Walt Disney once said, “Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive.” The power of video texts can be used to convey an idea, message, and share information. Video texts “may be the form of digital writing many of us need to learn or convey information in the twenty-first century” (Hicks, 2013, p.104). These video messages come in so many different formats, and are still continuing to develop thanks to modern technology. How Can a Video Text be Prosperous in Use? According to Troy Hicks in his book, Crafting Digital Writing, he suggests important considerations with editing and creating a video text. These include: narration, panning and zooming, repetition, time effects, film effects, transitions, sound effects and music, and captions and texts (Hicks, 2013, p.111). Not using these considerations won’t ensure an ineffective video text, but seriously considering and implementing these tools can promote your video texts so that it may be as successful as po...