@Mark Diaz No, this is not too fast. This is a scene, one story. The trailer about the cells is all different scenes, a hundred different characters, there are images, there is text - names, information - totally overwhelming. Every couple seconds it's a new setting, new characters. I don't think any child could absorb useful information from something at that pace. But the ninja turtle scene, we're in one location, the characters remain the same. There is a through line to follow. Yes the action is fast, but the viewer can follow the story.

@Mark Diaz Ah, I understand. Here is the thing - I believe that what you're teaching is the way we will all make videos in the near future. I am currently caught between old methods and new - every two weeks I must put out a new song and video on my channel, so it's been difficult for me to slow down and learn a whole new way of doing things. If I don't post new videos, my views/revenue drop, and I'm already in the lowest RPM category - I am on a treadmill that I'm afraid to jump off of! 😆 But I believe if I learn these techniques and master them, I can greatly expand my youtube offerings, from the Mister Kipley channel to my (coming soon) educational channel, and eventually non-MFK channels that will generate higher RPM. So - I want to learn it all! It all looks interesting to me.

This is interesting to me - you make a rough draft of your shots first. If I could convert these to my established animated characters, this could be very useful to me.

@Nancy Moon This is as far as I've gotten with this project, I haven't taken it into AI yet.

I have spent several months working with ChatGPT and it knows my different characters and the worlds they inhabit. My main goal with this class is to determine if I can create videos in my style, quickly, that I would be proud to post on my channel. So I wanted to set this first project within one of the worlds I have established, "Funtime Happy Camp", with one of my established characters, surfer dude counselor, Dewey. MY PROMPT: What about something with a dino egg. Maybe Dewey comes across a rocky nest and sees a big egg in it. He gets close, wonders aloud what could be in there? He considers one or two funny options. Meanwhile, behind him, a mama T-Rex is approaching, Dewey doesn't see it, but the audience does. Finally, Dewey asks the audience, "What do YOU think is in this egg?" The T-Rex roars, Dewey is surprised and looks at it. He realizes, calmly - "OH! It's a T-Rex egg." There's a beat where they're looking at each other, then fear sets in as Dewey realizes he's in danger. "Whoa! A T-REX!" He runs off, the T-rex looks at camera and smiles. What do you think, too complicated? GPT’S RESPONSE: That’s not too complicated at all—it's actually perfect for a one-day “AI mini” because it’s basically a classic 3-beat visual gag: 1. Curiosity (egg) 2. Dramatic irony (audience sees mom T-Rex, Dewey doesn’t) 3. Punchline / button (calm realization → panic → T-Rex smile) And it only needs one speaking character (Dewey) plus one silent dino. Keep it simple by designing it as “5 shots, one background” You can do this with minimal animation if you lean on: - camera pushes - quick cuts - pose swaps (surprised / calm / panic) - SFX (footsteps, rumble, tiny egg creak, big roar) - one big face reaction from the T-Rex at the end A tight 20–25 second vertical beat sheet Setting: rocky nest / forest clearing (single background) Shot 1 (2–3s): Dewey enters frame, spots nest/egg - Dewey (low voice): “Duuuude… what is that?” - (Tiny “mystery sparkle” SFX)

@Nancy Moon In addition to my youtube channel, I have spent decades performing for preschoolers and young audiences and this idea of letting the audience see something that that character doesn't see always works very well. In my shows, the kids will be yelling and laughing, letting me know about the shark or the sneaky crocodile or whatever it is sneaking up behind me, and then just as I turn to look, it disappears. Squeals of laughter! They love it.

Nice! What tool did you use to create these images?