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| A sample of an AV script |
Just like with the gig for writing About Us pages, I had some surprises with the clients. I have assumed that the clients who wanted video script had at least some idea what the AV script looked like, and that they would know, since every video has both the audio and the visual part, that they needed to tell me what they wanted for the both parts. What kind of video did they want? What did they want it to look like? What did they want it to say? It turned out that many have never even seen an AV script, or that they only thought of the audio part, or that they haven't thought about the matter at all.
Fortunately, once they received the script, everything was pretty much self-explanatory.
Another thing that surprised me was that some clients expected the script writer to make the video. While I have no doubt that some script writers also know how to make a good video, it's far from common. I've changed the gig description to add that I only write the scripts, I don't make the actual videos.
Just like with the About Us pages, I had to change the gig description several times in order to cover the most frequent issues. Live and learn.
A Fiverr buyer gave me the first opportunity to write a script for a whiteboard animation video. It was fun. It was interesting. I've learned something new, which is, in part, why I enjoy Fiverr so much. Opportunity to learn and to apply what I've learned.
These days, I write scripts for various types of videos. Whiteboard animations, animated cartoons, green screen videos, explainer videos, commercial videos, promotional videos, voice over scripts for the already shot videos... You name it (with enough information), and I'll write it. And I'll have fun doing it, which shows in the script and makes the final product look good.
