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# How to make AI video ads without the cringe
- URL: https://www.unbore.com/how-to-make-ai-video-ads-without-the-cringe/
- Published: 2026-02-25T20:46:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-01T15:34:04.000Z
- Description: AI video can't replace real production yet. But here are three ways I'm already using it in my work.
- Author: Shlomo Genchin
- Tags: Scripts & Video

AI video isn’t good enough *yet* to replace real production. But here are three ways I’m already using it in my work:

## Use Case I: Surreal Ads

Using AI for emotional or “realistic” ads is cringe. But for more goofy ideas, it can work.

Here’s my process:

- Product: Zendesk
- Promise: Speed up your customer support.

### 1\. Key Frame

Animating static images is usually easier than generating videos from scratch.

So, I used GPT to create this:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379197762-image-7.jpg)

### 2\. Animate

Then, I went to [Kling AI](http://klingai.com/?ref=unbore.com) (paid but affordable) and used this prompt: *“A hand quickly grabs the snail and removes it from the table.”*

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379198269-image-8.jpg)

It took about 10 attempts to get this:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379198654-image.gif)

### 3\. Edit

In CapCut, I added the zoom-out effect, logo, and copy. And here’s my ad:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379207856-image-1.gif)

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## Use Case II: Animate Static Ads

GIFs attract more attention than static images. So if a static ad is already successful, I use AI to turn it into a scroll stopper.

### 1\. Pick A Static Ad

Let’s take this Walnut ad, for example.

They’ve been running it for years, so I guess it works.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379218856-image-9.jpg)

### 2\. Animate The Main Character

I cut out the chipmunk in Photoshop and asked Kling for two videos:

- *“Make this adorable chipmunk wave its hand. Keep everything else the same.”*
- *“Make it chew on the walnut in the picture. Keep everything else the same.”*

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379219469-image-10.jpg)

Then, I used [Sora](https://sora.com/?ref=unbore.com) (free for ChatGPT Plus users) to blend both videos and got this:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379219980-image-2.gif)

Kling’s video generator is the best, in my opinion, but Sora has some cool features like “Blend” and “Loop.”

### 3\. Add Your Message and Logo

Finally, I added the other elements in CapCut:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379227002-image-3.gif)

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## Use Case III: Pitching Ideas

AI video demos help me explain and sell my ideas. Once the client approves the demo, we can shoot it with real actors.

I created one for Upwork, just for practice:

- Pain Point: Being micromanaged.
- Promise: Become a freelancer and be your own boss.

### 1\. Generate Videos

This time, I needed less precision, so I generated the videos without creating images first:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379233526-image-11.jpg)

### 2\. Edit and Add Your Message

Then, I added captions and a [“Pull back and reveal”](https://thecreativemarketer.net/the-pull-back-and-reveal-technique/?ref=unbore.com) effect in CapCut. And here’s my video:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/7c/567cd7c2-834c-4b5b-a024-a798f2ebbdf8/content/images/2026/03/1772379234112-image-4.gif)

So yeah, still far from perfect. But I can’t wait for the day when creatives like us can write, generate, and edit ads from A to Z.