Message
Write the exact words on screen. Avoid asking the AI to invent copy unless you plan to edit it.
Text to animation
How to turn text into animation with AI
Text-to-animation works best when you write like a director, not like a keyword list. Tell the AI what the viewer should read first, how the words should move, and when the scene should pause.
The text-to-animation formula
Motion
Use verbs like reveal, slide, snap, fade, scale, orbit, stack, underline, morph, and hold.
Timing
Define the first frame, beat changes, and final hold so viewers can actually read the text.
Prompt template
Animate this text: "[exact text]". Make it a [duration]-second [aspect ratio] video for [platform]. The first phrase should appear immediately, the key phrase should scale up at second [time], supporting words should slide in from the bottom, and the final line should hold for 1.5 seconds. Use [colors], high contrast, clean spacing, and no extra words.
Motion verbs that produce clearer output
For emphasis
Scale up, underline, brighten, isolate, pulse once, snap into place.
For structure
Stack, align, reveal line by line, group into cards, transition by section.
For smoothness
Ease in, ease out, drift, fade, parallax, soft camera push.
For energy
Cut, bounce lightly, whip pan, rotate, glitch briefly, pop.
Common mistake
Do not ask for too many sentences in one scene. If the message needs more than 15 to 20 words, split it into multiple scenes or the animation will become hard to read on mobile.