Social video ads for Reels, feeds and Shorts
Social video ads need to communicate while people scroll and often watch without audio. Motionly supports landscape, square and vertical video compositions, with branded motion and voiceover that you can refine in chat.
When to use this workflow
Businesses and agencies producing creative for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or other social placements.
A motion video example
An existing example from our public showcase, included to illustrate the visual style. The storyboard below is a separate sample brief you can adapt. Explore more videos.
What to bring
Choose the placement, audience, message and destination. Specify the orientation before composing. Check the placement's current safe areas so interface overlays do not cover the CTA.
A storyboard you can adapt
Show a recognizable problem
Make the first visual understandable before the voiceover begins.
Demonstrate one benefit
Show a product action or offer that resolves the opening.
Keep text concise
Use one short message at a time and enough contrast for small screens.
End within the frame
Keep the final action away from edges and interface overlays.
Copy this video brief
Replace the bracketed fields with your product details, then paste the brief into Motionly with your URL.
Create a 20-second vertical social ad for [URL]. Hook: [message]. Show [one product benefit]. Use large readable text and make the story work muted. End with [CTA]. Keep important content in the central area and avoid tiny UI labels.
Review before sharing
- Preview at actual phone size.
- Watch with the sound off.
- Check current placement requirements and the destination URL before upload.
What this workflow delivers
A square or vertical render is not a guarantee of acceptance by an ad platform. Publishing, targeting, campaign spending and policy review happen separately.
Choose a supported output format for the destination, then review the rendered video. See current plans and credits before starting a larger production run.
Common questions
Can I just crop a landscape demo?
Cropping can remove controls or make text unreadable. Recompose the scenes for the destination so the important content remains visible.
Will Motionly publish my ads?
This workflow creates the video asset. Use your publishing or advertising platform to upload it and manage the campaign.
Make a video for your product
Bring your URL and an adapted brief. Review the result, then refine it in chat.
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