Silent Film Style AI Video

About the “Silent Film Style AI Video” template

Fill in the form, paste the prompt into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and get the plan for a 1920s silent film style video: a style bible (flickering black and white, vignette, 18 fps cadence, exaggerated gestures), a script with intertitles, one English video prompt per shot for Veo, Sora, Kling, Seedance or Runway, a key image per shot, rights-free piano music and a post text with an AI notice. It is one of the templates in AI Video.

What it will ask you (12)

1. Your idea or story in one or two sentences (e.g. a baker chases a loaf of bread that has rolled away through the village)
2. Style variant
3. Original lead, if you already have one (e.g. a thin man in a bowler hat, a striped waistcoat and a thin moustache). No real people or known characters
4. Where and when it happens, without real place names (e.g. a village with cobbled streets around 1925, mid-morning)
5. Silent film devices you want to see (pick 2 or 3)
6. AI video tool you will use
7. Number of shots
8. Approximate total length (check how long each clip can be in your tool)
9. Video format
10. With accompanying piano music (otherwise only projector noise and the odd effect)
11. Language of the intertitles and on-screen text (e.g. English)
12. Things you do NOT want to appear (e.g. modern objects, garbled text, distorted faces) (comma-separated)

Example result

What the AI returned with this prompt and some sample answers.

# Silent film style video · the runaway loaf · chase comedy

STYLE BIBLE
  Slightly washed-out black and white: soot black #1A1A1A, silver grey
  #8C8C8C, nitrate white #EDE8DC. Fixed camera at chest height, oval
  vignette, coarse grain, flicker and scratches. Final cadence 18 fps.
  Summary to paste: "1920s silent film look, black and white, heavy
  grain, flicker, scratches, oval vignette, static camera."

SEQUENCE (3 shots + 1 intertitle · 15 s · vertical · with piano)
  Shot 1      · 0-4 s   · the loaf falls off the counter and rolls away
  Intertitle  · 4-6 s   · 'Come back here, you ungrateful thing!'
  Shot 2      · 6-11 s  · the baker runs downhill and slips
  Shot 3      · 11-15 s · the loaf stops at a dog's paws

VIDEO PROMPT · Shot 2
  Vertical 9:16, 5 seconds. 1920s silent film look, black and white,
  heavy grain, flicker, vertical scratches, soft oval vignette. A thin
  baker in his forties with a white apron, a tall white cap and a thick
  black moustache runs down a sloping cobbled street, arms stretched
  out; he slips, spins once and keeps running. Static camera at chest
  height, slightly sped-up, jerky hand-cranked motion. Flat daylight.
  Audio: no dialogue, soft projector whirr. No readable text, no
  modern objects, no colour.
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How to use it

1. Answer the questions in the form above.
2. Generate the prompt and copy it, or open it straight in your AI.
3. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. If the result doesn't fit, ask the AI to adjust it or generate it again with other answers.

Frequently asked questions

What do I get with “Silent Film Style AI Video”?

A complete prompt tailored to your answers, ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Fill in the form, paste the prompt into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and get the plan for a 1920s silent film style video: a style bible (flickering black and white, vignette, 18 fps cadence, exaggerated gestures), a script with intertitles, one English video prompt per shot for Veo, Sora, Kling, Seedance or Runway, a key image per shot, rights-free piano music and a post text with an AI notice.

How long does it take?

You answer 12 guided questions; most have options to pick from, so it usually takes a couple of minutes.

Is it free?

Yes. Fill in the form, sign in with Google and copy the prompt, at no cost.

Do you store what I type?

Yes, in your history: we keep your answers and the generated prompt, linked to your account, for 12 months. You can see and delete them in “My account”. For health, diet, fitness and finance templates we store nothing.