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Priya's Wednesday, two ways

9 lessons · 23 prompts

A day in the life of a Motion Graphics Designer: what changes with these prompts.

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Priya, a motion graphics designer at a small studio.

Priya starts Wednesday with a 20-second social ad for a local coffee shop. The brief is vague: warm, friendly, fast. She opens ChatGPT and uses the Concept and Storyboarding prompt to turn the brief into three storyboard frames. She picks the second frame, where a coffee cup spins and steam turns into the shop's logo.

Next, she needs kinetic typography for the words 'Fresh roast daily.' She asks Claude for text animation timing ideas. It suggests a quick scale-up on 'Fresh' and a gentle slide for 'daily.' She adjusts the timing in After Effects, then uses the Audio Sync and Sound prompt in Gemini to match the animation to a soft jazz track.

The client sends a last-minute change: make the logo bigger and add a price. Priya uses the Client Communication prompt in ChatGPT to draft a quick update. She writes: 'Happy to make the logo bigger and add the price. I can send a new version by 3 p.m.' The client replies with a thumbs up.

By 4 p.m., Priya has delivered the ad and has time left. She uses the Learning and Skill Development prompt to plan a short tutorial on expressions in After Effects. Then she leaves the studio at 5:30, walks by the canal, and cooks dinner without opening her laptop.

Before

  • Blank timeline at 9 a.m., deadline at noon
  • Rendering all night, praying it works
  • Client revisions pile up by Thursday
  • No time to learn new software

After this course

  • Three storyboard frames before lunch
  • Text animation timed in one pass
  • Sound and motion line up cleanly
  • Home by six, laptop closed

What you'll learn

  • Concept and Storyboarding: Turn a script or brief into visual concepts, storyboard frames, and a pitchable treatment with AI help.
  • Script and Narration: Write, tighten, and time the spoken words for explainers, ads, and social videos with AI help.
  • Kinetic Typography: Design and animate text with AI-generated layout ideas, expressions, and timing suggestions.
  • Compositing and VFX: Get step-by-step help with compositing techniques, color matching, and VFX ideas.
  • Audio Sync and Sound: Sync animation to audio and brainstorm sound design with AI assistance.
  • Troubleshooting and Optimization: Fix render errors, speed up your workflow, and optimize outputs for any platform.
  • AI-Assisted Assets: Use AI tools to generate textures, backgrounds, and placeholder assets for your animations.
  • Client Communication: Draft client updates, estimates, and feedback summaries to keep projects running smoothly.

How this course works

  1. 9 lessonsOne task of your job each, from concept & storyboarding to learning & skill development.
  2. Ready-to-paste promptsCopy, fill in the parts in {{brackets}}, paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
  3. Tick and completeTick the prompts you tried and mark each lesson complete.
  4. Get certifiedFinish and keep the prompts as your own library.