My “conversion” to atheism

Over the past year or so I have received numerous requests from people asking how I created the above video.  It seems a very people like the simplicity of the presentation.  This was deliberate as I wanted people to concentrate on the message, not on the fancy graphics or visual effects.

I created the presentation using Keynote from Apple (yeah – on a Mac).  From there is was a simple matter of exporting it to a quicktime movie and adding an audio track.  I was lucky enough for the track I had in mind to fall onto the presentation nicely.  A few minor tweaks here and there and I found it fit very nicely indeed.

When I uploaded it to Youtube I did not expect much.  It was my first ever video and my hopes were not high.  The first few days saw a few visits, the it suddenly hit 1,000, then the next day it shot to 10,000 views.  I remember thinking “that can’t be right”, but there it was.  Then the discussions started and the views kept climbing.  Now it sit just above 100,000 views, which is not bad.

I promised myself I would revisit the video and the arguments brought up in the discussions if it ever reached 100,000 view – so expect a new video addressing where we have gone in the past year in the next few weeks.

For those wishing to use the style to create their own videos, here is a Powerpoint export of the original (I will upload the Keynote version shortly).  I have no idea how well Powerpoint interprets the animation instructs from Keynote, so use at your own risk.

Have a great holiday (for those who follow such customs).