cytd.[ai] Commercial

Role

Script, Storyboard, Acting, Compositing, Sound Design

Platform

Video Ad (TV 16:9, Mobile 9:16)

Year

2026

Team

Me + a camera operator

Tools

Gemini, After Effects, Premiere Pro, FL Studio, Splice

Overview

A video ad for cytd.[ai], an AI visibility platform. It jokes about how much work it takes for a business to stay visible to AI, then hands that work to Cytd.

I wrote the script, generated the storyboard with Gemini, edited the copy, acted in it, composited the effects in After Effects, and built the sound in FL Studio with the Splice sound library. Someone else ran the camera.

01The ad

Get seen by AI

The TV version frames the vertical footage with the Cytd logo and a QR code that stays on screen the whole time. It comes in a 53-second cut and a 30-second cut.

02Script & storyboard

Writing the joke first

The script is built around one bit: a guy calmly listing an impossible content routine while his office catches fire. I generated a storyboard with Gemini to plan each shot, then tightened the copy before filming.

03Filming

One line, one setup

Each line got its own setup: turning to camera, peering out from under the desk, walking the hallway, typing at the desk, and eating a banana in the lounge. Someone else ran the camera, and I did the acting.

04Compositing

Setting the office on fire

In After Effects I added the fire, animated stickers, a lower third that explains how to pronounce Cytd, and punch-in reframes. Each pair shows the raw footage and then the final shot.

Raw footage next to the final composited shots

05Sound & formats

Scored and cut for phones

I built the soundtrack and sound effects in FL Studio using the Splice sound library. The 9:16 version for YouTube and phones adds captions for sound-off viewing, and comes in upbeat and lo-fi music versions.

06End card

Ending on the offer

Every version closes on the same call to action: join 20,000+ businesses and get your free AI score.

cytd.[ai] commercial end cards for TV and vertical

07Outcome

Delivered for TV and mobile

Final cuts were delivered as 53- and 30-second 16:9 versions for TV with a persistent QR code, plus captioned 9:16 versions with two music options.