Niche guide
Tell the stories of historical figures in short vertical videos
SeedViral writes and narrates a short biography episode for each video, one remarkable life or turning point at a time, over still illustrated scenes with word-by-word captions. Your brief decides who the series covers, from inventors to rulers to explorers.
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The format
What a historical figures video looks like
Each video is a vertical 1080×1920 file: narration, still illustrated scenes and captions that appear word by word. SeedViral writes the script from your niche and brief.
Start
Hook
Open on the turning point, not the birth date.
Middle
Story
Follow one decision, rivalry or setback, and what it cost.
End
Payoff
End with the legacy, or a lesser-known fact that changes how the person is seen.
Length
A life needs room: 60–70 seconds works best. Use 30–40 seconds for a single moment or fact.
Combinations to try
Voice, art and caption pairings
Starting points taken from the options in setup. Preview each narrator and style before you choose.
Newsreel
The style in the sample above, suited to the last two centuries.
- Art style
- Vintage film
- Captions
- Typewriter
- Narrator
- Conversational
- Music
- Quiet before storm
Sketchbook
Drawn scenes that suggest a period without pretending to be a likeness.
- Art style
- Charcoal
- Captions
- Editorial
- Narrator
- Warm
- Music
- Brilliant symphony
Portrait gallery
A classic painted look for older eras.
- Art style
- Oil painting
- Captions
- Clean
- Narrator
- Resonant
- Music
- Unsolved mystery
Episode ideas
5 historical figures ideas to put in your brief
Use one as a theme for the whole series, or list a few in your brief to steer the first episodes.
- Inventors whose best idea started as a mistake
- Explorers who turned back, and why
- Rulers who came to power as teenagers
- Scientists who were ignored in their own lifetime
- Two rivals, one discovery
Pick Historical figures in setup, then choose the narrator and language, soundtrack, art style and captions; everything can be previewed before you save. Save the series without a card. When you want videos made, choose a plan, then download each finished video and post it yourself.
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Plans for one series
Each plan covers one series at a set cadence. Yearly billing saves 50%.
Prices per series in USD. Tax and renewal details are confirmed at checkout. See current pricing.
| Plan | Videos | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | 3 videos per weekabout 13 a month | $29/month | $174/year$14.50/month |
| Daily | 1 video per dayabout 30 a month | $59/month | $354/year$29.50/month |
| Pro | 2 videos per dayabout 60 a month | $97/month | $582/year$48.50/month |
FAQ
Historical figures questions
- Will the videos show what the person really looked like?
- No. Scenes are AI illustrations in the art style you choose, not historical portraits or photographs.
- Can I cover living people?
- We suggest sticking to historical figures. SeedViral’s terms don’t allow impersonating real people or presenting false claims as fact, and a short script can easily oversimplify a living person’s story.
- Why is the sample a style sample?
- We haven’t rendered a historical figures sample. The loop above shows the Vintage film style, one of the looks that suits this niche, as a still scene with a slow camera move.
- Does SeedViral post the videos for me?
- Not yet. You download each finished vertical video and post it yourself. Automatic posting is coming soon.
Planning a historical figures video? Draft it with the free script writer or hook writer.
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