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About the “Timeline Video With Sources” template

A script for a timeline video about a process or event, built with the dates and milestones you supply along with their source: clear narration, a proposal for how to visualise it, unsourced dates flagged and a list of sources to check before publishing. It is one of the templates in AI Video.

What it will ask you (13)

What process or event does the timeline tell? (e.g. the evolution of the printing press, building a telescope, an expedition)
Paste the milestones in order, one per line: date or moment, what happened and the source (e.g. 'around 1450 — printing workshop in Mainz — source: encyclopedia X')
What kind of timeline is it?
General sources you rely on (books, websites, museums, archives) (comma-separated)
Dates or milestones you doubt or that have no clear source (comma-separated)
Who is it for?
Approximate length of the video
How would you like to visualise the timeline?
Where will you publish it?
How many milestones do you want to show at most? (between 3 and 15)
Tone of the narration (pick up to 2)
Connect milestones by explaining why one leads to the next (only if your data supports it)
I will use AI-generated voice, images or music

Example result

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

# Timeline video · the story of a neighbourhood chess club

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF MILESTONES
1. 1998 · The club is founded in the café on the square · founding minutes · sourced
2. 2004 · First open neighbourhood tournament · surviving poster · sourced
3. 2011 · Move to the cultural centre · no source · [to verify]
4. 2019 · The children's school begins · annual report · sourced
5. “Around 2022” · Membership passes one hundred · uncertain · [to verify]
Note: the user places the move “in 2011 or 2012”; it is not corrected here.

TIMED NARRATION SCRIPT (50 s)
0:00 One chess club, five moments. · “Our story”
0:06 1998: the club is born in a café on the square. · “1998 · Founded”
0:15 2004: the first open tournament. · “2004 · First tournament”
0:24 Around 2011, the club moves to the cultural centre.
     · “2011 (to be confirmed) · New home”
0:34 2019: the children's school begins. · “2019 · Children's school”
0:42 Around 2022, over a hundred members, as the committee recalls.
     · “Around 2022 (to be confirmed) · 100 members”

VISUALISATION PROPOSAL
A horizontal line moving left to right; each milestone is a square on a
board. Unconfirmed dates get a dashed outline and an asterisk.
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How to use it

Answer the questions in the form above.
Generate the prompt and copy it, or open it straight in your AI.
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 “Timeline Video With Sources”?: A complete prompt tailored to your answers, ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. A script for a timeline video about a process or event, built with the dates and milestones you supply along with their source: clear narration, a proposal for how to visualise it, unsourced dates flagged and a list of sources to check before publishing.
How long does it take?: You answer 13 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.