly explain the pain you are solving first.
Then introduce your product and its main features and benefits.
Have a strong call to action at the end. It should be clear what the next step is, buy? subscribe? where?
Make sure your logo and web address is shown clearly at the end.
Add a little bit of humor to make it more memorable but don't over do it.

Need help writing the perfect script? no problem just take our Grumo Course.

2. Record Voice over

All you need is an iPhone and a quiet space with no echo like inside a closet or under a blanket.
Speak loud and clear and try to sound natural and friendly.
(Watch how is done ).
Edit out any voice over mistakes using Audacity (Free).
You can also hire a professional voice over artist for about $200 at Voices.com.

3. Prepare your Keynote presentation

Get a copy of Keynote ($20).
(You can also use PowerPoint (Windows))
Create a new slide for each sentence on your script.
Use the "say dog, show dog" approach. For important text or concepts show the actual text and a nice picture representing that point.
Find great stock photos and clip art at places like iStockPhoto, ShutterStock, or Pond5

4. Record your Presentation with ScreenFlow or Camtasia

Do a couple of tests reading the script aloud and playing the presentation at the same time.
Record your screen with ScreenFlow or Camtasia.

ScreenFlow and Camtasia are the most popular desktop screen recording tools in the market but if you want to go cheap you can also try out free web based alternatives like Screencast-O-Matic or Jing.

5. Edit the video and audio together

Lay down your voiceover track and sync it to your video using iMovie (only $15).
For basic video editing you can also use either ScreenFlow or Camtasia.

6. Add Music (Optional)

A nice sound track can help make your video look more professional and fun to watch.
You can find many royalty free sound tracks at Audio Jungle, Pond5, or Royalty Free Music.
Lower your soundtrack audio levels to make sure your voice over can still be heard clearly.

Check This Great Example of a KeyNote Demo Video

Here is an awesome example of an effective demo video done using the steps mentioned above..

Thanks a lot to Justin McLeod for letting me re-post his demo video here. (Justin was one of my Grumo Students).

Download All The Original Files for This Video

If you want to see how this video was put together now you can download all the source files Justin used to create this awesome demo video.

You will get a big zip file (200MB) with all the original files including;
All graphics, storyboard, Keynotes, music, voiceover, and ScreenFlow files.

To get access to the source files just click the PayPal button below.
After your purchase you will be given an exclusive access code and link to download them.

All source files ARE copyrighted by Cleod9, Inc. and are for personal learning only. Files are not not to be sold, distributed, reproduced, or modified.
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NEW COURSE! Learn how to animate an awesome demo video in Keynote

If you actually want to learn how to animate in Keynote you should check out this step by step course:

Learn How to Create an Awesome Demo Video The Grumo Way

Whether you are a do-it-yourself type of startup or a beginner wanting to learn how to produce great demo videos, our video training series will be perfect to help you produce outstanding explanatory videos.
Click Here to Learn more about this special offer.