PlotClip · AI ocean facts video generator
AI ocean facts video generator
Type a topic — "why the deep sea glows" — and get back a narrated vertical ocean explainer: a researched script, an AI voiceover, illustrated frames with motion, word-level captions and sound. The sources are listed with the video. Your first short is free, no card required.
From one topic to a finished short
One line is enough — or leave it empty and let PlotClip suggest one. You pick a look and a length; the engine does the research.
PlotClip searches real sources before a word of script exists, separates settled science from open questions, and writes a scene-by-scene explainer with narration, illustrated frames and word-level captions.
Nothing goes live until you approve it. Download the MP4 and post it yourself, or connect an account and schedule it.
Three ways to shoot the ocean
The ocean changes completely with depth, and the look should change with it. Bioluminescence in the black, a sunlit reef and a working research deck are three different films, not three grades of one.
Deep sea
Sunlit reef
ExpeditionEvery number on screen came from a source
Ocean content attracts invented creatures the way space attracts invented numbers. PlotClip researches ocean-science sources first — NOAA, MBARI, Woods Hole, Scripps — and the script can only use figures the research actually found. The illustration is held to the same line: real species with plausible anatomy, light that fades correctly with depth, and no sea monsters. When a drawn graphic puts a depth or a share on screen, that value is checked against the research brief before it renders.
Topics that work as a short
Depth does the storytelling for you. These are the shapes that land in under a minute:
- A threshold you can watch happen — the depth where sunlight simply stops
- A creature whose senses work nothing like ours
- Pressure and cold described as a body would feel them
- An expedition that saw something first, and what it changed
- A share of a population — how much of the open ocean makes its own light
What you get
| Output | Vertical 1080×1920 MP4, captions burned in, narration and sound mixed |
|---|---|
| Where it fits | YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels |
| Sourcing | Every video lists the sources the script was written from |
| Free tier | First short on us, no card — free shorts carry a PlotClip watermark |
| AI disclosure | Labelled as AI-generated on every platform we publish to; it is not optional |
| Your approval | Required for every video before it is scheduled or published |
One short is a video. A rhythm is a channel.
Facts channels live on cadence: the audience follows because the next one arrives. Set a posting rhythm and the next shorts queue up for your review, so you are not starting from a blank page every week. That is the part a one-off generator cannot do for you.
More on the thinking behind this: how often should you post? · why consistency beats virality
Questions people ask
Are the facts checked?
The script is written from researched sources, and every video lists them. Numbers drawn on screen are verified against that research before they render. You still approve every video before it goes anywhere.
Will it invent sea monsters?
No. The illustration prompt forbids invented creatures, mermaids and krakens outright, and the script is limited to established marine science — no surviving megalodon, no lost civilisations.
Is it free?
To start, yes. Sign in with Google, no card, first short on us. Free shorts carry a PlotClip watermark. Paid plans render clean videos and open soon — see the plans.
Can I post them to YouTube Shorts and TikTok?
Yes. You get the MP4 and can post it anywhere yourself. Scheduling straight to your own connected accounts is in beta — see how publishing works.
How long does one short take?
A few minutes from topic to finished video, research included.
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