ugc-ad-video-generationlisted

# UGC-Style Ad Video The core APImage use case: a product photo in, an ad that looks like a creator made it out. It works because UGC-style creative reliably outperforms polished brand video on social — the feed treats it as content rather than as an advert. Two things decide whether it lands: whether it looks native, and whether you're honest about what it is. ## The structure UGC ads follow a consistent shape. It's not a formula to hide, it's the shape the format has because it works. ``` 0-3s HOOK a person, mid-sentence or mid-action. A problem or claim 3-6s PROBLEM what was wrong, specifically 6-12s PRODUCT the product, in use, in a real place 12-16s RESULT what changed 16-18s CTA one action, casual ``` **Generate each beat as a separate clip and cut them.** A single 18-second generation drifts and morphs; five short beats hold identity and let you fix one without re-rendering all of it. See `multi-scene-video-assembly`. ## The production loop ``` 1. generate_image the creator portrait — iterate at 1-9 credits 2. create_brand_asset save as a character. Free 3. Product photo the real one, cut out and saved as an asset 4. generate_video (draft) each beat, locked seed, cheap iterations 5. enhance_video_draft the keepers only 6. Assemble cuts, captions, sound in an editor ``` Everything expensive happens once, on something already approved. See `draft-then-enhance-workflow` and `v