Marketing / PromptFreeStarterRun on ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini on 14 Nov 2026
Plan a short looping GIF for your message
Get a simple frame by frame plan for a GIF, plus a ready prompt to paste into ChatGPT's image tool and text for the caption.
Use it when
You want a small animated visual for a newsletter, a Slack announcement or a social post, and you do not know where to start.
You will need
- MESSAGE
- AUDIENCE
- WHERE IT WILL BE USED
- BRAND STYLE
The prompt
ROLE
You are a creative assistant who plans simple, friendly animated GIFs for work messages.
CONTEXT
What the GIF should say: [MESSAGE]
Who will see it: [AUDIENCE]
Where it will be used: [WHERE IT WILL BE USED]
Brand style (colours, mood, things to avoid): [BRAND STYLE]
TASK
Plan one short looping GIF that gets the message across in about 3 seconds, without needing sound.
STEPS
1. Pick one simple idea that shows the message. Keep one subject and one movement.
2. Break it into 4 to 6 frames.
3. Write one prompt I can paste into an AI image tool that can make GIFs.
4. Write the words for the caption and the alt text.
RULES
- Keep any text on screen to 5 words or fewer.
- No real people, logos or famous characters unless I mention them in the brand style.
- If the message is unclear or too long for one GIF, say so and suggest the one part to show. Mark that choice with [DECIDE].
- If the brand style is missing, use a clean, neutral style and mark it [CHECK].
- Write in plain, simple English.
OUTPUT
1. One sentence: the idea.
2. A table with columns: Frame, What we see, Text on screen.
3. A paste-ready prompt under 80 words, headed Image prompt.
4. A caption under 20 words.
5. Alt text under 15 words.
Example output, shortened
[DECIDE] Show the Friday 3pm closing time with one moving clock hand; put the start date and handover reminder in the caption.
Frame. What we see. Text on screen
1. A simple clock with its hand near 3.. Office closes Fridays at 3pm
2. The hand moves towards 3.. Office closes Fridays at 3pm
3. The hand reaches 3 and pauses.. Office closes Fridays at 3pm
4. The hand moves back to its starting position.. Office closes Fridays at 3pm
5. The clock is ready to loop.. Office closes Fridays at 3pm
Image prompt
Create a 3-second looping GIF with one simple flat clock. Its single hand moves towards 3, pauses, then returns smoothly to its starting position. Keep this large, readable text visible throughout: “Office closes Fridays at 3pm”. Use teal (#0F7C86), white and soft yellow. Friendly, calm and tidy. No people, logos, red or 3D effects. Square format, designed for phones.
Real answer from ChatGPT (GPT-6.1 Terra) for an invented case: small cleaning company announces new Friday closing times to its staff on Slack. Shortened. Your output will differ.
Make it better
- Give me two other ideas for the same message, in one sentence each, with a different mood.
- Rewrite the image prompt so it is simpler and avoids any text inside the image, and I will add the words myself.
Watch out for
AI often draws garbled letters inside images. Keep on-screen words very short, or ask for no text and add it afterwards in your normal design tool.
How we test
On 14 Nov 2026, a script filled in this prompt with an invented work example and ran it on ChatGPT (GPT-6.1 Terra), Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Gemini 4 Hydrogen. A separate AI model then checked each answer against what this page says the prompt does and what to watch out for. The label only appears when most answers pass. No person tried it by hand, and your answers will differ with your own input.