The claimed subject matter generates animated data visualization videos. A user interface is displayed that includes a clip library panel, a clips panel, and a configurations panel. The clip library panel includes available data clips; the clips panel includes multiple configured data clips; and, the configurations panel includes properties of a selected data clip from the clips panel. A user interface for entering a dataset is displayed. Multiple data clips dragged from the clip library panel to the clips panel, are added to the clips panel. Configuration settings for a dragged and dropped data clip are displayed in the configurations panel. One or more properties of the data clip are updated. An animated data visualization video is generated based on the dragged and dropped data clips and updated properties, and in a sequence specified in the clips panel.