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Making goated ads with AI

[ZED @zedmadeit]

ANIMATED MINI-MOVIES ARE CRUSHING

An actual movie, but built to convert

Just dropped another one

full story, custom characters, perfect pacing, and beats that actually make people stop scrolling

Character bible → character sheets → storyboards → animated mini-movie

This is the level big brands are running at right now

Comment “MOVIE” and I’ll send you my full workflow + prompts

[Franky Shaw @frankyecom]

Anime-style ads might be the highest-retention animated ad format right now.

Built this entire spot with my v5 framework + the Fable 5 update inside 5.2.

Every beat was handmade: music, scene direction, characters, pacing, cuts.

Not AI slop.

A real ad system.

Comment “ANIME” and I’ll send you the framework.

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@editbynat dmed you

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@Hewasecom im elite with AI videos, got some stuff on my profile, let me know if I can help my stuff is different than the typical ai ads youve seen 100s of times

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@aporiabuilds thats why i been revolutionizing ai ad styles

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[ZED @zedmadeit]

@FrederikFeldt @Shopify Ever considered doing ai mini series with your toys as characters, could do an organic play or even as ads, got some elite stuff on my profile. Could definitely help u w this if u see the vision

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@FrederikFeldt @Shopify @harleyf anything you can do here

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@ssallmmaann got some elite work on my profile

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@ecompresident If you need elite AI creatives I got some stuff on my profile , building custom characters and revolutionizing the ai ads space

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@WiFiMoneyGuy @theoutgoingco Exactly Ai will be the future of ads, whether they’re ai creatives or tools to supplement real UGC, better to become familiar with it now

Also if u need elite ai ads for the outgoing co lmk have some stuff on my profile

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@eptwts finally someone said it, ai is the future of ads and everyone else is just coping cuz they dont wanna spend the time to learn + implement ai

[ZED @zedmadeit]

The best AI ads don’t sell the product.

They sell the identity of who the viewer wants to become.

That’s why AI animation is a cheat code because you're not limited by physics, locations, and what a real person can actually do

but you can:

> Trigger nostalgia

> Hit psychological responses already embedded in the viewer

> Create a familiar emotional reaction with zero explanation

They already have a subconscious knowing of what the upgrade is supposed to feel like.

You just show them how it’s supposed to feel.

Showing them is cheaper than explaining it with words.

Low energy guys → Arcade power-up

Brain fog → A foggy windshield wiping clear

Here’s the simple way to find these:

1. Who are they right now?

2. Who do they want to become?

3. What everyday visual already feels like that exact shift to them?

Stop trying to explain to the viewer what they’re supposed to feel like after using the product.

Show them the transformation.

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@firstfruitsapp Lmk if you wanna try AI videos to scale ur apps w paid, making some elite stuff rn

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@MarcelynRaquel Not at all , you can do all of this in less than 10 minutes

[ZED @zedmadeit]

Brands are paying $5k+/month for AI ads that actually convert.

Here’s the exact system behind the ones that don’t look like AI slop 👇

Most people go straight from idea → video prompt.

That’s why the character changes, the camera jumps around, and every shot feels disconnected.

Use a storyboard first.

1. Lock the assets

Create:

> Character sheet
> Product sheet
> Environment sheet

These become your visual source of truth. Every shot pulls from them so nothing drifts.

2. Build the storyboard

Every scene needs:

> One clear action
> One distinct camera angle
> One reason to exist

Not a bunch of pretty images of the same moment.

3. Map the progression

Every beat should cause the next:

Ice cream character falls → his hair melts off → he sees himself bald → notices the Eden machine → gets his new swirl hair → celebrates beneath the product

That’s continuity.

4. Lock the geography

Same ice cream shop layout.
Same character proportions.
Same machine position.
Same mirror and prop placement.
No teleporting between shots.

5. Animate the actions, not the images

The storyboard is a sequence of connected actions inside one continuous story.

Tell the video model exactly how the motion connects between each moment, or it’ll spit out disconnected clips.

6. Set a strict reference hierarchy

Character sheet = identity + animation style
Environment sheet = world + spatial layout
Product sheet = exact product
Storyboard = action + camera progression

A storyboard isn’t just for planning.

It makes or breaks the entire video.

This is the part 99% skip.

It’s why their ads look like AI slop and yours won’t.

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@copywriter_adam Have some elite stuff on my profile

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@inzino @frankyecom @0xROAS got some elite stuff on my profile

[ZED @zedmadeit]

Before you make another ad, understand who you’re actually talking to.

Not just with the script.

Visually.

The same guys fighting low energy and low drive right now are the same kids who grew up in arcades.

Street fighter

Mortal kombat

Tekken

They already get this visual language on a subconscious level:

> Health bars dropping

> Power-ups

> Coming back from almost dead

You don’t need to explain it to them.

It’s been embedded in their head since they were kids.

So when you look at a product, don’t start with “how do I make this look cool?”

Ask yourself:

> Who is the actual buyer?

> What era did they grow up in?

> What visual language do they already understand?

> What can I show them that they’ll get instantly with zero captions?

For this product the benefit is restoring energy and increasing strength.

In their language that becomes:

> Taking a power-up

> Health filling back up

> Strength increasing

> Turning the fight around

Once you lock the parallel, the concept pretty much builds itself.

Don’t just start with the product and try to force an idea.

Start with the buyer and reverse-engineer the visual metaphor from what they already understand.

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@PJaccetturo this is insanely good

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@FynCas You guys do partnerships with creators?

[ZED @zedmadeit]

@jordanpaid EDIT, Got some elite stuff on my profile. Changing the Ai ads game