🎥 ✨ What is Sora?
Sora is OpenAI’s new text-to-video model that generates realistic or stylized videos directly from prompts. Think of it as DALL·E, but for moving pictures.
🧡 Want a Ghibli-style forest scene with a floating spirit? Just describe it. Sora creates the video.
🚀 What You’ll Learn in This Blog
- How to write Ghibli-style prompts for Sora
- Use ChatGPT to develop magical storyboards
- Get scene-by-scene Ghibli visuals in video format
- Add voiceovers, music, and turn it into a full short film
🧰 Tools You Need
| Tool | Purpose | Free/Paid |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT (with image + video support) | Story, prompts, scripts | Free / Plus |
| Sora (via OpenAI Studio) | Generate full-motion Ghibli-style scenes | Private Beta (for now) |
| Murf AI / ElevenLabs | Add voiceovers to scenes | Free Trial / Paid |
| CapCut / Canva Video | Final editing & music | Free with Watermark |
🪄 Step-by-Step: How to Make a Ghibli Animation with ChatGPT + Sora
✏️ Step 1: Use ChatGPT to Write a Ghibli-Style Story
Prompt:
Write a short Ghibli-style story about a girl named Hana who follows a firefly into an enchanted forest. Make it dreamy, emotional, and told in 5 scenes.
💡 ChatGPT will give you a full plot broken down like:
- Hana in her village at dusk
- Firefly leads her to a glowing path
- She meets a shy forest spirit
- Emotional moment near a glowing pond
- Returns home with a glowing orb
🎥 Step 2: Convert Each Scene into a Sora Video Prompt
Example Prompt for Sora:
A young girl with short black hair wearing a red scarf walking into a glowing forest at twilight, surrounded by fireflies. The style is soft, hand-drawn anime like Studio Ghibli. The camera slowly zooms in. 10 seconds.
Repeat for each scene.
🎯 Tips for Better Ghibli-Like Prompts:
- Use emotional moods: “nostalgic,” “peaceful,” “dreamy”
- Add visual cues: “soft pastel colors,” “glowing light,” “hand-drawn style”
- Motion details: “camera pan,” “soft zoom,” “breeze blowing leaves”
🗣️ Step 3: Add Voiceover (Optional)
Use ChatGPT to write a narration:
“That evening, Hana followed a flickering light deep into the unknown…”
Generate voiceover with:
- Murf AI – for natural tone
- ElevenLabs – for emotional delivery
🎵 Step 4: Add Music + Final Edit
Use CapCut or Canva Video Editor to:
- Merge your Sora clips
- Add narration & subtitles
- Insert background music (royalty-free Ghibli-inspired piano or flute)
🎵 Try music from:
🌈 Example Mini-Project
| Scene | Prompt | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Scene 1 | Girl in village at dusk | 10s video by Sora |
| Scene 2 | Glowing forest path | 10s forest animation |
| Scene 3 | Shy spirit meets girl | Emotional close-up scene |
| Scene 4 | Girl by glowing pond | Twilight + mood lighting |
| Scene 5 | Girl holding orb in bed | Final closure scene |
🧩 Merge → Add voiceover → Done!
🎓 Why you Should Try This
- Bring literature and science to life visually
- Turn written stories into animated short films
- Use it for the Ghibli movement now
💡 Final Thoughts
Sora + ChatGPT = Your own Ghibli animation studio in your browser.
You don’t need to draw, animate, or code — just imagine.
The AI takes care of the rest.
Ready to try it? Write your first prompt below or subscribe for weekly Ghibli prompts.
The Step by Step Video for generating Ghibli Animation