How to make a lifehack video without filming it
Tell Vizard Agent the lifehack you want to show, or ask it to find one. Vizard Agent researches what is working in the format right now, sources a clip for each step of the demonstration, generates the narration, and measures the audio so the voice stays with the action rather than drifting away from it.
What do you type into Vizard Agent?
Say the hack and the audience, and let Vizard Agent handle the shot list. The demonstration structure for this format is essentially fixed, so specifying it in the prompt mostly restates what Vizard Agent is about to do anyway. Name the narration language plainly, since it doesn't have to match your prompt's, and say if the hack has to actually work.
Prompt
What does Vizard Agent actually do?
A lifehack video is a demonstration in four shots: the problem, the trick, the result, the reaction. Vizard Agent researches before it sources, then searches per shot rather than once for the whole video. It looks for the "before" shot specifically, because a demonstration without a problem is just someone putting a lemon in a microwave. In the session behind this article it:
- Checked the available capabilities and researched popular lifehack ideas with genuine potential for short-form feeds.
- Searched stock footage for the main demonstration, cleaning a microwave with a lemon, then separately for cutting the lemon and placing the bowl.
- Searched again for a close-up of pressing the microwave buttons, and for a dirty microwave to open on.
- Checked the voiceover parameters and generated an energetic, friendly English narration.
- Measured the audio duration to synchronise the scenes to it, delivering 19.88 seconds of vertical 720x1280 at 25fps.
When does this not work well?
A lifehack video is a claim that something works, made to strangers who may try it in their own kitchen. Plenty of popular hacks don't work, and Vizard Agent will happily demonstrate one that doesn't. Anything involving heat, electricity or chemicals deserves a second look, and a stock clip of a similar action isn't a recording of your hack.
Common questions
Can it come up with the hack itself? Yes. Ask it to find one and Vizard Agent researches current examples before choosing.
Does it check whether the hack actually works? No. Vizard Agent researches what is popular, which isn't the same as what is true. Test it yourself.
Can I use my own footage? Yes, and it's stronger. Vizard Agent sources only the shots you're missing.