{"id":2158,"date":"2013-04-30T10:34:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T08:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?page_id=2158"},"modified":"2021-11-23T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T13:05:40","slug":"russ-explains","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/russ-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Russ Explains with Russ Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Russ explains\" href=\"http:\/\/russlaw.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2215 alignright\" title=\"Russ Explains\" src=\"http:\/\/d39i6hsgi8vxmf.cloudfront.net\/images\/24862\/russ-EXPLAINS-LOGO2.jpg\" alt=\"Russ Explains \" width=\"121\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every week\u200b <a title=\"Russlaw\" href=\"http:\/\/russlaw.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russ Law<\/a>\u200b posts a new episode in his &#8220;Russ Explains&#8221; series giving tips on Video Marketing using PowToon.<\/p>\n<div data-time=\"78.77\"><a title=\"Russlaw\" href=\"http:\/\/russlaw.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russ Law<\/a>\u200b designs animated explainer videos for his clients. \u200b <a title=\"Pwtoon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/\">Make your-own animated videos using Powtoon or have Russ make one for you.<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>How To Make an Animated Explainer Video<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Explainer #1: what is an explainer video\u200b <a style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"Tweetme\" href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/HipCl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet this<\/a><\/h4>\n<h2>\u200b <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BwZRo1qZRnU?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>watch the next episode: \u200b <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/russ-explains\/how-to-make-an-awesome-explainer-video\/\">The 5 Parts of a Video<\/a>\u200b <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Watch Other Episodes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/russ-explains\/how-to-make-an-awesome-explainer-video\/\">The 5 Parts of a Video.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/russ-explains\/the-attention-grabber\/\">The Attention Grabber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/russ-explains\/the-call-to-action\/\">The Call To Action.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/russ-explains\/the-perfect-text\/\">The Perfect Text<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Visual Effect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/russ-explains\/the-visual-effect\/\">The Visual Effect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Stunts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/russ-explains\/stunts\/\">Stunts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-time=\"78.77\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week\u200b Russ Law\u200b posts a new episode in his &#8220;Russ Explains&#8221; series giving tips on Video Marketing using PowToon. 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