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Tiny stories, big emotions

Make animated stories that move millions, or one small heart at bedtime.

Learn the whole workflow behind @story.lumora, from one idea to a finished film.

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Lumora's own public numbers. Your results depend on your work: no views or income are guaranteed.

The method, frame by frame

See how one story is made

Lumora plans every episode beat by beat. This one turns a single errand into a whole love story in 30 seconds and 8 beats. Tap a beat to jump the film there and see the prompt and the sound cue behind it.

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EPISODE · LUMORA

“He went to buy ONE thing for her period”

30 seconds8 beatsClaude → Seedance
BEAT 01 · 0:00–0:03

One item

Checkout. He sets down a single pack of pads, relaxed and a little proud of himself. Mission: simple.

WHY IT WORKSStart ordinary. The audience needs a calm baseline before anything can escalate.

PROMPT EXCERPT · LUMORA FORMAT

High-end cinematic 3D animated short film quality.
9:16 VERTICAL FORMAT. ZERO dialog — NO lip movement.
…
BEAT 1 (0–3 sec) — ONE ITEM:
Buzz at the supermarket checkout, relaxed, places ONE pack of pads on the counter with a small proud smile. Cashier waiting.
CAMERA: Medium shot over the cashier's shoulder — slow push in.

SFX CUE

Supermarket ambience + checkout beep

Search terms

“supermarket ambience”“scanner beep”
One picture, one action, one sound per beat. That's the whole formula. Learn it in Chapter 1
Two ways to use it

One craft. Two kinds of magic.

The same method that grows a channel also makes a bedtime story nobody else in the world has. Pick your path, or walk both.

Frame from a Lumora episode: a dad charging down a supermarket aisle in slow motionFOR CREATORS

Build a channel people wait for

Learn the system behind 150M+ views: a cast people fall for, stories that land in seconds, and packaging that earns the tap.

  • The 8-beat formula and cold-open hooks
  • A recurring cast with character bibles and reference photos
  • Thumbnails, captions and hook lines for Instagram, Facebook and TikTok
  • How Lumora handles brand collabs and custom-story commissions

Lumora's results are his own. Yours depend on your work; nobody can promise income.

Frame from a Lumora episode: a family cuddled on the sofa as the baby peeks inFOR PARENTS

Make your child the hero

Point the same craft at the people you love: bedtime stories, birthday films and gifts starring your own kids.

  • Turn your child into a character who stays recognizable from story to story
  • Bedtime adventures, birthdays, first days, new siblings
  • Gifts that make grandparents cry (the good kind)
  • Private by default: nothing ever has to be posted

No animation background needed. If you can describe your child, you can direct their story.

For parents

Once upon a time, starring them.

Imagine their face when the hero of the story is them.

Your daughter in her yellow raincoat, teaching a shy dragon to jump in puddles. Your son's birthday, told like an epic. A thank-you to grandma, starring grandma. Lumora's character method helps your child look like themselves in every scene, so their stories can grow with them, night after night.

Bedtime stories

A new little adventure every night, with your child as the hero.

Birthday films

Fifteen seconds they'll want to watch all year long.

Gifts for family

Send grandparents a story, not just another photo.

Big moments

A first day of school, a new sibling, a brave trip to the dentist.

Frame from a Lumora episode: a dad in the toy aisle as his baby kisses his cheek
Little moments
Frame from a Lumora episode: a dad lifting his laughing baby while mom gasps
Big feelings
TONIGHT'S EPISODE“The night Ayla taught a dragon to love puddles.”
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Write your child's first story spark

Pick a name, a favorite thing and an occasion. Watch it become a 15-second story in 8 beats, the way Lumora structures every episode.

THEY LOVE
THE OCCASION
A 15-SECOND STORY IN 8 BEATS · BEDTIME

Ayla and the Dragon Who Was Scared of Puddles

  1. 0–2sHOOKBedtime. Ayla is in pajamas when something glows outside the window.
  2. 2–4sSETUPA small dragon sits in the garden, amber eyes huge, staring at one tiny puddle.
  3. 4–6sPROBLEMIt cannot cross. Its lip trembles. Its tail curls around its feet.
  4. 6–8sTHE TRYAyla pulls on rain boots, very serious, and jumps in. SPLASH.
  5. 8–10sTHE FAILThe splash soaks the dragon. It freezes, dripping, deeply offended.
  6. 10–12sTHE IDEAAyla holds out a hand. The dragon takes one careful step. Then two.
  7. 12–14sTRIUMPHIt crosses, then stomps every puddle in the garden, delighted.
  8. 14–15sWARM ENDINGLights out. Ayla falls asleep smiling while the dragon keeps watch outside the window.

