The Moonlight Garden — Bedtime Story
A soothing children's bedtime story with gentle narration, soft music, and dreamy watercolor-style visuals.
Pipeline Stages
Research
Find facts and sourcesNo research needed — original children's story. Themes: friendship, nature, wonder. Age-appropriate vocabulary, positive message.
Script
Write the video script"Once upon a time, in a garden that only bloomed under moonlight, there lived a tiny firefly named Lumi..." — 100 WPM, gentle story arc.
Voice
Synthesize narrationGenerated with story-bedtime voice. Warm, soothing, parent-reading-a-book quality at 100 WPM. Duration: 90 seconds.
Music
Add background trackSelected gentle bedtime lullaby track. Volume: 0.2 with soft ducking. Music box and soft strings. Extended fade-out.
Visual
Source b-roll and imagesCozy storybook visuals: moonlit garden, glowing fireflies, sleeping flowers, starry sky. Ken Burns effect on illustrations.
Editor
Assemble final videoAssembled 9:16 storybook layout with decorative frame. Slow crossfade transitions. Warm color grade. Total: 90s.
Publish
Post to platformsPublished to YouTube (long-form friendly). Tags: #bedtimestory #kids #storytime #sleep.
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Key Concepts
Narrator
The voice that tells the story or explains content in a video.
Background Music
Music that plays underneath narration to set the mood.
Ken Burns Effect
A slow pan-and-zoom on a still image to create motion.
Color Grading
Adjusting colors and tones to set the mood of footage.
Ambient Sound
Continuous background audio that creates atmosphere.