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THE STORY STARTER KIT

Make your first
AI mini-drama.

Got a story idea? Turn it into characters, scenes, and a short video — one step at a time.

Start with the story
  • Free prompts to copy
  • Examples made with Truepix
  • No filmmaking experience needed
One small story. A real first scene.
WHAT WE MADEAI SCENE / 01
The almost-touch.A coffee-story experiment14 SEC · 16:9

Fan-story demonstration. Use original or licensed references for commercial work.

From the STORY comment on Instagram? Everything you need is below.

01 / THE IDEA

Start with one small story.

You don’t need a script. Ask ChatGPT or Claude for a 15-second story with two people, one location, and a moment viewers want to see.

A SMALL IDEA IS ENOUGH

Two strangers reach for the last cappuccino. Neither wants to let go.

2 people1 place1 little twist
COPY THIS INTO CHATGPT OR CLAUDE.txt

Replace the words in [brackets] with your idea.

Help me create an original 15-second vertical mini-drama.
Genre: [romance, comedy, mystery, or my own idea]
Optional product: [e.g. an espresso machine, or none]
Audience: [who should enjoy it]

Use only two adult characters and one location.
Give me:
1. A one-sentence story idea with an emotional hook.
2. The look and personality of each original character.
3. Three short shots (about 5 seconds each): what happens,
   how each person reacts, and how the camera moves.
4. One memorable ending or twist.
Keep dialogue short, natural, and easy to visualize.
Avoid existing franchise characters, logos, and copyrighted stories.
Have your idea? Next: make your character

02 / YOUR ACTOR

Create your main character.

A character sheet shows one person from different angles and expressions. Reuse it as a visual reference so your cast stays recognizable from scene to scene.

7-VIEW CHARACTER SHEET3 ANGLES · 4 EXPRESSIONS
Fan-study example. The copyable prompt creates an original adult character.
YOUR CHARACTER REFERENCE PROMPT.txt

Replace the words in [brackets] with your idea.

Create one professional photorealistic 7-view character reference
sheet for an ORIGINAL adult character, age [AGE], with [HAIR],
[EYES], [DISTINCTIVE FEATURES], and [OUTFIT]. Their personality
is [PERSONALITY]. The design must be original, not a named film,
book, TV, or game character.

Composition: 16:9 landscape sheet on a simple, evenly lit studio
background, consistent styling and scale across all panels.
Top row: three full-body views — FRONT, SIDE, BACK.
Bottom row: four head-and-shoulders expressions — NEUTRAL,
PLAYFUL SMILE, SURPRISED, THOUGHTFUL.

Keep the same adult facial identity, hairstyle, skin tone, outfit,
accessories, and proportions in every panel. Realistic anatomy,
clean composition, crisp detail, no scenic background, no labels,
no logos, and no extra people. Generate one reference sheet.
Create character in Truepix

Your cast doesn’t have to be human.

A fantasy giant or an imagined creature can lead your next story. Use the Text to Image prompt below to create your own original character.

8-VIEW FANTASY CREATURE SHEET3 ANGLES · 5 EXPRESSIONS
Character sheet example. Use the prompt to create your own original creature.
YOUR FANTASY CHARACTER PROMPT.txt
Create one professional, ultra-photorealistic 8-view cinematic character reference sheet of a single ORIGINAL adult male fantasy giant. The character must have a unique, recognizable identity suitable for recurring appearances in fantasy films, AI microdramas, and animated stories. Do not recreate any named film, game, television, or book character.

CHARACTER APPEARANCE

A colossal male humanoid giant, approximately 50 years old in appearance and around 9 feet tall, with an intimidating, monstrously powerful physique.

His body is extremely massive, with enormous rounded shoulders, a thick muscular neck, a broad barrel-shaped chest, exceptionally large arms and forearms, oversized hands, a prominent round belly, thick powerful legs, and a slightly hunched upper back.

His skin is weathered greyish-taupe with muted olive-brown undertones, rough leathery texture, deep wrinkles, subtle scars, uneven pigmentation, visible pores, and realistic folds around the neck, shoulders, and belly.

His head is almost completely bald, enormous, and rounded, with a pronounced heavy brow ridge, small deep-set amber-brown eyes, a broad flattened nose, thick cheeks, small protruding ears, and an extremely wide mouth.

Two prominent, curved ivory tusks extend upward from his lower jaw. His lower teeth are uneven, and his thick lips and heavy facial structure give him a naturally intimidating appearance.

OUTFIT

He wears primitive, distressed brown leather and rough hide clothing: an asymmetrical sleeveless leather upper garment, worn shoulder straps, rough stitched seams, a thick leather waist belt, a ragged cloth waist wrap, and weathered brown lower garments. His large feet are bare.

