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AI CHARACTER CONSISTENCY GUIDE

Same character.
Every video.

Keep your AI character’s face, outfit, and style consistent across scenes. Start with a master character sheet, reuse your references, then add a voiceover.

  • 2 reference sheets
  • 3 scene prompts
  • 1 voiceover
MEET YOUR RECURRING CHARACTERCEO Jr.
One identity to come back to.5 angles · 5 expressions · 16:9 sheet

01 / TEXT TO IMAGE

Create your references once.

Give every video the same visual starting point. Make a multi-angle character sheet, then a separate office sheet for this story. Save both images and reuse them throughout.

01 / CHARACTER REFERENCE

Your character. Every angle.

Five full-body angles and five expressions. Keep the face, silhouette, outfit, and left-wrist watch the same.

Supplied character reference · Click to inspect. Save the image from the link below.
Open character sheet (opens in a new tab)
CHARACTER_SHEET_PROMPT.txt
Create a professional turnaround and expression sheet for an original fictional character named CEO Jr. in a stylized 3D animation style: rounded shapes, textured sculpted hair, soft materials, warm skin shading, and gentle studio lighting. Do not imitate a named studio, existing character, or real person.

APPEARANCE
CEO Jr. is an original fictional 12-year-old tech founder in a stylized 3D animation style. Oversized head, compact proportions, warm medium-tan skin, large brown eyes with subtle tired lower-lid shading, swept-up dark brown hair with a front cowlick, and a small notch in his left eyebrow. White button-down shirt with sleeves rolled to the elbows, loose mustard-yellow tie, navy trousers, dark brown belt, brown lace-up shoes, and a gold-tone watch on his left wrist. His default expression is slightly weary and self-important. No logos or emblems.

LAYOUT — 16:9 LANDSCAPE
Clean neutral grey background. Top row: five full-body views at the same scale — front, front three-quarter, side, rear three-quarter, and back. Bottom row: five head-and-shoulder expressions — neutral, happy, angry, surprised, and determined.

CONSISTENCY
Keep the same facial geometry, eyebrow notch, hair silhouette, skin tone, body proportions, clothing, shoes, and left-wrist watch in every panel. Show the entire body in each turnaround. No text, watermarks, extra people, or decorative props.
Open Text to Image

Use 16:9 landscape for the sheet. Keep the approved result rather than regenerating it for every scene.

02 / LOCATION REFERENCE

One office. Every scene.

The desk, daybed, and meeting area belong to one room. A second sheet helps keep the setting consistent, too.

Supplied office reference · Click to inspect. Save the image from the link below.
Open office sheet (opens in a new tab)
OFFICE_REFERENCE_PROMPT.txt
Create a premium stylized 3D animated environment reference sheet for an original fictional young tech founder's small startup office. Polished materials, appealing proportions, natural daylight, and consistent perspective. The entire 16:9 landscape sheet must represent ONE coherent architectural location.

LOCATION
A compact modern startup loft with warm neutral walls and walnut floors. One large city-facing window. A walnut executive desk near the window with a black ergonomic mesh chair, dual monitors, an open silver laptop on a dark desk mat, a black smartphone, a desk microphone, and a freestanding ring light with a phone tripod mount. A round wooden meeting table with four grey upholstered chairs on a beige rug. A wooden bookcase and potted plants. A compact wooden daybed against the side wall with a grey mattress, mustard-yellow pillow, and dark throw blanket; a pegboard and two abstract framed prints above it.

FIVE COORDINATED VIEWS
1. Wide establishing view showing the entire office layout.
2. Founder desk and computer setup, front three-quarter angle.
3. Office daybed and morning-routine corner.
4. Meeting area and laptop setup, with a blank laptop screen.
5. Simple top-down view showing the relative positions of all zones.

CONTINUITY
Maintain identical architecture, furniture designs, materials, window placement, lighting fixtures, and object colors across every view. Keep all furniture inside the same room. Screens show blank or abstract color blocks.

No people, video-call faces, logos, readable text, extra rooms, or incompatible layouts.
Open Text to Image

Use 16:9 landscape for the sheet. Keep the approved result rather than regenerating it for every scene.

New to Text to Image? Watch the workflow.

IN TRUEPIX

  1. Open Text to Image.
  2. Paste the character or office prompt.
  3. Choose 16:9, review your settings, and generate.
  4. Check the details across all views, then save the sheet.

This interface example from our Microdrama Starter guide uses a kitchen prompt. Paste the CEO Jr. character or office prompt in its place.

Interface walkthrough · Press play to follow along.

