Packing a Gift in Four Steps
Show four original cartoon steps for packing a gift. No famous character, and no extra idea in the last step.
Pack a gift in four cartoon steps, and keep every step original. Place the box, fold the paper, hold the fold, and finish with one bow. That is one idea. Do not bring in a character from a film, a studio, or a famous cartoon to hold the paper. The doodle is not a real person. Clip 1's first 3 seconds are one big hook title in the spoken language unless on-screen text is off. At most one arrow. No blank grey strip. Approve the four stills before they move. Set one plain box on the paper, fold one side, hold that fold, and finish with one bow, approving each still before the drawing moves. Keep one product. A practical reel is 15–45 seconds. The first 3 seconds show the hook title of the packing task, unless on-screen text is off, and they say those four steps in order. Reject a second gift in the last frame, a character from a film, a famous outline, or a blank grey strip. If a face or voice could be mistaken for a real person, the caption must say it is AI. The doodle is not a person.
Four steps, one box
The same plain box travels through all four drawings. Step one sets it on the paper. Step two folds one side. Step three holds that fold. Step four adds one bow. A second gift in the last frame is a new idea. Stay on one whiteboard so the hands, if you draw simple shapes, belong to the same lesson. Carry the same book-shaped box through set-down, fold, hold, and bow, on one whiteboard. The first 3 seconds show step one and say the packing task. Reject a skipped fold that lets the bow appear too early, before you post.
Original shapes only
Paper, box, and bow are enough. If a figure helps, it is a faceless shape you invented, not a character anyone would recognize from a film. The doodle is not staff and not a portrait. A famous outline is a copy even when you only meant the pose. If you need a figure, invent a faceless shape, and keep paper, box, and bow as the whole cast. In the first 3 seconds the shapes are original and the voice says the task. Do not post a character anyone would recognize from a film.
Clean board, approved stills
One arrow may point at the fold that matters. A blank grey strip over an earlier step is the wrong way to advance. The hook title says what the reel is, in the spoken language, unless on-screen text is off. Approve each still in order before the drawing moves, so the bow does not appear before the fold. Point one arrow at the fold that matters, and approve the stills in order so the bow cannot arrive first. In the first 3 seconds, viewers see the plain box and hear the step. Throw out a grey strip over an earlier step before the file goes up.
A worked example
A bookshop draws four whiteboard steps for packing one plain book-shaped box: set down, fold, hold, one bow. The shapes are original and faceless. The hook title is the task in English. There is a single arrow at the fold, no grey strip, and no character from a film. The stills are approved first. Draw set down, fold, hold, and one bow for the bookshop box, with a single arrow at the fold. The first 3 seconds show the hook title in English and say the packing task. Reject a film character. One product, 15–45 seconds. If a voice could pass for a real person, the caption says it is AI.
Before you post
- Keep four steps on one box.
- Use original shapes only.
- Approve the stills before they move.
Where Scro fits
Scro teaches the four steps as a cartoon doodle, one idea, with no filmed host. Clip 1's first 3 seconds are one big hook title in the spoken language, unless on-screen text is off. Keep at most one arrow, skip any blank grey strip, and approve the stills before motion. The doodle is not a real person. Teach the four steps with no filmed host, and export after the stills are approved in order. The first 3 seconds show the hook title, unless on-screen text is off, and say the wrap. Reject a copied character or a grey strip. If a face or voice could be mistaken for a real person, the caption says it is AI.
Draw the four wraps. Finished samples are on the examples page.
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