Tutorial: Simple Video Ad

In this lesson, we'll show you how to make a quick and dirty video ad using Storyblocks (asset library) and Capcut (video editing software).

Will this be the best ad ever? Nope.

But it'll give you a quick intro to these tools to show you that it is feasible for you to make simple ads.

Step 1: Grab assets from Storyblocks

To create a video, you need to have images, videos, and music/sound effects to layer into it.

We'll show you how to use Storyblocks to grab assets:

Step 2: Quick and dirty video ad

Now that we have some assets, let's quickly show you how to create a basic video ad in Capcut.

Note we'll dive deeper into Capcut in the next lesson. This is a dirty and quick proof of concept.

Step 3: Keep playing and iterating

Your first one will be bad. That's okay, keep at it and you'll be making pretty decent ads in no time.