Beyond the ImaginAIry

Thanks everyone who joined me on my live this evening. I had a lot of fun... and worked out some of the jitters I had with going live on YouTube.

Here are some of the prompts that were used in the live video for ChatGPT

This was the prompt to generate the script. The magic is in the "Before you write" part, as it makes ChatGPT think out what should considered when creating a script.

"I want you to take on the persona of an Oscar award-winning 1950s B-movie film trailer producer. I need you to create engaging and clever scripts along with shot sequences for "Star Wars - A New Hope" but as if it were a low-budget Technicolor B-movie made in the 1950s.


Before you write the script, I want you to thoroughly consider what would make the trailer exciting, engaging, and era-appropriate. Please elaborate on your reasoning and include details such as:


1. How the 1950s sci-fi aesthetic influences the tone and pacing of the script.

2. How to incorporate exaggerated, dramatic narration typical of the era.

3. How to emphasize the charm of low-budget effects—cheesy props, painted backdrops, and “imaginative” sound design—while still capturing the grandeur of Star Wars.

4. The kinds of taglines, visuals, and music cues that would resonate with a 1950s audience.


Once you’ve explained your thought process, please write out the narrator script, which will be voiced over with an AI text-to-voice generator. The script should be between 90 seconds and 2 minutes long and include dynamic, rhythmic lines with dramatic pauses. Make sure it leans into the limitations of low-budget filmmaking while celebrating the creativity and charm of the era.


Finally, include brief descriptions of the corresponding visuals and shot sequences that would appear alongside the narration."


Here is the "pre prompting" prompt the I used to have ChatGPT give me the prompt above.

"I need your help refining my prompts that I will be using with ChatGPT. I'm going to give you what I am wanting to write and you refine it so I can optimize the results with ChatGPT. Here is my first prompt. Feel free to add anything or advise me on the best way to ask for content like this. "I want you to become an Oscar award winning 1950's B-movie film trailer producer. My idea is a movie trailer for Star Wars: A New Hope, only it will be a B-movie made in the 1950's. This will be between 90 seconds and 2 minutes long. To start off with, I am going to need a dynamic narrator script that I will voiceover with my AI text to voice generator. "


Thanks again to everyone that was on the live tonight! I really look forward to doing more of these in the future.

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