The clothing must look rugged, functional, ancient, and heavily worn, with realistic stitching, frayed edges, and material texture.

PERSONALITY

Brutish, stubborn, short-tempered, physically imposing, and battle-hardened, yet capable of mischievous humor, confusion, curiosity, and surprisingly expressive reactions.

CHARACTER SHEET COMPOSITION

Create ONE unified high-resolution character sheet in a 16:9 landscape format, arranged into TWO clearly organized horizontal rows.

TOP ROW — THREE LARGE FULL-BODY VIEWS

Dedicate approximately 65% of the canvas height to three equally scaled, head-to-toe character views.

1. FRONT: Direct frontal standing view, neutral posture, arms slightly separated from the torso. Show the complete head, tusks, broad shoulders, huge belly, hands, legs, and feet.
2. SIDE: Exact 90-degree side profile facing right. Clearly show the hunched back, projecting belly, thick neck, massive arms, protruding tusks, and distinctive body silhouette.
3. BACK: Exact 180-degree rear view showing the enormous back, broad shoulders, neck, muscular arms, waist, clothing construction, and complete legs.

All three figures must have identical height, anatomy, clothing, skin tone, and physical proportions. They should occupy most of the available panel height while remaining entirely visible from head to feet.

BOTTOM ROW — FIVE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

Dedicate the remaining canvas height to five equally spaced, large head-and-shoulders portraits.

1. NEUTRAL — Naturally stern expression, relaxed mouth, heavy brow, direct gaze.
2. ANGRY — Deeply furrowed forehead, narrowed eyes, wrinkled nose, clenched jaw, and exposed tusks.
3. SURPRISED — Wide eyes, raised brows, slightly open mouth, and a startled, confused expression.
4. MENACING GRIN — An exaggerated asymmetrical grin showing crooked teeth and ivory tusks, with narrowed mischievous eyes.
5. FEROCIOUS ROAR — Mouth opened wide, teeth and tusks fully visible, tense facial muscles, intense eyes, and an aggressive roaring expression.

STRICT CHARACTER CONSISTENCY

Preserve precisely the same facial anatomy, head shape, tusks, eyes, ears, skin coloration, body proportions, clothing, and distinctive features across all eight views.

The character must remain enormously bulky, heavy, and physically intimidating. Do not make him conventionally athletic, slender, handsome, cartoonish, or human-proportioned.

VISUAL STYLE

Premium photorealistic cinematic creature design, professional film-production character turnaround, realistic sculpted anatomy, highly detailed skin microtexture, physically accurate leather materials, subtle subsurface scattering, and crisp 3D rendering.

Use a clean, seamless, evenly lit neutral light-grey studio background. Consistent soft studio lighting, minimal grounding shadows, and clear silhouettes.

No scenic environments, no weapons, no props, no decorative backgrounds, no text, no labels, no logos, no watermarks, no additional characters, no inconsistent faces, and no cropped heads, hands, or feet.

FINAL OUTPUT

One clean professional 16:9 character reference sheet featuring exactly three LARGE full-body views across the top and five detailed facial expressions across the bottom, all depicting the same original fantasy giant.
Create a fantasy character in Truepix

Save your character sheet. Reuse it in Image to Image and Image to Video to create new scenes without redesigning your character each time.

Have a reference image already? Use Image to Image. Starting fresh? Use Text to Image.

A sheet helps with consistency; you may still need to retry or refine a scene.

03 / THE LOCATION

Give your story a place to happen.

Create one location image first. A consistent kitchen, café, or room helps every shot feel like it belongs in the same story.

INSIDE TRUEPIXTEXT TO IMAGE
TEXT TO IMAGE: CREATING OUR KITCHEN REFERENCE
LOCATION REFERENCE USED IN THE SCENE

Keep this image. You’ll add it as a reference when you animate.

YOUR LOCATION REFERENCE PROMPT.txt
Create a cinematic, realistic environment reference for an
original modern apartment kitchen in soft morning sunlight.
An elegant espresso machine will be placed on the island in a
later scene. Include a broad kitchen island, deep green cabinets,
subtle brass details, warm stone textures, and a large window.

Vertical-friendly framing with a clear open area for two adult
characters facing one another across the counter. Camera at eye
level; inviting, natural light; detailed but uncluttered.
NO people, NO words, NO logos, NO copyrighted setting.
Preserve a clear layout that can be reused in later shots.
Create a location in Truepix

04 / MAKE IT MOVE

Now direct your first scene.

