What is a utility film?

Definition and description

Utility film, instruction film, training film - these are all terms for a relatively new methodology for technical documentations.
A utility film depicts a text neutral interactive instruction film that consists of single, interlinked video clips. 
You can also refer to them as digital videos with dynamic hyperlinks (the so called hypervideos). In these hypervideos, details from the video film can be linked to additional information.  The user can select and view links in the movie and call up additional texts, more videos or pictures and illustrations.

 

Description:

Animation

Animations are visualizations that give the impression of movement by showing a sequence of several single pictures.

Simulation

Simulations are interactive visualizations that show the interdependency of cause and effect.

Video instructions

Video instructions form a continuous film whereas utility films show single steps in form of video clips that the user can call up individually.