Paper cutout Video Style
Layered paper shapes, soft shadows and handmade charm.
See it in action with GitHub’s CI/CD guide.
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GitHub’s published article becomes a paper-cutout explainer of its four-step workflow.
Turn this blog post at https://github.blog/enterprise-software/ci-cd/build-ci-cd-pipeline-github-actions-four-steps/ into a 30-second explainer video. Pull the key takeaways and summarize them as short, punchy paper-cutout scenes. Keep the article's own tone: friendly and practical. Format it for LinkedIn in landscape 16:9. Close on a call to action to read the full GitHub guide.
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Turn this blog post at https://github.blog/enterprise-software/ci-cd/build-ci-cd-pipeline-github-actions-four-steps/ into a 30-second explainer video. Pull the key takeaways and summarize them as short, punchy paper-cutout scenes. Keep the article's own tone: friendly and practical. Format it for LinkedIn in landscape 16:9. Close on a call to action to read the full GitHub guide.
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Paper cutout
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CI/CD used to belong to DevOps experts. With GitHub Actions, it lives right in your repo. Setup is simple: drop one file in your repo, and it works. No hardware to buy, no webhooks to wire. Then, four steps. Pick a repository. Open the Actions tab and choose a workflow. Push a change to trigger it. And watch it run in the visualizer and live logs. Start small, and make it work for you. The payoff: trusting your code works after you merge. Read the full guide on the GitHub Blog.
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When to use Paper cutout
Layer the idea
Paper shapes and soft shadows can separate people, objects and steps. Give each layer a role so the composition explains a relationship.
Keep the movement tangible
Ask for shapes to enter, overlap and assemble around the message. A few distinct pieces communicate more clearly than a busy collage.
Name the important objects
Provide the real process or product information and identify the objects needed to explain it. Simple labels help keep each layer meaningful.
What to bring
Provide the real process or product information and identify the objects needed to explain it. Simple labels help keep each layer meaningful.
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whenThe finished blog explainer is ready to share with its LinkedIn audience
thenShare the blog explainer on LinkedIn once the post is composed.
whenThe finished blog explainer is ready to share with its YouTube audience
thenCompose the blog explainer as a YouTube post, then publish it.
whena new post publishes in your CMS
thenauto-convert the URL into a video and file it in Drive
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Style template questions
Will my selected style survive sign-in?
Continue with your brief and chosen style in ngram. You can fill in the remaining details or change your selections before creating the video.
Can I change the style in Studio?
Yes. The selected style is a starting point. You can choose another active style or adjust the video before generation.
Does the template copy the preview video?
Your brief starts a new video using the chosen visual direction. Add your own source material and adjust the settings to make it yours.
What source material should I bring?
Use your own product links, screenshots, recordings or documents. The example’s exact input shows how source material and a filled-in brief work together. Add your own material in ngram before creating the video.
Can I use my brand with this style?
Yes. Set up your Brand Kit first, then select it while creating your video. You can also turn on captions and adjust your video in ngram.