Before moving on, check the face, eyebrow notch, tie, shoes, and left-wrist watch in every character view.

02 / IMAGE TO VIDEO

Same references. Three different scenes.

Open Reference Images in Image to Video. Upload the character first and the office second, then paste one scene prompt at a time. The images anchor the look; your prompt directs the performance.

#image1Character · identity & outfit
#image2Office · setting & props
ADD YOUR REFERENCES12s UI WALKTHROUGH
The supplied screen recording shows the prompt and the character + office reference setup.

IN TRUEPIX

  1. Choose Reference Images and a model that accepts two images.
  2. Upload the character as #image1, then the office as #image2.
  3. Copy a scene below. Choose 9:16 and a supported duration, then generate.
Choose a scene prompt

At the desk

10s planned

Tie adjustment → laptop review → founder pose

CLIP_01_DESK.txt
FORMAT
Create a 10-second vertical 9:16 sequence with three shots. Clean editorial cuts at 3 and 6 seconds.

STYLE
Premium stylized 3D animated comedy documentary. Soft skin shading, tactile fabric, polished walnut, warm daylight from the city window, gentle interior fill, shallow cinematic depth of field, and controlled camera movement.

ASSET BINDINGS
#image1 → Character identity, proportions, face, hair, outfit, and watch. CEO Jr. is an original fictional 12-year-old tech founder in a stylized 3D animation style. Oversized head, compact proportions, warm medium-tan skin, large brown eyes with subtle tired lower-lid shading, swept-up dark brown hair with a front cowlick, and a small notch in his left eyebrow. White button-down shirt with sleeves rolled to the elbows, loose mustard-yellow tie, navy trousers, dark brown belt, brown lace-up shoes, and a gold-tone watch on his left wrist. Ignore the grey studio backdrop. Render one character, not the sheet's multiple views.
#image2 → One coherent startup office: walnut desk near a large city-facing window, black mesh chair, dual monitors, silver laptop, desk microphone, tripod ring light with a black smartphone, round wooden meeting table with four grey chairs on a beige rug, bookcase, plants, and a corner daybed with grey mattress, mustard-yellow pillow, and dark throw. Use the sheet for geography and materials; keep screens blank or abstract, without people or logos.

SHOT LIST
00:00–00:03 — EXECUTIVE DESK PRIDE
CEO Jr. sits in the mesh chair behind the walnut desk, with the city window and monitors behind him. Low-angle medium shot with a slow push-in. From 0–1.2s he grips his mustard-yellow tie knot with both hands. From 1.2–2.2s he adjusts it slightly and lowers his hands onto the desk. From 2.2–3s he lifts his eyebrows and forms a smug closed-mouth smile. Cut at 3s.

00:03–00:06 — LAPTOP REVIEW
Steady medium-close view over his right shoulder toward the open silver laptop. Screen is a blank light-blue panel with abstract blocks. From 3–4s he leans forward, left hand near the trackpad. From 4–5s he points his right index finger at the screen without touching it. From 5–6s he holds the point and nods twice, confidently, mouth closed. Cut at 6s.

00:06–00:10 — FOUNDER-INFLUENCER POSE
Medium three-quarter view from the desk's right corner, with the ring light and mounted smartphone beside him. Slow lateral drift right. From 6–7.5s he gently adjusts the phone in its rigid tripod mount using both hands. From 7.5–8.5s he releases it, sits upright, and squares his shoulders. From 8.5–9.5s he turns toward the main camera and rests his chin on steepled fingertips with a serious, closed-mouth founder expression. Hold the pose until 10s.

CONTINUITY
Use the same CEO Jr. from #image1 and the same office from #image2 throughout. Preserve facial geometry, hair silhouette, eyebrow notch, proportions, rolled sleeves, mustard-yellow tie, navy trousers, brown shoes, and gold-tone watch on the LEFT wrist. One solo character. Natural anatomy, stable five-fingered hands, grounded movement, and believable contact with props. All acting is non-verbal pantomime with closed lips. Add narration later.

AVOID
Extra characters, people on screens, dialogue, lip sync, mouthing words, readable text, numbers, logos, captions, subtitles, warped hands, extra fingers, floating props, wardrobe changes, watch switching wrists, flickering light, and morphing office layouts.
Open Image to Video

Generate each scene separately with the same two images in the same order. The prompts are adapted from the supplied CEO Jr. workflow.

The plan uses 10s, 15s, and 17s sequences. Reference limits, durations, shot changes, and credits depend on your model. For shorter limits, generate individual shots with the same bindings and reset each shot’s timing to start at 0. If your model needs a start frame, compose a scene image first.

