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Insights, tips, and updates from the Storymode team.
How to Turn Your Website Into a Month of Short-Form Video
A step-by-step workflow for turning your website into 30 days of short-form video: brand extraction, format mapping, batch scripting, and scheduling.
AI Video That Doesn't Look AI-Generated
Why AI-generated video still reads as AI even with realistic avatars — and the production layer that fixes it: timed captions, brand kits, cutaways, audio.
One Brand, Three Platforms: How TikTok, Reels, and Shorts Actually Differ
TikTok vs Instagram Reels vs YouTube Shorts: safe zones, caption norms, audio rules, and posting cadence — what to change per platform and what to keep.
Hooks: The First 1.5 Seconds Decide Everything
How to write short-form video hooks that stop the scroll: proven hook types, concrete example lines you can adapt, and the mistakes that kill retention.
Why Posting Consistency Beats Chasing Virality
Why consistent posting beats chasing viral hits on TikTok, Reels, and Shorts — how algorithms reward cadence, and how batching makes it sustainable.
The Short-Form Video Formats That Actually Perform in 2026
A field guide to the short-form video formats performing in 2026 — hook-demos, text over b-roll, slideshows, green screen, meme remixes, and avatar UGC.