gluntyacademy

glunty academy

glunty // multimodal lessons

Make a narrated short

Write it, picture it, and give it a voice - a real tiny film that came out of your head, not the slop machine.

0 of 12 done
  1. Finish the step above first
    01

    Pick your tiny idea

    Every short starts with one idea. Small is good.

    Think of something you could show in about 15 seconds.

    One sentence: what is your short about?

  2. Finish the step above first
    02

    Choose your star

    Who or what does the camera follow?

    A person, a pet, a robot, a snack - anything works.

    Give it a name or a quick description.

  3. Finish the step above first
    03

    Set the mood

    Mood is the feeling your short gives off.

    Spooky? Cozy? Hyped? Funny? Sad-then-happy?

    Pick ONE word. It guides your pictures and your voice.

  4. Finish the step above first
    04

    Write the script with ChatGPT

    A narrated short needs tight words. Let a pro help you draft.

    Open ChatGPT, paste the prompt, and read what it writes.

    It gives you 3 lines and 3 title ideas. Pick a title you love and type it below.

    Open ChatGPT (new tab)
    You are a pro short-film writer who makes tiny narrated videos people can't scroll past. Write a 3-beat narration script for a short about [hero]. Big idea: [idea]. Mood: [mood]. Rules: exactly 3 lines, one short sentence each. Line 1 is the HOOK that grabs me in the first second. Line 2 is the TURN where something changes. Line 3 is the PUNCH that lands hard. Simple words only. The whole thing must read out loud in under 15 seconds. After the 3 lines, give me 3 short punchy title ideas. Don't ask me questions - just write it.
  5. Finish the step above first
    05

    Lock in your hook

    Beat 1 is the hook. It has to stop the scroll.

    Take ChatGPT's line 1 - keep it, or make it punchier in your own words.

    Type your final hook line.

  6. Finish the step above first
    06

    Lock in your turn

    Beat 2 is the turn. Something changes or surprises.

    This is the middle of your story. Make it earn the punch.

    Type your final turn line.

  7. Finish the step above first
    07

    Lock in your punch

    Beat 3 is the punch. The last thing they hear sticks.

    End with a laugh, a twist, or a mic-drop.

    Type your final punch line.

  8. Finish the step above first
    08

    Draw a frame for every line

    Give each line a picture. One art style keeps it looking like ONE short.

    Open the image maker, paste the prompt, and generate the hook frame.

    Then swap the line in the prompt to make frames for beat 2 and beat 3. Add your art style word (like paper cut-out, neon comic, watercolor) to the prompt, and type it below.

    what will really happen

    Image tools struggle to keep your star looking the same across the 3 frames.

    Swap only the action line each time and expect to regenerate.

    The first frame is a rough draft, not the final shot.

    Open Ideogram (new tab)
    You are a pro concept artist. Make one bold frame for my short called [title]. Subject: [hero]. Mood: [mood]. Use ONE consistent art style with a single strong focal point, high contrast, and empty space at the top for a caption. Draw this exact moment: [line1]. Next I will paste [line2], then [line3] to make the other two frames in the same style.

    Did you keep one art style across all 3 frames, or let it drift?

  9. Finish the step above first
    09

    Add a voice with ElevenLabs

    A short lives or dies on the narration. Time to give it a voice.

    Open ElevenLabs. Paste your 3 lines. Either record YOUR own voice, or pick an AI voice and label it as AI.

    Type how the voice should feel - your voice plan and tone.

    Open ElevenLabs (new tab)
    Narration to speak, in a [mood] feel - slow on the hook, building to the punch: [line1] [line2] [line3] Honest-voice rule: use your OWN recorded narration, or choose an AI voice and clearly tell viewers it is an AI voice. Never clone a real person or pretend an AI is real.
  10. Finish the step above first
    10

    Build your shooting script

    Boom - here's your whole short in one place.

    Script, shot list, and voice direction, built from your answers.

    Copy it. This is your plan to film and post.

    Do the steps above and your Your shooting script shows up here.
    hold on - judge it, do not celebrate
    • Do the 3 frames and lines match the short you pictured?
    • Which line or frame feels generic or flat?
    • Does the voice sound honest and match your mood?
  11. Finish the step above first
    11

    Save your short card

    Save a card of your narrated short to keep and show off.

    This is proof you directed something real.

    Tap save.

  12. Finish the step above first
    12

    Ship it to the wall

    Make your 3 frames, add your voice, and post the finished short.

    Then drop it on the class wall with #Glunty so everyone can watch.

    You didn't pull a lever. You made a film.

The class wall - share yours

Loading the class wall...

That's a wrap!

You wrote it, pictured it, and voiced it - three tools, one vision, all yours. Most people pull the lever and get slop; you just directed a film.

Back to the academy Your progress
Embedded tool from glunty.com