SHORTS STUDIO GUIDE
How To Actually Make Viral AI Videos
I made four different AI Shorts in the video. For each one, here’s the format I started with, the prompt, and the clip it produced.
The Shorts Studio formats I used
See all formatsPick a format to see its prompt and generated clip.
The prompts below are the words I said or showed in the video. I’ve included the original clips and reference images from my Everygen library.
01 / CCTV
Bunnies on a trampoline
I started with the CCTV format because the camera style is already built in. The prompt only has to say what happens: bunnies jumping on a backyard trampoline at night.
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Video prompt
group of bunnies jumping on a family's trampoline in their backyard at night
Said in the video
What it made
02 / Disney
The missing hairband
This one needed more setup. I made a mother and daughter image and a living room image first, then used them as references in the video prompt. The search gives the short its action; the daughter's annoyed reaction gives it an ending.
The reference images
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Living room image prompt
Disney style, living room, light, and fun
Said in the video
Video prompt
Disney style story of mom searching frantically through house @Image2 while dragging her daughter along. Starting frame @Image1 for mother and daughter reference. At the end she finds the hairband she has been looking everywhere for and her daughter looks annoyed the whole time.
Shown on screen; attachment chips written as @Image1 and @Image2
What it made
More from this example
I also asked for a faster-paced hook and generated a second take. That follow-up was not shown word for word, so I haven't made up a prompt for it. If you reuse the main prompt, attach your own references and update @Image1 and @Image2 to match them.
03 / Ranking videos
Ranking videos
You don't always need a paragraph-long prompt. I started from the Pool Launch example and changed one thing: make the launch about a dog. The generated clip shows the idea as a backyard seesaw leading into the pool.
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Template remix
dog getting launched into pool instead
Said in the video
What it made
This works as a remix instruction because the example already supplies the format. If you start from a blank project, you need to describe the setup, action, and ending yourself.
04 / Shot on iPhone or Nature clips
Nature facts and voiceover
For the nature example, I treated the footage and narration as separate pieces. I used the Shot on iPhone or Nature clips format for cat, leaf, and fiber-workshop footage, then generated this line in the AI Voiceover tool using the default voice and settings.
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Voiceover script
Cats are obsessed with these leaves for one strange reason.
Said in the video
What it made
More from this example
This is the opening line, not a complete narration script. The video also shows a dog variation; its exact prompt wasn't spoken or shown, so I haven't invented one here.
The settings I used
In the video, I said I usually generate clips between five and eight seconds at 720p. For a longer Short, I make several clips and stitch them together. I would rather spend credits on another good take than jump straight to 1080p or 4K; the finished edit can be upscaled later.
