Templates

Templates turn sporadic AI wins into a system. Below are three production-ready skeletons you can paste into ChatGPT and customize. Each template forces constraints: aspect ratio, palette cap, typography hierarchy, and export notes for mobile compression.

Reel storyboard template

Use when you need eight to twelve cuts with consistent color and a single emotional arc. Replace bracketed fields, keep times honest for your skill level, and add music BPM if you cut to beat.

Reel brief: Platform: [Reels/Shorts/TikTok]. Aspect [9:16]. Runtime [15s/30s/60s]. Subject: [player/actor/product]. Location: [studio/stadium/street]. Lens language: [24mm handheld / 85mm portrait / macro product]. Lighting: [hard noon / soft overcast / neon practicals]. Story beats with timestamps: ... Text rules: max [8] words on screen per card, font style [grotesk/serif/handwritten]. Forbidden: [warped hands, extra fingers, fake logos]. Deliver: table of shots + on-screen text + SFX notes.

Carousel template

Carousels need a cover slide that works as a thumbnail and an interior rhythm that alternates image-dense slides with one-line takeaway slides. Ask AI to propose alt text for accessibility while you design.

Portrait pack template

Portrait packs should define identity preservation (“keep freckles, keep asymmetry”), wardrobe continuity, and background complexity budget. Add a negative list: no plastic pore removal, no oversized irises, no fake luxury logos.