A quick template preview, written right here on this page (not by AI). In the course, the Lumora AI Director writes the full episode: beats, reference-photo prompt, Seedance prompt and sound cues.

Start free

Chapter 0 is free

Watch it tonight. Decide tomorrow.

Start at no cost, right here on this page: the tools, the accounts and what it all costs, before you spend anything. If you like how Lan teaches, Chapters 1–7 are ready for you, and the case study is on its way.

  • The four tools and what each one does
  • What it costs: plans, credits and a simple budget
  • Phone or laptop: the setup Lan actually uses
  • Your workspace for prompts, references and takes
The curriculum

Nine chapters. Zero to posted.

Everything Lan does to make an episode, in the order you'll need it: tools, formula, characters, writing, generating, sound, packaging, growth, and one full episode made in front of you.

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  • The four tools and what each one does
  • What it costs: plans, credits and a simple budget
  • Phone or laptop: the setup Lan actually uses
  • Your workspace: saving prompts, references and takes
Watch Chapter 0 free
  • Tiny stories, big emotions: the core idea
  • The 8-beat, 15-second structure, second by second
  • Cold-open hooks that win the first second
  • The zero-dialogue rule: let faces tell it
  • The character bible: the #1 secret of consistency
  • Reference photos that lock faces, outfits and proportions
  • Running gags and callbacks (yes, the bear is scared of puddles)
  • Turning your own child or family into characters
  • Setting up the “Lumora Story” Claude Project
  • From a one-line idea to a beat-by-beat flow
  • Photo prompts and negative prompts
  • Turning beats into a Seedance prompt: scene flow, camera, key rules
  • Reference photo first, then video
  • Omni reference: images, settings, audio
  • Choosing the model: Seedance 2.0 or 2.5
  • Fixing failures: warped hands, talking characters, drifting faces, freeze frames
  • Spending credits wisely
  • One sound cue per beat, and the search terms that find it
  • Timing the pause before the punchline
  • Music swells for the warm ending
  • Natural fade-outs, never a freeze frame
  • Thumbnails from an image chat, in 9:16
  • The caption formula: hook line, story beat, follow CTA
  • Captions per platform: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok
  • The hook-line bank and hashtag rules
  • Posting natively to each platform (no crossposting)
  • Reading your insights and doubling down
  • Brand collabs and custom-story commissions, the Lumora way
  • Pricing custom stories: honest numbers, no guarantees
Signature bonus Free update · coming soon

Lumora AI Director

A ready-made Claude Project that writes episodes in Lumora's format.

Give it one line, like “a dad who is scared of the dentist takes his daughter to the dentist.” It hands back the cold-open hook, the 8-beat flow, a reference-photo prompt, a Seedance video prompt, a sound sheet and captions for every platform. Same structure Lan uses, ready the moment you open it.

Hook8 beatsPhoto promptVideo promptSound sheetCaptions
Lumora AI Director · example output format
0–2sMia stands at a large mirror, reaching back to zip up her dress, smiling confidently at her own reflection.
2–4sThe zipper snags midway. She tugs gently — it won't budge. Her smile fades into concern.
4–6sShe twists her body, reaching with both hands from different angles, still unable to connect the zipper. Frustration builds.
6–8sStill absorbed in the struggle, she turns away from the mirror and drifts toward the dresser/doorway area, unaware of her surroundings.
8–9sShe backs directly into her partner, who has just walked in. Both are startled.
9–10.5sShe turns, gesturing pleadingly toward her stuck zipper, relieved someone is there to help.
10.5–12.5sHe reaches both hands to the zipper with calm confidence and pulls it up in one smooth motion.
12.5–15sShe turns back to the mirror, relieved and smiling. He stands beside her, warm and content.
Excerpts from Lumora's Story Flow Compendium, Episode 1: “The Zipper Struggle”.

These four come in the course guide (ebook), arriving soon as a free update for every student.

Prompt library

Copy-paste photo and video prompts in Lumora's format: scene flow, camera, key rules and negative prompts.

Character-bible templates

Lock in any character, including your own kids, so they stay consistent from episode to episode.

Caption bank

Hook lines and ready-to-post captions for Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

SFX cheat sheet

The right sound for every kind of beat, with the exact search terms.

Tools you'll use

The real workflow, step by step

No studio and no animation software. This is the pipeline behind every Lumora episode, and you'll learn every step of it.

  1. Write

    A Claude Project turns your idea into a hook, a beat-by-beat flow and a Seedance prompt.

