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: Ask yourself what the person or object in the video wants and what is standing in their way.

If you’d like to write a story specifically based on what is actually in your video, here are a few ways to start: 5_6167881591801513843(1).mp4

As the playhead progressed, the map zoomed in. It settled on a house—his house—but rendered in shimmering violet lines. On the screen, a door opened. In the real world, Elias heard his front deadbolt slide back with a heavy, metallic thud . : Ask yourself what the person or object

When he clicked play, the screen didn't show a video. It showed a pulsing, bioluminescent map of a city that didn't exist. Streets curved in ways that defied geometry, and the "traffic" consisted of glowing orbs that flickered in time with Elias’s own heartbeat. On the screen, a door opened

Elias found it in his "Downloads" folder, sandwiched between a PDF tax form and a blurry photo of a sandwich. He didn't remember downloading it. He didn't remember receiving it. But there it sat, a 12MB void waiting to be filled.

: Don't worry about the whole plot yet. Just write what you see in the "circle of light" (the immediate scene), and let the next part reveal itself as you go.

: Every story needs a "spark." Identify the most surprising moment in your video and make that the turning point for your main character.