My previous post invited you to view a very creative project intro developed by a couple of Grand Forks teachers. Their mini-movie was created using a new online resource called xtranormal.
xtranormal allows users to script avatar-based movies. The narrative is generated by typing a script. You can select camera angles and the set. The process takes a little time, but it is easy to save a work in progress.
You can embed a movie you generate with xtranormal from Youtube, but that seems overkill for a simple demo. If you are interested, view my demo from the xtranormal site. The movie demonstrates a few of the basic techniques you can apply after only a few minutes of exploration.