Outstanding Tiny Desk AI Template: Copy Sizes & Scene Prompts

Choose your frame: 9:16 or 16:9

All sizes are width × height and describe suggested editing canvases, not verified output dimensions. Your portrait does not need the video’s aspect ratio. Enlarging a blurry photo will not restore facial detail.

Aspect ratio: 9:16
Editing canvas: 1080×1920; smaller canvas: 720×1280.
Frame one lead singer centrally, with the head and shoulders or upper body clearly visible.
Keep the whole head, eyes and mouth in frame, with a microphone and a little keyboard context.
Use a warm office background with shelves and instruments; keep supporting performers secondary.
Avoid a tiny face, a microphone covering the mouth or important details at the edges.
On AI Tiny Desk: choose 9:16 and a quality level. Shots follow the fixed reference.

Aspect ratio: 16:9
Editing canvas: 1920×1080; smaller canvas: 1280×720.
Keep the lead singer large enough to recognize; leave room for a keyboard, microphone and shelves.
Separate the upper body clearly from the background.
Keep supporting performers from blocking the lead.
Avoid shrinking the face to fit the entire band or cutting off the head and hands at the edges.
On AI Tiny Desk: choose 16:9 and a quality level. This is a composition choice, not a promise to stretch a vertical clip.

Prepare one clear portrait

Use one adult portrait with the subject’s permission.
Prefer a front-facing view with both eyes and the mouth visible.
Use even light; avoid strong backlighting and deep facial shadows.
Remove sunglasses; keep masks, hair and objects away from the face.
Keep the face large enough to see its features clearly: use a head-and-shoulders or upper-body photo.
Avoid group shots, blurry screenshots and heavy beauty filters. Keep the original clear file.
Do not crop away the head just to match the video ratio.

Copy a three-scene performance plan

Creative reference for custom video tools or editing only. AI Tiny Desk does not accept this script or execute these timings; its shots follow a fixed performance reference. The time ranges are planning suggestions, not tested output guarantees.

Use an authorized adult portrait as the sole identity reference for the lead singer. Keep the face, hair and clothing consistent, with natural anatomy and warm realistic light. Choose the 9:16 or 16:9 framing plan above. Add no text or brand marks. Use audio you have permission to use; do not require the original song or word-perfect lip-sync.

Open on a medium shot of the lead singer, microphone, keyboard and shelves in a cozy office performance space. The singer gently nods to the rhythm and begins performing. Keep the face clear and the camera steady; supporting performers do not block the lead.

Cut to a head-and-shoulders view of the same singer. Preserve face, hair and clothing continuity. Show natural singing mouth movements, a slight nod and a smile. Keep the microphone clear of the mouth and avoid exaggerated movements that distort the face.

Return to a slightly wider medium shot, with the lead still central and the keyboard and warm room visible. End with a smile and a small natural gesture. Keep the camera steady; do not introduce new people or abruptly change the space.

Make your version with AI Tiny Desk

Open the homepage, upload one permitted adult portrait, and choose the ratio and quality. Sign in, review your credits and confirm generation. The built-in performance template needs no pasted script. Friend casting and free previews are not available.

15 seconds per video. Credit costs: 480P — 240; 720P — 480; 1080P — 960.

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