THRESHOLD LABS
STORY • CHARACTER • MOTION
Under the direction of Mina, Aurora & Luna McLeod-Foster
AI VIDEO
DONE HONESTLY

Yes, you can make this yourself.
We’ll show you exactly how.

A 30-second animated video like the one on this page can be made with free AI tools. No catch — the full method is below. And when you find out what it actually takes, we’re right here.

Show me the free way Do it for me
THE HONEST PART

The whole method, free

Plan the story in ChatGPT. Generate six short clips in Google Gemini or Flow. Assemble them in CapCut or DaVinci Resolve — both free. That’s the entire pipeline. Anyone telling you it’s more complicated is selling mystery.

1 Plan — concept + script
2 Lock — character + location
3 Generate — review + replace
4 Finish — edit + export
THE MATH NOBODY MENTIONS

Here’s what it actually takes

6
finished scenes
×
2–3
attempts each
=
12–18
generations

Free-tier tools allow only a few video generations per day. At that pace, one 30-second video takes 8–15 hands-on hours spread over 4–10 calendar days — most of it spent rejecting clips where a face melts, fingers multiply, or your character quietly becomes a different person between scenes.

The hard part isn’t the tools. It’s consistency. Keeping the same character, outfit, and world across every clip is the skill — and it’s exactly where first attempts fall apart.

Watch a sample

A 30-second sample from the basic animation pipeline — made with the exact free method described above.

And what the developed workflow adds

AI animation still: child pointing at a kite stuck in a tree, teddy bear and squirrel beside them AI animation still: the same child, bear, and squirrel in the same park in a different scene

Same child, same jacket, same park, same light — across every scene. Stronger character design and visual consistency come from the developed workflow. That’s the difference experience buys.

Three ways forward

Try it yourself with our system, learn it live with us, or hand it over entirely. No wrong door.

SELF-GUIDED

DIY AI Video Playbook

$99
  • The complete written system — prompts, templates, worksheets
  • Continuity method that keeps characters consistent
  • Generation log + producer’s quality checklist
  • Reusable for every video you make after
Request the Playbook
DONE FOR YOU

Threshold Labs Production

$750 per 30-second video
  • Concept, script, and character design
  • Generation, continuity review, and replacement of weak scenes
  • Edit, music, captions, and basic branding
  • One revision round • social-ready 1080p MP4
  • Delivery 3–5 business days after creative approval
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LEARN THE SYSTEM

Private Production Intensive

$1,500
  • 6–8 hours of private instruction
  • We build your first real video together, live
  • You leave with the finished video and the full workflow
  • Best for teams and repeat creators
Book the Intensive

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