Using Teeny Tiny Video for Great Big Impact

Teeny Tiny Video Great Big ImpactCan super-short video save the day?#teenytiny

Welcome

• Well hello there!o Aaron Bramley - @AaronMSBo Michael Hoffman - @Michael_Hoffmano Bill Simmon - @BillSimmon

• And who might you be?

• Thank you for coming. #teenytiny

What Are We Doing Today?• Evaluating a new communications tool.

• Answering a very important question.

• Making some content.

• Using #teenytiny.

What Are the Apps?

• Vine

• Instagram

• Mixbit

Vine

14 months oldA Twitter Production6 Seconds of VideoTouch the screen to recordGreat for stop motionWorks well in collections

Instagram

• Photo-sharing App (Added Video Last June)

• Up to 15 Seconds

• Editable

• Owned by Facebook

• 150M Active Users (1.2B “Likes” per Day)

• User Accounts Can Be Private

Mixbit

• Launched publicly in August, 2013• From the creators of YouTube• Videos up to an hour• Clips max of 16 seconds• Virtually no cause content• Lots of functionality

Mixbit

How are Nonprofits Using Super-Short Video?

• Thank You Videos

• Fundraising Videos

• Mission Execution

Thank You VideosSuper easy to use short video to thank donors and advocates

•The Thank You Stamp•Diabetes UK - Fundraising Thank You•Another UK Charity

Fundraising Videos● BCEFA (Instagram) ● Wide Angle Youth Media (Vine)

● Testicular Cancer Society (Vine)

● Practical Action (Vine)

Mission Execution• ASH - What Happens Every 6 Seconds

• Dave Thomas Foundation - #NationalAdoptionMonth

• UNOS - This Breath Made Possible

• BFAS - A Friend Like Tuna

What Types of Videos Work Best?

• Stop Motion

• Before & After

• Linear Storytelling

Stop Motion#teenytiny

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Before and AfterZach King is pretty much all you need to see with Before and After.

It’s Magic!

How can we use this in a social cause context?

The Super-Short Story

• Consider the 6-word story

The Super-Short Story

For sale: baby shoes, never worn.- Ernest Hemingway...maybe

The Super-Short Story

The Super-Short Story

• Consider the 6-word story• Missing - 5 Second Films• Charity Water• Reporting on Events• Down with Nets• Greenpeace

How Do We Do It?

What Works in Production?

Stop Motion

• Plan Your Shoot (do the math)• Do a Few Test-Shots• Lock Down Your Camera (phone)• Shoot Stills & Convert (instagram-only)• Consistent Lighting?

Before and After

• It’s all in the cut• Tripod helps - need to continue the exact

shot• Similar to stop motion • Best to do with a partner• Distract with sound • Practice!

The Super-Short Story

• What’s your goal?• Define your “plot.”• Who is your character?• Craft your accompanying message.• K.I.S.S.

How Do People See It?

• YouTube Compilations

• Hashtags

• Building a Network of Followers

YouTube Compilations

•• Works great to collect #hashtag videos and

share• Allows you to curate and moderate #hashtag • Better for embedding• Eg. Six Second Science Works great for Vine Videos on theme

Hashtags

• Let your community make videos for you• Connect to specific communities• Track conversations across social media• App-specific• Nobody “owns” a hashtag (ex. #btv #psfr #teenytiny)

Building a Network of Followers

• Like all other social mediao Quid pro quoo Be a human beingo Ask for shareso Consistent, quality content

• Use your other channels• Experimentation is rewarded