I’ve been watching many amazing AI generated films on YouTube and wondered how hard it was to to create my own from scratch. It took me under 30 minutes, start to finish including uploading to my own YouTube channel!
My 5minute AI Film – Terry’s Tide A Hero’s Journey in a Plastic Sea
This is the final film, using completely the completely FREE ChatGPT and In-Video tools. It tells the story of a turtle discovering his world of plastic pollution and a potential solution.
Creating a film script written by ChatCPT with the prompt
The first step is to create your film script. ChatGPT can do this for you. Here is the prompt I used:
“write me a 4 minute film script in the style of BBC Planet Earth documentary, narrated by David Attenborough telling the shocking story about plastic waste with real facts and figures. Focusing on waterways and damage to sea life like turtles and seahorses. The main character is Terry the Turtle who we need to see go on a Hero’s Journey as he battles to survive the seas near Sipidan and Mabul island, surrounded by plastic bottles and other packaging. He eventually survives thanks to packaging made with seaweed by Sway. Sway is his magic genie friend from a hermit shell. “
The AI Film Script Generated by ChatGPT for Terry the Turtles Hero Journey
Script:
Title: Terry’s Tide – A Hero’s Journey in a Plastic Sea
**[Opening Scene: Aerial shot of crystal-clear turquoise waters near Sipidan and Mabul Island. David Attenborough’s voice begins as the camera zooms in on a small turtle gliding just beneath the waves.]
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David Attenborough (VO): In the heart of the Indo-Pacific, where coral reefs flourish and life teems with vibrant diversity, a young turtle begins his perilous journey. This is Terry, a green sea turtle, venturing through a world shaped both by nature’s wonders… and humanity’s missteps.
**[Cut to an underwater shot of Terry swimming through a vivid coral reef, vibrant schools of fish swirling around him.]
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David Attenborough (VO): The waters here once promised a sanctuary. But now, they conceal a hidden peril: plastic. Every year, eight million tonnes of plastic waste enter our oceans. Today, Terry’s journey will reveal the staggering cost.
**[Scene 2: Terry encounters a plastic bag floating like a jellyfish. He cautiously approaches.]
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David Attenborough (VO): To Terry, a drifting plastic bag resembles a jellyfish — one of his favorite meals. Yet, this illusion is deadly. Thousands of turtles mistake these lethal imposters for food, with tragic consequences.
**[Terry sniffs the bag, hesitating, before swimming away. The camera pans to reveal a seahorse clutching a cotton bud nearby.]
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David Attenborough (VO): Nearby, a seahorse clings to a discarded cotton bud, a poignant image of survival amidst devastation. Scientists estimate that by 2050, the weight of plastic in our oceans could surpass that of fish. For creatures like Terry and the seahorse, these are harrowing times.
**[Scene 3: Terry’s journey takes him into a darker region, a swirling gyre of plastic debris. Bottles, wrappers, and fishing nets cloud the water.]
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David Attenborough (VO): Terry has unwittingly entered a vortex of human waste. These gyres, powered by ocean currents, trap plastics and endanger marine life. Entanglement in abandoned fishing nets claims the lives of 100,000 marine mammals annually.
**[Terry becomes ensnared in a fragment of net. He struggles but grows weaker. Suddenly, a hermit shell emits a soft glow nearby.]
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Sway (Magical Voice): Struggle no more, little one. Let me help.
David Attenborough (VO): Emerging from the debris, a most unexpected ally appears. Sway, a magical hermit shell imbued with nature’s wisdom, offers Terry a lifeline.
**[Sway glows, breaking the net strands holding Terry. Freed, Terry gazes curiously at Sway.]
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Sway: These waters are perilous, Terry. But there is hope. Some humans are creating solutions from the sea itself.
**[Scene 4: A flashback montage of sustainable innovation shows workers harvesting seaweed and creating biodegradable packaging.]
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David Attenborough (VO): Sway introduces Terry to the extraordinary innovation of seaweed-based packaging. Unlike plastic, this packaging dissolves harmlessly in water, leaving marine ecosystems untouched. Companies like Sway are proving that alternatives can replace the millions of tons of plastic choking our seas.
**[Scene 5: Back to the present. Terry follows Sway, the ocean growing clearer. They come across a stretch where seaweed packaging and cleaned waters reign. Other turtles thrive here.]
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David Attenborough (VO): With guidance from Sway, Terry discovers a sanctuary free from the blight of plastic. This oasis is a testament to what our oceans could become with determination and care.
**[Closing Scene: Terry swims into the sunset, surrounded by other sea creatures, as Sway’s glow fades into the distance.]
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David Attenborough (VO): Terry’s journey is a story of survival and hope — a poignant reminder of the resilience of life. Yet, the responsibility to protect this fragile world falls to us all. The question remains: Will we act before it is too late?
**[Final shot: A wide view of the ocean, half sea, half horizon. A simple caption appears: “Act Now to Save Our Oceans.”]
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David Attenborough (VO): This is our moment to turn the tide.
**[Fade to black with the sounds of gentle waves.]
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Generating the In-Video AI Film Using the Script
Then with the script written you simply head over to In-video v3.0 and put your script into the box and hit the Generate a video. It’s that simple! The free version let’s you generate with stock imagery and videos that are watermarked. But you can pay for a monthly subscription to create without these watermarks.
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