White Board Animation Video Explainer

Today, people get involved in studying new material, sharing information, and communicating in a variety of ways, and whiteboard animation is one of them. This technique introduces a video style with static images to be drawn on the screen (dry-erase whiteboard) and accompanied by narrations (Warren & Wooding, n.d.). Main whiteboard animation video explainer benefits are simple illustration, strong content, and interesting delivery (Wahyuningsih, 2020; “Whiteboard animation,” n.d.). However, if a person makes a decision to create this video independently, much work should be planned and discussed with a team. In this proposal, the roles of three participants in doing a whiteboard animation project will be defined and explained.

There has to be one individual (A) who should make final decisions and lead the project. Another person (B) must have a solid technical background to work with software and programs with the help of which all ideas are transmitted on the screen. The third person (C) is a kind of art director who is responsible for script development, visual properties, and other illustrative aspects. In the table below, there is a plan of work and potential participants’ contributions:

Step	Task	Participant
Script development	– brainstorm and identify the project scope – choose characters – develop a great plot with a specific hook, message, and call to action (if necessary)	A, C
Storyboard	– introduce the sequence of each scene	A
Animation style choice	– define colors – draw images – choose backgrounds	C
Tools and animation	– choose software – establish a program – drag visuals – add visual and sound effects – mind transitions	B
Review and editing	– watch the result – make notes – consider improvements	A C B

References

Wahyuningsih, D. (2020). A whiteboard animation multimedia to improve teachers’ ability in understanding classroom action research. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 401, 222-226.

Warren, W., & Wooding, M. (n.d.). An introduction to whiteboard animation. Web.

Whiteboard animation. (n.d.). Sparkol. Web.