Templates
Social Media Chat guide
Build DM-style storytelling videos with authentic chat UI, typing beats, and viral texting energy.
The Social media chat family renders your script as a messaging conversation — bubbles, typing pauses, reactions, and optional notifications. Viewers read the story on-screen, making it ideal for mute-first scrolling.
What makes it different
- UI-only visuals — no stock B-roll montage
- Beat map: setup, tension, twist, resolution
- Authentic chat surfaces styled for modern messaging apps
- Recommended runtime around 35 seconds
- Strong performance when the hook mimics a shocking text exchange
Best use cases
- Drama hooks and "read this thread" openings
- Customer support win stories told as chats
- Confessional or reveal narratives
- Product demos framed as a friend recommending a tool
Create page setup
- Select vertical 9:16 for TikTok, Shorts, or Reels (chat UI is mobile-native)
- Choose Social media chat or the Social chat viral format
- Use Luna or Nova for conversational rhythm
- Prompt with who is texting, what secret or conflict unfolds, and the payoff
Tip
Write your prompt as if exporting a screenshot-worthy conversation — include the first message that would make someone stop scrolling.
Story structure tips
- Setup — open with a message that implies stakes or curiosity
- Tension — use typing delays and short replies to build suspense
- Twist — reveal information that reframes the conversation
- Resolution — close with emotional payoff or a natural CTA message
Scene editor workflow
- Edit individual message lines per scene beat
- Shorten bubbles that wrap across too many lines on mobile
- Tune typing duration on the timeline for suspense
- Preview subtitles alongside on-screen text for redundancy
- Replace reactions or emoji when tone feels off-brand
Platform notes
- TikTok — frame the hook as "POV: you open your phone and see…"
- Reels — use a cover image of the first shocking message
- Shorts — title with the twist, not the setup, to protect retention
Important
Fictional chat stories should not impersonate real people without disclosure. Add appropriate context in captions when content is dramatized.
Credits and plans
Budget about 8 credits for a standard 30–35 second chat video. Free accounts export at 720p with watermark; Pro ($29, 2,000 credits, 1080p) and Business ($99, 10,000 credits, 4K) support higher fidelity exports.
Use Campaigns for chat-format series with recurring characters, or open AI Studio to brainstorm threads and draft projects with Allow actions enabled.