    Claude
  2. Lock the look

    One reference photo pins the characters, the set and the light before anything moves.

    Photo prompt
  3. Generate

    The photo and the prompt become film-quality animation.

    Seedance 2.0 / 2.5
  4. Sound & edit

    One sound cue per beat, comedy timing, a soft fade-out. Never a freeze frame.

    Video editor
  5. Package & post

    A 9:16 thumbnail, a caption per platform and a hook line that stops the scroll.

    Image chat · IG · TikTok · FB
Coming soonScreen recording of this step
STEP 1 · WRITEThe “Lumora Story” Claude Project
Coming soonScreen recording of this step
STEP 3 · GENERATEOmni reference, Seedance model
Coming soonScreen recording of this step
STEP 5 · PACKAGEA thumbnail from an image chat

Screen recordings of every step are coming soon. Lumora is an independent creator and is not affiliated with Anthropic, ByteDance, Meta or TikTok.

Who it's for

Is this for you?

Yes, if you…

  • have stories in your head and no animation background
  • want a faceless channel built around characters people love
  • are a parent who wants your kids to star in their own stories
  • make content for a brand and need shorts that stop the scroll
  • learn best by following a proven format, then making it yours

Probably not, if you…

  • want a guaranteed-income button (no honest course can sell you one)
  • aren't ready to practice, fail a few generations and try again
  • want to copy Lumora's characters instead of building your own
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Your guide

Learn from the storyteller behind Lumora

Lan is the creator of Lumora (@story.lumora). His episodes are tiny: a dad who buys the whole store for his wife, a little girl who guards her daddy's phone, a dragon who wrecks a market without moving. The emotions are big. This course is his complete process, from a blank page to a posted episode.

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One course. Everything in it.

Chapters 0–7 today and the case study as a free update, with the AI Director and every template, for one price.

COMPLETE COURSE

$99

The whole craft, from first idea to posted episode.

  • Chapters 0–7 on video, from tools to growth (1 h 36 min)
  • Chapter 8, the full case study, as a free update
  • Lumora AI Director (Claude Project), arriving as a free update
  • Lumora Starter Pack: character bible, video prompts, caption & hook templates, quality checklist
  • Story Flow Compendium: 5 complete episodes, every prompt and sound cue
  • The course guide (ebook): prompt library, character-bible templates, caption bank, SFX cheat sheet, arriving as a free update
  • Course updates as the tools change
  • Bonus: free consultation until you can do it yourself
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Not ready yet? Watch Chapter 0 free

Our promise

We'll help you until you can make an episode yourself: that's the free consultation. The course is digital and opens the moment you buy, so all sales are final and there are no refunds. Not sure yet? Watch Chapter 0 free first.

Price in USD. AI tool subscriptions and generation credits are separate and paid to each tool.

Questions

Before you enroll

Yes. Chapter 0 is free: the tools, the accounts and what it all costs. Watch it right here on this page, then decide.

No. The Lumora workflow is writing and directing: you describe the story beat by beat and the AI tools render it. Chapter 0 starts from zero.

Yes. Lan's own tutorial runs on a phone: Claude, Seedance and an image chat. A laptop works too.

Each tool has its own plans, and Seedance generations use credits. Prices change often, so Chapter 0 walks you through the current costs before you spend anything. Tool costs are not included in the course price.

We can't promise that, and nobody honestly can. Lumora's numbers (228K followers, 150M+ views) are his own results from a lot of work. The course shows exactly how he grows, packages and takes on collabs and custom stories; what you earn depends on what you make and how consistently you post.

Yes. Everything that makes an episode travel also makes a bedtime story unforgettable. You'll learn to turn your child into a consistent character and make stories for bedtime, birthdays and family gifts. Nothing ever has to be posted.

No. A Lumora character bible is written in words: hair, favorite outfit, the toy they never put down. You decide what, if anything, you share with an AI tool.

No. Lumora stories are told through faces, gestures and sound, and many episodes have no dialogue at all. You never record your own voice or appear on camera.

Free tutorials show you a tool. This is a whole system: the formula, the characters, the prompts, the sound and the packaging, plus the AI Director that writes in Lumora's format, and one full episode made from zero in front of you.

Watch Chapter 0 first: it's free, and it shows exactly how the course teaches. All sales are final, so there are no refunds once you've bought. If you get stuck after you enroll, the free consultation is there until you can do it yourself.

Your first story starts with one idea.

Tonight, it could be the bedtime story your child asks for again. Tomorrow, the one the world can't scroll past.