UI walkthrough: a guided tour of your real screens
The UI walkthrough style is a guided tour of your product. Real screens appear in the order a user meets them, a highlight shows where to look, and a caption says what is happening. It is slower and more concrete than a keynote-style film. Pair it with the app demo video template when the goal is to show how something is done.
What it looks like
- Full-width screenshots or cropped cards on a quiet background, one screen per shot.
- Wipe-on highlights and lower-third labels that point to the button or field being described.
- Captions typed in or rising under each screen, readable without sound.
Who it suits
- Demo videos for a pricing page, docs or a sales email
- Chrome extensions and mobile apps, where the interface is the product
- Feature releases that change one specific screen
Shot structure (30 seconds)
- 01Context 3 sWhere the user starts, in one line.
- 02Screen one 6 sThe first real screen rises in, and a highlight wipes over the entry point.
- 03Screen two 6 sThe next step, with a lower-third label naming the feature.
- 04Screen three 6 sThe result screen, with the outcome visible on it.
- 05Recap 4 sThe three steps as three short lines.
- 06End card 5 sName, domain and where to try it.
Presets it uses
A walkthrough uses only real screenshots. If a screen is behind a login, list screenshot links in the brief after checkout.
- ui-card-float
- card-rise
- wipe-reveal
- wipe
- title-lower-third
- typewriter
- fade-up-by-char
- slide-in-blur
- fade-in
- fade-out
- logo-endcard
Questions
How is this different from a screen recording?
A screen recording shows everything, including loading spinners and stray clicks. A walkthrough shows only the screens that matter, in order, with a caption on each, and any one screen can be swapped without recording again.
Do I need to provide screenshots?
Not for public pages; we take them from your URL. For logged-in screens, list screenshot links in the brief after checkout.
How many screens fit in a walkthrough?
Three to five screens fit a 30-second video at a pace people can read. If you need more, choose 60 seconds.
Try this style on your product
Paste your URL and name the style in your note. The brief and storyboard come back to you first, and the preview is free.