AI video ideas: 40 things worth making

The hardest part of AI video is often deciding what to make. Here are 40 ideas sorted by what you are trying to do. Pick one, make it your own, and try a short version.

For YouTube channels

• The history of an everyday object
• What your city looked like 500 years ago
• A day in the life of a Roman soldier
• How a famous company nearly failed
• The strangest animals in the deep sea
• What would happen if the Moon disappeared
• Great inventions that started by accident
• A narrated bedtime story, one episode a week

For short-form social

• Pets that can talk for one day
• Historical figures reacting to modern life
• A tiny world hidden inside a kitchen
• A soap opera starring fruit
• An ordinary job in a surreal setting
• “POV: you found a door that should not exist”
• A one-sentence horror story
• Satisfying impossible machines

For small businesses

• A product “origin story”
• Your shop reimagined as a film trailer
• A brand mascot with a weekly adventure
• Three versions of the same ad hook
• A seasonal greeting for customers
• The problem your product solves, shown as comedy
• A “how it works” in under a minute
• A launch teaser that reveals the product at the end

For teachers and trainers

• A historical event seen through a child's eyes
• The water cycle as a journey
• A customer-service scenario with two endings
• A science concept shown at giant scale
• A safety rule shown as a short story
• A language lesson acted out as a scene
• A recurring guide character for a course
• A quiz video with a pause before each answer

For fun and family

• Your child's drawing brought to life
• A birthday message from a favourite pet
• Your family as characters in a storybook
• A retirement “movie trailer”
• Your holiday reimagined as an adventure film
• A personalised bedtime story
• A wedding-day thank-you film
• An animated version of an old family photo

Only use pictures of people who have agreed to it. When you have an idea, read how to make an AI video, or borrow from our prompt examples.