Make it your ownUse this structure for any video prompt.

Keep the reference roles and continuity rules; change the scene, action, and camera. This template works as a brief for other AI video tools, too. Replace the bracketed details and use that tool’s attachment labels and supported settings.

REUSABLE_VIDEO_PROMPT.txt

Replace the words in [brackets] with your idea.

FORMAT
[Duration] seconds · [Aspect ratio] · [One continuous shot or shot count and cut times]

STYLE
[Animation or live-action look, materials, color palette, and lighting. Reuse this description across clips.]

REFERENCE ROLES
Reference 1 = [Your character sheet: identity, face, hair, proportions, outfit, and accessories. Ignore the sheet's background and render only one character.]
Reference 2 = [Optional location sheet: architecture, furniture, props, and layout.]
Use the reference labels or attachment syntax supported by your tool. Attach the actual images; text labels alone do not supply a reference.

SETTING
[Where this scene happens, time of day, key props, and the character's starting position.]

SHOT LIST
0–[time]s: [Framing and camera movement.] [One clear action.] [Facial expression.] [End position or cut.]
[Next time range, if needed]: [Next action, camera setup, expression, and end state.]

CONTINUITY
Preserve [face, hair, proportions, outfit, accessory placement, and visual style] from Reference 1. Keep [location layout, prop positions, and light direction] coherent with Reference 2. End on [a specific pose or composition].

AUDIO / PERFORMANCE
[Silent pantomime with narration added later, or supported dialogue and sound direction.]

AVOID
[Unwanted people, identity drift, wardrobe changes, malformed hands, readable text, logos, or other scene-specific problems.]

03 / GENERATE SPEECH

Give your character a familiar voice.

Open Generate Speech in Truepix AI. Paste your script, preview the available voices, and choose one that fits the character. Reuse that voice for the next episode.

One track for the whole story.

IN TRUEPIX

  1. Paste the voiceover script into Generate Speech.
  2. Preview and select your voice.
  3. Generate speech, listen back, then download the audio.
Open Generate Speech

The clips use silent acting. Add this narration in your editor; lip sync is not needed.

EDITABLE SAMPLE SCRIPT · CEO JR.

VOICEOVER_SCRIPT.txt
Meet CEO Jr. Founder. Visionary. Still waiting for his first customer.

Every morning, he wakes up at the office. Not because he's dedicated. Because the office has a bed.

By nine, he's presenting the numbers. There are no numbers. But the confidence? Incredible.

An investor asks about growth. He raises one eyebrow. Opens his laptop. And calls it a strategy session.

His next big move? Posting advice about building a business.

He's twelve. His startup is three days old. And his personal brand is already working overtime.

Follow for the next board meeting.

An example narration you can adapt. Speaking speed and pauses change the runtime—fit your cut to the generated audio.

04 / FINAL ASSEMBLY

Make the final cut.

Bring your clips and downloaded voiceover into CapCut, Instagram Edits, or Adobe Premiere. Build the story around the narration, then export your vertical video.

0110sAt the desk
0215sMorning routine
0317sThe investor pitch

42 seconds of planned footage → trim to a roughly 40-second Reel. Actual generated durations may vary.

  1. Cut to the punchlines. Put clips 1, 2, and 3 in order. Trim pauses and match each reaction to the narration.
  2. Let the voice lead. Keep narration clear and any background music low.
  3. Review, caption, export. Check identity and outfit across cuts. Add captions in the editor, then export 9:16.

A FEW QUICK ANSWERS

Before you start.

How do I keep an AI character looking the same in different videos?

Create one multi-angle character reference sheet showing the face, outfit, proportions, and expressions. Reuse that exact image as #image1 for every scene in Truepix Image to Video. Keep the character description and visual style consistent; change the action and camera direction. A location sheet as #image2 can help preserve the setting. References improve consistency, but review every generated clip for drift.

How many prompts do I need to make a 40-second AI character Reel?

This example uses one character-sheet prompt, one office-sheet prompt, three scene prompts, and a voiceover script. The scene plan totals 42 seconds: 10 + 15 + 17. Trim the footage to fit a roughly 40-second edit and your narration. Actual clip lengths and multi-shot support depend on the model; split longer sequences into individual shots if needed.

Do I need to know which AI video model to pick?

You do not need to research every model. In Truepix Image to Video, choose Reference Images and check that the selected model accepts two references, vertical video, and your desired duration. Available settings and credit costs vary by model. If a model needs a starting frame, first combine your character and location into a scene image in Image to Image.

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