Sample Screencast

           The video above demonstrates how to create a shape layer in Adobe After Effects. The person creating the screencast gives extensive information on different options a person can choose when creating a shape layer (such as manipulating fill and stroke options for each shape), shows the actual process of drawing shapes or masks of shapes, and the different ways somebody can manipulate an already created shape. Because the video is a demonstration about a video editing software, it makes sense to have a visual presentation because it allows a person to watch and follow along with just a click of the mouse as they are working in After Effects. The person watching the video can just imitate what the video creator is doing without having to skim through text. It is effective for demonstrating examples as well, which is the case in the video. Also hearing the person in the video speak while performing each action makes it easy for the person to follow along even if they are clicked away on a different screen.