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Animated Story – Sci-Fi AI Short Template

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Light Portal

About this template

A quiet sci-fi short: people question a new AI through a glowing doorway of light, then decide to wait.

Download a cinematic sci-fi dialogue animation: captions between people and an AI play over a glowing doorway of light. Write your script in CoAnimator.

How to use this template

  1. Download the project. The .coa file is the whole editable project (5.0 MB).

  2. Open it in CoAnimator. Double-click the file, or choose Open .coa in the launcher. You need the desktop app: Download CoAnimator.

  3. Ask your agent. Open the agent chat in CoAnimator and describe the change, or paste the prompt below.

  4. Export. Pick the size and frame rate, then export your MP4.

A prompt to start with

I'm editing the “Light Portal” template in CoAnimator: A quiet sci-fi short: people question a new AI through a glowing doorway of light, then decide to wait. Change the text to your words, use our brand colors hex codes, and keep the motion and timing as they are. Then export it as a 16:9 MP4.

More ideas

  • “Rewrite the story around our brand and keep the characters”
  • “Voice it in our own words”
  • “Make a 9:16 version for Reels and TikTok”
  • “Cut a 6-second version for ads”
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FAQs

What is the Light Portal template?

Light Portal is a free animated story template from CoAnimator. A quiet sci-fi short: people question a new AI through a glowing doorway of light, then decide to wait. It runs 55.5 s at 60 fps in 16:9 (1920×1080), and downloads as an editable .coa project at coanimator.com/templates/light-portal.

How do I edit Light Portal with AI?

Download the Light Portal .coa project, open it in CoAnimator and ask your coding agent (Claude Code, Codex or Antigravity) for the change in plain words: new text, your brand colors or a different length. CoAnimator renders the result as an MP4 on your own machine.

What can I change in Light Portal?

Anything in the Light Portal project: the words, colors, fonts, images, timing, length and format. It is built in code, so a coding agent can change any part of it.

Can I change the story and what the characters say?

Yes. Ask your agent in CoAnimator to rewrite the script, change each character's lines and re-time the scenes. Add your own voiceover, or let CoAnimator voice the new lines with its built-in text-to-speech.

Does Light Portal have sound?

Yes. The Light Portal project includes its sound; ask your agent to swap it for your own music or voiceover, or to remove it.

What is a .coa file and how do I open it?

A .coa file is a complete CoAnimator project in one package: the code, assets and timeline. Double-click it, or choose Open .coa in the CoAnimator launcher. CoAnimator is a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux, free to download.

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