Paper Cut-Out Style AI Video

About the “Paper Cut-Out Style AI Video” template

Make your idea look animated with cardstock layers, cut-outs and real shadows, like a collage or a pop-up book. Fill in the form, paste the prompt into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and get back the style bible (palette, light, camera, paper texture and pace), the shot sequence, one English video prompt per shot for Veo, Sora, Kling, Seedance, Runway or another tool, key-frame image prompts, sound 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 mini story (e.g. a seed that grows into a tree over a year)
2. Type of paper animation
3. Colour palette
4. Lead, if you have one (e.g. an orange cardstock fox with a jointed tail). No real people or known characters
5. Tone (pick up to 2)
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 narration or voice-over (otherwise only ambient sound, music and on-screen text)
11. Language of the narration and on-screen text (e.g. English)
12. Things you do NOT want to appear (e.g. real photos, readable text, glossy 3D look) (comma-separated)

Example result

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

# Paper cut-out style video · a whale crossing the night sky · pop-up book

SHARPENED IDEA
  As the pages of a book turn, a paper whale swims through the clouds above a sleeping village.

STYLE BIBLE
  Palette: night blue, cobalt blue, matte gold, cream
  Light: warm side desk lamp, soft shadows between layers
  Camera: frontal, slightly tilted, shallow depth of field
  Paper: matte cardstock with visible fibre, hand-cut edges
  Pace: folds opening in small steps
  Style line: "Pop-up book paper animation: matte cardstock layers with visible fibre, hand-cut edges, V-folds rising from the page, soft real shadows, warm desk-lamp side light, slight stop-motion stepping."

SEQUENCE (3 shots · 15 s · with narration)
  Shot 1 · 0-5 s   · the page opens and the village rises
  Shot 2 · 5-10 s  · the whale unfolds above the clouds
  Shot 3 · 10-15 s · the page gently closes

VIDEO PROMPT · SHOT 2
  [style line] A cobalt-blue paper whale with gold paper fins unfolds
  from a V-fold and glides over layered cream paper clouds above a
  sleeping paper village. Static frontal shot, focus on the whale.
  Audio: paper rustle, soft wind; calm narrator: "Every night it passed
  without a sound." Vertical 9:16. No readable text, no logos.
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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 “Paper Cut-Out Style AI Video”?

A complete prompt tailored to your answers, ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Make your idea look animated with cardstock layers, cut-outs and real shadows, like a collage or a pop-up book. Fill in the form, paste the prompt into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and get back the style bible (palette, light, camera, paper texture and pace), the shot sequence, one English video prompt per shot for Veo, Sora, Kling, Seedance, Runway or another tool, key-frame image prompts, sound 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.