Motion Comic Effect
Jan 06, 2016
Hello everyone - I've been immersing myself in learning more about motion comics as I would love to use this storytelling format for a Privacy Compliance course I'm developing. I would love any input, resources or suggestions on how to go about doing this in Articulate, Powerpoint or any other application (I'm on a very low to no budget). I've explored NARR8 app for ideas and searching for "free" versions of software I can test out (e.g. Motionartist by Smithmicro). I came across a great sample that depicts the look and feel I'm looking for: http://tv.schneider-electric.com/site/schneiderTV/index.cfm?video=pzMHA1Yzq2qys6PDxdwmTlZfx3k9wBRa
I also came across David Anderson's post on this 5 years ago - so David if you're reading, I would love your input! http://multimedialearning.com/interactive-motion-comics-as-e-learning-scenario-model/
My biggest obstacle is the curation of characters to use. I'm not an artist that can draw free form (and even if I was, i don't have the time). Does anyone know of any 'character collections' I can access/purchase that might mimic this comic style? I'm extremely excited about the possibilities of how this format can engage the learner and elicit emotion.
Thank you everyone
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Thank you Michael for your input.. I will certainly check these out also.
Here are some of the things we did for a comic-style interface:
I think Ryan had some excellent points. If you visit the site, you will see that this video, even though it has been posted since 2013, has not garnered the most views, nor is it among the most popular, and most telling, it has no user ratings. This would incline me to believe that no matter how "cool" it might look to us, it didn't meet the needs of the customers in a meaningful way compared to the other things offered on the site. And that is the bottom line question - does it meet the need?
Hi Darlene,
Freepik.com is good for characters, and they are free to use, as long as you give credit to Freepik. Alternatively, there are plenty of stock photo websites which allow you to purchase characters such as shuttstock.com, istockphoto.com and 123rf.com
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Thanks! very valuable info! - comic enthusiast/artist
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