The faceless video pipeline
ChatGPT writes the 45-second script, ElevenLabs speaks, Pika makes B-roll, Descript cuts. Not a face.
Who owns what
ChatGPT
The script and shot list — no face, timestamps, on-screen text. Not the file.
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The narrator you reuse — not a new voice every episode and not a live call.
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The B-roll — micro-motion matching the shot list. Swap Runway. Not the timeline.
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The mux — VO, picture, captions, 9:16. Not the script and not diffusion.
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How to use this stack
- ChatGPT writes 80–110 words, a hook in line one, and a no-face shot list.
- ElevenLabs records that script on the voice you will still want in December.
- Pika (or Runway) fills the shot list. Do not regenerate the narrator.
- Descript lays VO under picture, burns captions, exports 9:16. Publish is a timer, not a fourth model.
Why we picked this: Faceless short-form: script, B-roll, voice, auto-post