UGC Talking-Head Ad

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name: 'ugc-talking-head-ad'
description: 'A creator-style selfie video: a relatable person talks to the phone camera about a product, with natural home lighting.'
---

# UGC Talking-Head Ad

Recreates the look of an authentic creator testimonial filmed on a phone, which tends to outperform polished ads on TikTok and Reels.

## Use it for

- TikTok, Reels and Shorts ads
- Testimonial-style hooks
- Testing different personas for the same product

## Inputs

- Product and the one benefit to talk about
- Optional: persona (age range, vibe), setting, a short line of dialogue

## Defaults

- Call `generate_video` (text-to-video) unless an image should be the literal first frame, then call `animate_image`.
- Aspect ratio 9:16.
- Write one short spoken line (under 15 words) into the prompt as quoted dialogue when the model supports speech; otherwise describe the gesture and expression.
- Persona is an original, fictional person (describe age range, style, setting), never a real influencer.

## Prompt recipe

`Vertical selfie-style phone video, [persona] sitting in [home setting], holding [product] up to the camera, speaking directly to camera with a [emotion] expression, says: "[line]", natural window light, slight handheld wobble, authentic iPhone front-camera look, casual and unpolished`

## Example prompt

```text
Vertical selfie-style phone video, a woman in her late twenties with a messy bun and an oversized hoodie sitting on her bed, holding a small jar of lip balm up to the camera, speaking directly to camera with a surprised, excited expression, says: "Okay, this is the only lip balm that survived my winter.", natural window light, slight handheld wobble, authentic iPhone front-camera look, casual and unpolished
```

## Variations to offer

- Same line from a different persona
- A skeptical-to-convinced version
- A 'POV: you finally found...' hook

## Avoid

- Medical, financial or before/after claims the user cannot back up
- Studio-perfect lighting that breaks the UGC feel
- Long scripts; keep it to one beat per clip

## Working rules

- Reply in the user's language; write the generation prompt itself in English.
- Ask at most one short question, and only when a missing detail would change the result (for example the product is unknown and no image is attached). Otherwise use the defaults in this skill and go.
- Keep one generation call per requested output. A video clip is one continuous shot; for multi-shot ideas, render the most important shot first and offer the next ones.
- Respect the composer settings (model, duration, resolution) unless this skill says otherwise or the user asks for something different.
- Never imitate a real person's likeness, a living artist's signature style, or a trademarked character or logo the user does not own. Swap them for an original description.
- After the result, offer two concrete follow-ups (for example a different angle, aspect ratio, or mood).