Animated explainer videos are an excellent way for a business to attract clients in a creative, eye-catching and informative way.
What is an Explainer Video?
Explainer videos are usually short videos that are used for marketing or selling a product or service. Explainer videos highlight the key features and benefits of these products/services to encourage why a customer should buy them, so they’re a great style of video to use if your product or service is complicated to understand. They are used in multiple ways, such as on an e-commerce site, in Facebook ads or by the new business team to help quicken the sales cycle.
The Benefits of an Animated Explainer Video
Not only are animated explainer videos a popular choice, but they don’t require extensive production or travel, making them easier to create and often more cost-effective. An animated explainer video doesn’t need pre-shot footage, so they’re a great way to bring any concept to life.
- They quickly explain complex ideas.
- They are cost-effective to create
- They support your SEO efforts
- They help to position your brand
- Video production is easier to manage
- They can boost conversion rates
At Small Films, we can provide all types of animated explainer videos. Give us a bell to chat through your project.
Animation is a great way to get creative with your video. It can be colourful, vibrant and unique – helping to make your brand stand out. With animated explainer videos, you also have access to various styles, from character animation to mixed media – allowing you to choose which best fits your brand. For example, a company like Innocent often uses illustrators for their animations to capture their playful personality, whilst Accenture uses 2D motion graphics to explain their services clearly.
Animated explainer videos can come in a variety of styles and functions:
2D Animated Character Videos
Animated videos are pretty easy on the eye, especially when you have a nice simple animated character telling you a story. It’s engaging and, if done right, will put the right message across.
2D Motion Graphics
With 2D motion graphics, you don’t need an emotional/engaging story. Due to the graphics being the exciting part, you can just jump straight right into the relevant information required.
Whiteboard Animation
This type is simple and can gain the attention of both a visual and text learner. If done right, it can be a real winner of an animated explainer video.
3D Animation Video
3D animation is a more advanced style, where features can be made more realistic. However, this can be expensive to create compared to 2D animation but is definitely worth the money.
Animated Explainer Video Best Practices
As an experienced animation video company, Small Films has created countless animated videos for our clients, including Interactive Investor and Emily Crisps, so we know all the best practices for all styles of explainer videos.
- Keep them between 30-90 seconds in length.
- The videos should be kept simple, refined down to only 3-5 messages
- Start with a simple script and work your way from there.
- Let someone who doesn’t know the industry watch your video – this way, you can see if people will understand your messages and what you need to improve on.
At Small Films, we can take your project and create something outstanding from just a seed of an idea. We’ll support you with everything, from writing the script, creating storyboards, animating and editing. Give us a bell if you’d like to chat your project through.
