This week, Google’s Veo 3 reminded us that the future of video creation is already here. Before jumping into a Veo 3 subscription, I wanted to feel what prompt-based video creation was really like.

So I created a teaser video for my own startup.

Just me, ChatGPT, a few prompts, and a story I wanted to tell.

No actors. No location. No editor.

Just clarity of vision, and tools that didn’t exist a decade ago.

I started with a rough story and some scene ideas. Used ChatGPT to shape prompts. Iterated. Tweaked tone, lighting, angles.

Result: A full mini-narrative in clips, each 8 seconds long.

No crew. No gear. Just me and a few tools.

The hardest part?

Keeping a character consistent across clips.

Even with Image-to-Video inputs, the same person wouldn’t show up in the next 8 seconds. Veo 3 improved a lot – but not yet there. That gap will shake the media world once it closes.

This is the outcome.

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Ten years ago,

I was helping another early-stage startup as a part-time creative director.

It took a team. Location. Cast. Editor. Designer.

I storyboarded by hand.

Here’s the storyboard I sketched by hand 10 years ago–can’t believe it’s been that long!

This video helped the company become a finalist at Midem in Cannes.

That process took weeks.

This time? Hours.

Yes, there are still limits.

(Character continuity between scenes is a challenge.)

But this moment feels like a turning point.

The tools have changed.

AI isn’t replacing creativity.

It’s lowering the cost of starting.

It’s removing the friction between imagination and execution.

As a founder and builder, this feels huge.

It’s time for us adults to unlearn the habits that have dulled our imagination, and return to the curiosity we had as kids.

The next creative revolution isn’t about mastering tools,

it’s about recovering the courage to start.