#13 Making Video

 

Perfect choice 🎬 — Pictory.ai is great for turning scripts into animated explainer videos with narration and subtitles. Let me give you step‑by‑step instructions plus the scene‑by‑scene script you can paste directly into Pictory.ai.

🛠 Steps to Create Your Video in Pictory.ai

1. Sign in to Pictory.ai

   • Go to pictory.ai and log in.
   • Choose “Script to Video” mode (this lets you paste narration lines).

2. Paste Your Script

   • Copy the scene‑by‑scene narration (below).
   • Each scene should be a separate paragraph or line break.

3. Choose Visual Style

   • Select cartoon/animated classroom style for storytelling scenes.
   • Use clean infographic style for traditional teaching scenes.

4. Add Characters & Emotions

   • Use stock visuals or upload classroom images.
   • Add overlays like “confetti,” “lightbulb,” or “chalkboard.”

5. Voiceover & Subtitles

   • Pick AI voice in English or Tamil.
   • Add Tamil subtitles for accessibility.

6. Finalize & Export

   • Adjust timing so narration matches visuals.
   • Export as MP4 (5–7 minutes) for classroom use.

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🎬 Scene‑by‑Scene Script for Pictory.ai

Scene 1 — Opening

Narration:
“Today, let’s learn Binary Search — two ways: through storytelling and through traditional teaching.”
Visual Cue: Title card with Tamil slogan banner:
“அதிர்ச்சி தான் கதையை உயிர்ப்பிக்கும்!”

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Scene 2 — Storytelling (CUTE Framework)

Context:
“Revathi is searching for her roll number in a sorted list of 1,000 students.”
Visual: Classroom, giant board with numbers.

Conflict:
“She tries one by one… but it’s slow and exhausting.”
Visual: Revathi scanning line by line, looking tired.

Unexpectation:
“Her friend says: Why not jump to the middle?”
Visual: Friend enters, lightbulb animation.

Transformation:
“Revathi applies Binary Search — check the middle, go left or right, cut the list in half each time.”
Visual: List splits in half repeatedly until target found.

Emotion:
“She feels proud — from 1,000 checks to just 7!”
Visual: Revathi smiles, classmates cheer, confetti.

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Scene 3 — Traditional Teaching

Narration:
“Traditionally, Binary Search is taught as a step‑by‑step algorithm.”
Visual: Teacher at blackboard writing algorithm steps.

Narration:
“Find the middle, compare with target, move left or right, repeat.”
Visual: Array [10, 20, 30, 40, 42, 50, 60] with arrows.

Narration:
“It runs in logarithmic time, making it efficient.”
Visual: Graph shrinking search space, label (O(\log n)).

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Scene 4 — Split‑Screen Comparison

Narration:
“Storytelling makes it memorable and human. Traditional teaching makes it precise and formal.”
Visual: Left side → Revathi’s colorful journey. Right side → Clean algorithm steps.
Overlay text: “Storytelling = Why it matters” vs “Traditional = How it works.”

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Scene 5 — Closing Frame

Narration:
“Together, storytelling and traditional teaching balance engagement with rigor.”
Visual: Banner with Tamil slogan:
“கதை சொல்லு, மனம் கொள்ளு — கணிதம் கற்றல் எளிதாகும்!”

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✅ With this script, you can paste directly into Pictory.ai’s “Script to Video” mode, assign visuals to each narration line, and generate your animated explainer video.