How to turn a Reddit-style story into an AI drama
Brief for AI Create: A drama in the style of an online confession: a woman finds out her fiancé's family has been holding a second engagement party for him and her cousin; she shows up with the receipts; 6 short episodes, each ends with a reveal at a family event.
Rights and real people
- Use your own story or one you have the author's permission to adapt; uploads ask you to confirm you have the rights. What you can feed in.
- Change names, places and details so nobody can be identified.
- Never depict real people, including the people in the original story; defaming or exposing real people is not allowed. Content rules.
From post to script
- Turn narration into scenes. “My sister told everyone” becomes a scene at dinner where she tells everyone.
- Keep the narrator's voice as an inner voice or voice-over for the best lines. Voice-over.
- Put the hook in the first shot: the most shocking line of the post. Hooks.
- Upload the script and let the read split it into episodes. Upload a script.
The first shot, shot by shot
| Beat | Shot to adapt |
|---|---|
| The hook | [Shot 1] 4s: Close-up on @Jess holding her phone. @Jess (voice-over): Two weeks before my wedding, I found the second invitation. (voice: Jess) |
| The invitation | [Shot 2] 3s: Close-up on the phone screen: a party invitation with her fiancé's name and her cousin's. |
| The room | [Shot 3] 4s: Wide shot, a restaurant private room, balloons, family in the background. @Jess stands in the doorway. |
| The reaction | [Shot 4] 3s: Close-up on @Aunt Linda dropping her glass. |
Make it in SceneMixer, start to finish
- Script: paste your own on Upload Script, or write the brief above in AI Create and let it draft the episodes.
- Step 1: Type Short Drama; Scene Style Urban Opulence, Suburban Mansion; Costume Style Smart Casual; Visual Style Digital HD; Target Region; dialogue language; 9:16 Portrait. Then read the script.
- Step 2: invented characters with one mark each; the phone and the invitation as props; the flat and the restaurant as locations. The first 15 setup images on an account are free.
- Storyboard: generate episode 1 first (free on your first drama) and read it before you render anything. One place per segment.
- Video: render on the default tier at 10 credits a second, fix single shots instead of whole episodes, then put the episode together and post.
| Episode | Where | The ending beat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her flat. | The second invitation. |
| 2 | The restaurant. | She walks into the party. |
| 3 | The family group chat. | Everyone knew. |
| 4 | The wedding venue. | She changes the guest list. |
| 5 | The wedding day. | The cousin arrives in white. |
FAQ
How do I turn a Reddit story into an AI drama?
Use your own story or one you have permission for, rewrite it as scenes with dialogue, upload it as the script and render episode by episode.
Can I use any Reddit post?
Only posts you wrote or have the author's permission to adapt; uploads ask you to confirm your rights.
Can I show the real people from the story?
No. Change names and details and invent the faces.
How do I keep the narrator's voice?
Use voice-over or inner voice for the narrator's best lines.
Vertical or landscape?
9:16 Portrait; these stories live on short-video feeds.
How long should each episode be?
One to two minutes, each ending on a reveal.
Which visual style suits it?
Digital HD for realism; Korean Webcomic for a drawn look.
Can AI write it from a short summary?
Yes. Put a one-line brief into AI Create.
Updated October 31, 2026