The showreel template

Prompt

What it adds

• One concept and one recurring element carry the whole piece, so it reads as a reel rather than a list of effects
• Names five acts and gives each a technique, instead of leaving the structure to chance
• Locks every change to a tempo, with a soundtrack generated in code
• Lists the effects that make AI motion look generic, so they stay out
• Renders frame by frame from a pure function of time, so nothing drifts or stutters
• Reviews a contact sheet of stills before the final render

1. <spec>Length, size, tempo, type, colors and the concept, up front
2. <thread>One recurring element that links every act
3. <acts>Five acts on the beat, ending on a loop
4. <rules>A flat visual language and the effects to keep out
5. <pipeline>A frame-by-frame render, with the soundtrack made in code
6. <check>A contact sheet before the final render
7. <reply>A storyboard first, then the MP4

Concept

The idea every act grows from. Leave it empty and the model picks one. Default: your choice, e.g. “a single line that learns to draw itself”

Typeface

A Google Font, or a short list to choose from. Default: one free variable font from Google Fonts

Palette

Names or hex codes, e.g. #FF4F1F, cobalt blue, cream. Default: two colors plus an off-white and a near-black

Length (seconds)

15 to 30 seconds suits a showreel. Default: 20

Tempo (BPM)

Every move lands on this beat. Default: 124

Size

Width × height in pixels. Default: 1920x1080

Original prompt

Inspired by the prompt shared by kirill sh. The template is MotionVideo’s own rewrite.

make a dynamic 15-second motion graphics video that shows what an incredible motion designer you are, like it's your showreel for a résumé. go all out.