Build a realistic vertical UGC tutorial ad from one influencer reference image. Snappy plans the story, Veo 3.1 generates three linked 8-second creator clips, narrator cutaways explain the workflow, and the final edit adds animated CTA text plus generated music.
Snappy storyboard
Veo 3.1
Linked start frames
Narrator cutaways
Unified voice
Generated music
4K HDR export
Final AI UGC tutorial video generated and edited in Sequencer.
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Create the Starting UGC Prompt
Go to Generate Films, attach the influencer image as a visual reference, set the aspect ratio to 9:16, then paste the concept below into Snappy.
Open Generate Films
Starting prompt pasted into Generate Films with the project set to 9:16.
Starting Snappy Prompt
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Create a realistic vertical AI UGC tutorial ad in 9:16 using the attached @AI_Influencer reference and @Makeup_Vanity scene. The finished edit should feel like native phone-shot TikTok/Reels content: close direct-to-camera framing, warm room light, realistic skin pores and makeup texture, slight handheld imperfections, natural pauses, and believable synced speech.
Structure:
1. Three 8-second influencer shots at the vanity. She reveals that she is AI-generated, reassures the viewer, then demonstrates adding
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Approve the Storyboard Proposal
Snappy will turn the concept into a proposal with characters, locations, shot prompts, and an edit structure. Review the plan before generating. For this tutorial, the shot order should stay simple and social-native.
Approved project proposal with the style, characters, locations, and scene structure.
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Approve the Generated Assets
After approving the proposal, review the generated assets before making video. For this project, the important anchors are AI_Influencer, narrator, Makeup_Vanity, and AI_UGC_Influencer_Style.
Main character approval for @AI_Influencer before generating shots.
Approved characters, location, and style assets for the AI UGC project.
If Snappy changes the format into a polished ad, ask it to revise toward casual vanity footage, direct-to-camera speech, and a messy real-room feel.
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Link the Influencer Shots
Generate the influencer clips one at a time. After Shot 1 is approved, use its final frame as the Start Frame for Shot 2. After Shot 2 is approved, use its final frame as the Start Frame for Shot 3.
This gives the three vanity clips a continuous handoff: the face, lighting, camera angle, makeup, and product position all begin from the exact previous frame instead of a similar regenerated image.
Shot 1 Final Frame
Shot 2 Start Frame
Shot 3 Start Frame
Use the link control between cards to carry the previous shot's final frame into the next shot.
Frame linking rule
Use the exact same saved media version when one shot hands off to the next. Do not regenerate a similar frame for the next start. Similar is not identical, and tiny face or lighting differences will show up as a jump.
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Generate the Six Video Shots
Open the Video tab for each shot, choose Veo 3.1 Fast, and use an 8 second duration. Use the shot cards below as the clean final prompt set.
Three separate 8-second influencer shots generated in the Story view.
6-shot prompt timeline
Click a shot card to view its model, duration, and final prompt.
Shot 1
Vanity Hook
Shot 2
Product Reassurance
Shot 3
Product Demo
Shot 4
Agentic Storyboard
Shot 5
Snappy Builds the Edit
Shot 6
Final CTA
Shot 1: Vanity Hook
Veo 3.1 Fast
8 seconds
9:16
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Static phone-camera close-up at @Makeup_Vanity. @AI_Influencer, a polished beauty creator, leans toward the camera and speaks in a quiet, shy LA accent with strong vocal fry: "hey guys, i'm going to show you how easy it is to make AI u-g-c. like, look at me. i'm not real. none of this is."
Show realistic pores, skin texture, makeup, and fine facial detail. Warm natural room lighting, intimate vanity setup, authentic phone footage. No camera movement, no push-in, no zoom.
To add the product, create a new Prop asset, insert the product image, and approve it as @MakeupBrush. Then tag @MakeupBrush in the end frame of Shot 3 so Veo has the exact product reference when the influencer holds it up.
Create and approve the product as a Prop asset before tagging it into the Shot 3 end frame.
Voice direction
Young Gen Z woman, relaxed LA cadence, strong vocal fry, slow casual pacing, intimate phone-camera delivery, natural pauses, lightly amused confidence. Keep the same voice identity across every influencer line. Preserve vanity room tone, makeup handling sounds, and small mouth noises. For best results, extract the cleanest influencer dialogue from one approved shot and use it as the voice reference for the remaining character audio.
Audio consistency pro tip
For cleaner character speech, extract the audio from the best approved influencer shot and use it as the voice reference for the remaining influencer dialogue. This usually improves both consistency and quality across multi-shot AI characters.
Use the character voice option to keep the influencer voice consistent across generated shots.
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Add the Narrator Cutaways
Create two short narrator clips over a vertical screen recording of Sequencer. The narrator should feel like a clean talking-head overlay on top of the interface, while the screen recording shows the storyboard loading and the generated clips looping.
Screen Recording
Narrator Overlay
Storyboard Loop
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Add the Influencer-to-Narrator Transition
In the editor, place a quick transition between the last influencer clip and the first narrator cutaway. Use the same kind of transition when returning from the narrator section to the final vanity CTA.
Keep the transition short enough that the tutorial still feels native to short-form UGC: the viewer should understand that the edit is moving into a screen-recording explanation, then quickly return to the influencer.
Add Transition
Trim Timing
Add a transition between the influencer clip and the narrator cutaway.
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Animate COMMENT and UGC
Add two separate text objects timed to the final line. Make COMMENT the smaller setup word and UGC the larger payoff word. Animate COMMENT in first, then animate UGC in with a stronger scale or punch-in.
Text object 1
COMMENT
Fade and slide in
Text object 2
UGC
Scale in after COMMENT
Final CTA frame with COMMENT and UGC layered as separate animated text objects.
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Add Music, Trim, and Fade
Add an Audio object, choose Generate Music, and create a subtle upbeat track that supports the tutorial without competing with the spoken lines.
Trim the music object to the final edit length. Add a slow fade in at the beginning and a slow fade out at the end so the soundtrack feels intentional instead of abruptly dropped onto the timeline.
Add Audio
Generate Music
Trim Audio
Generate a low-fi casual background track from the Add Audio modal.
Final edit with COMMENT and UGC text layers plus a generated music track faded in and out.
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Export in 4K HDR
When the edit is locked, click Export. For the premium master, enable Upscale Video, choose Topaz Proteus, turn on HDR Enhancement, select HEVC (H.265), and choose 10-bit.
Keep a social upload version too. Some platforms compress HDR aggressively, so save the 4K HDR master and a platform-ready upload file after you review the final color.
Export settings for HEVC, 10-bit, 4K upscale, and HDR enhancement.
Try the AI UGC Workflow
Open Generate Films, attach the reference image, paste the prompt, and let Snappy create the first storyboard. Then refine the frames before generating video.