NanoFlick — Shot-by-Shot Video Guide
Top 5 Tips For Using An App
Use this guide to quickly create a video for TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, etc.
5️⃣About This Video Story
Show your top tips to get the most out of a favorite app. You’ll need to do BRIEF screen recordings of the tips that you’ll import as shots into your video. Make sure the recordings have sound turned on as you narrate.
How to Make a Great Video
Shoot each of the shots and keep the duration to the bare minimum. We've included instructions for each shot to create a short, fast-moving video your friends and followers will love. When you're finished shooting, just combine all the shots and you're done.
Find this template in the free NanoFlick app.
Video Shot List
ShotDescriptionLength
1
The Grabber
00:07Grab the viewer with the benefits of the app tips you're about to share. Highlight situations that the tips will address: creativity, productivity, expressiveness, effectiveness, etc.
2
Introduction
00:06Introduce yourself and say why and how you use the app yourself, highlighting the benefits.
3
Tip 1
00:06Share your suggested approach and how it works. You'll provide a demonstration in the next shot.
4
Demo Tip 1
00:07Briefly demonstrate what you just described. Either shoot the app on a different phone, or do a narrated screen recording (with sound) and IMPORT into this shot.
5
Tip 2
00:06Share your next tip or technique. Make sure to point out how the tip improves the user experience. You'll provide a demonstration in the next shot.
6
Demo Tip 2
00:07Briefly demonstrate what you just described. Either shoot the app on a different phone, or do a narrated screen recording (with sound) and IMPORT into this shot.
7
Tip 3
00:06Share your next tip or technique. Describe in detail, and when this approach is best used. You'll provide a demonstration in the next shot.
8
Demo Tip 3
00:07Briefly demonstrate what you just described. Either shoot the app on a different phone, or do a narrated screen recording (with sound) and IMPORT into this shot.
9
Tip 4
00:06Share your next tip or technique. You'll provide a demonstration in the next shot.
10
Demo Tip 4
00:07Briefly demonstrate what you just described. Either shoot the app on a different phone, or do a narrated screen recording (with sound) and IMPORT into this shot.
11
Tip 5
00:06Share your next tip or technique. Describe in detail, highlighting the benefits. You'll provide a demonstration in the next shot.
12
Demo Tip 5
00:07Briefly demonstrate what you just described. Either shoot the app on a different phone, or do a narrated screen recording (with sound) and IMPORT into this shot.
13
Sign Off
00:06Thanks the viewer for watching, ask them for feedback and any tips of their own. Then say goodbye.
Top Video Tips
Keep it short...
...then cut it even shorter. Usually under 90 seconds for a serious video; under 30 for a fun one.
Keep it moving
Make sure each shot has a point...and get to it fast! No fluff or filler.
Tell a story
Stories need structure. Make sure you've got a beginning, middle and end.
Know the audience
Family will watch a 2:00 video. Everyone else gets bored after 45 seconds.
Focus on people
Go easy on transitions, filters, etc. The best content is people relating.
Time passages
Use transitions like Dissolve or Dip-to-Black to indicate passage of time
Multiple angles
Using multiple short shots with different angles is better than one longer shot.
Start wide...
...then move closer on subsequent shot for the scene.
Video Timeline
Timeline
This story template (and hundreds more) is built into the free NanoFlick iOS app. Download now for the fastest, easiest way to get this done. It'll coach you through every shot and automatically assemble your video for instant sharing — no editing required.
