To bring this full 30-second, multi-shot Ghibli-inspired animation script to life in Google Flow, you shouldn’t paste the entire script into a single prompt box. AI video generators create clips shot-by-shot rather than executing a full directed film script in a single render.
Here is the step-by-step workflow to execute your prompt in Google Flow:
Step 1: Establish Style & Character Consistency
Before generating video clips, lock in your visual look so the student and library remain identical across all 9 shots:
- Go to Image Generation / Style Reference in Google Flow.
- Use your Visual Direction prompt to create a master keyframe image:Ghibli-inspired hand-drawn animation, delicate watercolour textures, detailed university library, warm gold and forest-green palette, a university student sitting at a wooden table with a notebook under soft atmospheric morning light, 16:9 aspect ratio.
- Save this generated image as your Style / Character Reference in Google Flow to attach to each video shot.
Step 2: Generate Shot-by-Shot in Scene Builder
Use Flow Scene Builder or the timeline tool to generate each shot individually:
- Shot 1 (0:00–0:03): * Prompt: A university student sitting at a wooden library table, looking thoughtfully at a notebook, then glancing towards tall bookshelves as morning sunlight streams through large windows. Ghibli animation style, warm golden light.
- Shot 2 (0:03–0:07): * Prompt: The student walking slowly down a library aisle, scanning book titles, running a finger along the spines of books, stopping at a reference book.
- Shot 3 (0:07–0:10): * Prompt: Close-up of the student opening a heavy library book, reading a passage with a subtle expression of surprise and genuine fascination.
Pro Tip: Use the end frame of Shot 1 as the starting frame for Shot 2 (using Image-to-Video / Frames-to-Video) to ensure seamless match-cuts. Repeat this process through Shot 9.
Step 3: Audio & Voiceover Narration
- Voiceover: Go to the Voiceover / Speech tab in Google Flow.
- Select a calm, reflective, soft voice.
- Input the lines section by section (e.g., “A question awakens my curiosity.”).
- Background Audio: Use the Audio / Sound FX generator:
- Prompt: Soft minimal piano melody, gentle strings, subtle quiet library ambience, page turning sound effect.
Step 4: Text Overlays & Timeline Assembly
- Place all 9 video clips end-to-end on the Google Flow Timeline.
- Align the voiceover clips with their respective video shots.
- Use the Text Tool to add the text overlays:
- Font: Handwritten / Calligraphy style.
- Color: Warm ivory with a faint charcoal/dark drop shadow.
- Position the text in uncluttered corners (e.g., lower-third dark areas of the library).
- Keyframe the text to fade in at the start of each shot and fade out before the transition.
Step 5: Final Review & Export
- Play back the sequence to ensure the 10-second pacing markers match (0–10s Curiosity, 10–20s Autonomy, 20–30s Persistence).
- Adjust the volume balance so the music lowers beneath the voiceover.
- Export in 16:9, 1080p / 4K resolution.
