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Easily create a Father's Day video
Animoto's drag-and-drop video maker lets you turn photos and video clips into a heartwarming Father's Day slideshow set to music. No video editing experience necessary.
Celebrate Father's Day with video
Give dad a personalized video gift that he can keep forever. Combine photos and video clips with your own text. Then pick out colors and add music to create a heartfelt, unique Father’s Day video.
Tips for creating a heartwarming Father's Day video
Pull up your favorite photos
Your old photos and video clips can help you tell a story. Anywhere between 8 and 20 photos or video clips will give you a father’s day slideshow that’s just the right length. Look for some when dad’s little ones were newborns, then work your way up to the present day. Think about big moments, like holidays, birthdays, or vacations. Then add in some everyday moments, too. Find photos from backyard barbecues or the park. Images from several different time periods and events will add variety and interest to your video.
Decide on your color palette
Not sure what colors to use? Take a look at your photos first. Do they have a certain style or color in common? If not, you can look for a simple, neutral color that’ll still match most of your pictures. Or get more personal and base your look on dad’s favorite color. Animoto makes it easy to change your background and text colors whenever you want, so experiment to find a color palette that works for you.
Find the right music
Animoto’s music library lets you filter songs by genre, mood, and more. Find a track that matches dad’s taste or that goes with the message in your video. You can also upload your own licensed music if there’s a special song he loves. Test out the video with the song in place before you finish. You might want to change when the song starts or lower the volume to make it easier to hear your video clips.
3 easy Father's Day video ideas
Interview the kids
Sit the kids down and ask them questions about dad. Make each question a separate video clip, so it’ll be easier to create your video later. Then upload your interviews into Animoto and cut them together to create your video. Check out our blog post on creating a Father’s Day interview for question suggestions and more.
Send love to Grandpa
Create a loving message from the grandkids to grandpa, including images and video clips of them spending time together. You could even record your kids sharing a special message that tells grandpa how much they love him.
Tell some dad jokes
Include a few chuckles in your Father’s Day greeting with some wonderfully bad dad jokes. It’s your moment to go for the punniest, most cornball humor you can find. And if you can’t find what you’re looking for, check out the dad jokes in our post on Father’s Day quotes.
Share your Father's Day video with Dad
Watch your father’s day slideshow with dad
If you’re watching together in person, you can play your video right on your computer, burn your video onto a dvd, add it to a usb drive, or use chromecast or airplay to send your video to the tv from your phone or computer.
Post on social media
Give dad more than a simple “happy father’s day” on Facebook. Post your video on social and tag him to make sure he sees it. Stick to the social network he uses most often, whether that’s Instagram, Facebook, or even a video on YouTube.
Send your video in a message or email
Make sure dad can take your video wherever he goes. Animoto lets you share your video as a text message or in an email. Your recipient can watch it on a mobile device or on a computer as many times as he wants.
Create in minutes
How to make your own Father's Day video in 4 easy steps
Choose a template
Browse a wide variety of Father's Day video templates and choose the one that Dad will love the most. Or, start from scratch to create a one-of-a-kind video.
Upload your photos
Fill your video with happy memories by uploading your own photos and videos. Check out your camera reel to find your favorites, or scan and upload old photos for extra nostalgia.
Personalize your video
Add personal touches to your video with our customization tools. Change the colors to match his favorites, add your own text, choose a song to tie it all together, and add a homemade feel with fun elements.
Export and share
You're all set to share your video with Dad, and with the world! Download it in stunning 1080p HD to share anywhere, or post it directly to your favorite social platform through Animoto.
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