Open Image to Video. Add your character and location references, then describe what happens in one short shot. Generate a few shots separately — you can join them later.

ADD YOUR REFERENCESIMAGE TO VIDEO
WORKFLOW RECORDING / ADD YOUR REFERENCES
#image1 Character A#image2 Character B#image3 Product#image4 Location

Example labels only. Use the labels Truepix assigns and only the references you upload.

YOUR FIRST SCENE PROMPT.txt
Preserve the exact identities, faces, hairstyles, wardrobe, environment and Truepix espresso machine from the supplied reference images.

CORE CHARACTER CHEMISTRY:

#image2 The blonde woman is proud, sarcastic, emotionally guarded and secretly attracted to the man. She masks genuine affection with teasing and subtle dismissiveness.

#image1 The dark-haired man is warm, observant, lightly mischievous and quietly confident. He understands her behavior without making her uncomfortable.

Their attraction is expressed through restraint, pauses, micro-expressions and eye contact rather than obvious romantic gestures.

0:00–0:03 — THE CHALLENGE

Warm morning sunlight falls across the kitchen island in #image4

In the foreground, the premium #image3 Truepix espresso machine has just finished preparing a cappuccino. A gentle hiss fades. Delicate steam rises from the cup.

The man stands behind the counter. Across from him, the woman watches with a slightly raised eyebrow.

With playful arrogance, in a dry, lightly teasing voice, she asks:

WOMAN: "Trying to impress me?"

Her expression suggests that she is far more interested than she wants him to know.

0:03–0:06 — THE RESPONSE

He glances up from the cappuccino, looking directly into her eyes.

A barely noticeable smile forms at one corner of his mouth.

In a calm, warm voice, with an understated teasing quality, he replies:

MAN: "No. Just remembered how you like it."

He gently lifts the cappuccino and presents it across the counter.

0:06–0:09 — THE ALMOST TOUCH

She reaches for the cup.

For a brief moment, their fingertips approach within millimeters of one another at the edge of the saucer.

The transfer is physically natural and delicate.

Their hands hesitate for a fraction of a second.

Her eyes flick down toward his hand, then back up to his face.

Her proud expression falters. She is unexpectedly flustered, but attempts to conceal it.

Almost defensively, in a quieter voice, she says:

WOMAN: "I never told you."

0:09–0:11.5 — HE KNOWS

He meets her eyes, completely relaxed, a tiny knowing smile appearing.

Softly:

MAN: "You didn't have to."

He doesn't lean closer or make any dramatic gesture.

0:11.5–0:14 — THE UNSPOKEN ANSWER

A small silence.

She looks away as though unimpressed, but the faintest involuntary smile escapes.

A subtle warmth appears in her cheeks.

She glances back toward him for one fleeting moment.

He notices her smile and gently suppresses his own.

The camera completes a very slow, elegant push forward.

The premium Truepix espresso machine remains visible and recognizable in the foreground, with the exact original branding readable.

The cappuccino rests naturally between the two characters, a delicate trail of steam drifting upward in the morning light.

End on the unresolved romantic tension.

CAMERA:

One continuous stable camera movement, a slow subtle dolly-in with gentle lateral movement. Keep the characters, hands, cappuccino and machine spatially consistent. Natural 35mm cinematic perspective. No abrupt cuts or dramatic zooms.

AUDIO:

Natural English dialogue, perfectly synchronized lip movements, gentle espresso-machine hiss, subtle porcelain movement, quiet kitchen ambience, restrained intimate romantic musical underscore.

PERFORMANCE:

Extremely natural acting, nuanced facial animation, authentic blinking, controlled breathing, subtle eye movements, minimal but meaningful gestures, believable pauses.

The woman must not smile openly or become instantly affectionate. Her attempt to conceal her feelings is essential.
Animate in Truepix

Not sure how to describe the shot?

Write it simply, then use Prompt Optimizer to add camera, lighting, and movement details. Review the improved prompt before generating.

Explore Prompt OptimizerPrompt optimization uses credits; the current UI confirms the cost before running.
YOUR IDEA → REFINED PROMPTOPTIMIZE / REVIEW / APPLY
WORKFLOW RECORDING / OPTIMIZE → REVIEW → APPLY

05 / THE PAYOFF

Your story is becoming a film.

Make a few short scenes, choose the best takes, and combine them with dialogue, music, and captions in an editor. Here’s one coffee-story scene we generated.

FINAL GENERATED COFFEE SCENE14 SEC · 16:9
Fan-story experiment / One generated scene, ready for your edit.

Start with 10–15 seconds. One finished scene is better than ten unfinished ideas.

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