Animate Yourself Ghibli-Style (For Free)

In today’s edition of The AI Catalyst Newsletter:

• 🧚‍♀️ How To Turn Ghibli-Style Photos Into A Video For Free

• 🛠️ This AI Tool Is Quietly Replacing UGC Creators

• 📱The All-in-One AI I Use Every Day For Everything

• 📰 Top 3 AI News

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🧚‍♀️ How To Turn Ghibli-Style Photos Into A Video

Right now, the internet is obsessed with Ghibli-style photos!

Soft lighting. Swaying grass. Warm, magical vibes straight out of Spirited Away.

But here's what most people don't know..

You can turn your images into full-blown Ghibli-style videos for free using Kling AI.

I tested it last week, and my jaw literally dropped. It wasn't just "moving pictures" - it really felt like watching actual scenes pulled straight from a Miyazaki masterpiece.

Here's how ridiculously easy it is:

Step 1 – Upload your image in GPT-4o (free for a limited amount of credits every 24 hours) and prompt it to add your desired effect, e.g. ‘Ghibli’ or ‘South park’.

Step 2 – Head over to Kling AI, choose the image-to-video feature.

Step 3 – Describe exactly how you want the scene to move (be as specific as possible to get the best result).

Step 4 – Hit generate and wait a few seconds!

That's it.

To be honest, these videos grab attention really fast. They’re perfect for Reels, Shorts, and even Pinterest.

I love how, with the right prompts in ChatGPT, Midjourney or Ideogram + Kling AI’s easy animation feature, you can now create amazing animated videos for any purpose!

🧚‍♀️ GPT-4o & Midjourney v7

Did you know I earned my first $ from content by doing UGC about two years ago? I loved it, but then my ShedoesAI channels started skyrocketing and totally overruled my UGC business!

I’m shocked by the latest AI UGC tech — it’s completely disrupting human UGC creators!

But how are brands actually creating these ultra-realistic digital personas that look and sound just like human UGC creators? The answer is a single platform… that seems to be ruling them all.

Synthetic UGC – and it's rapidly transforming how brands approach content creation.

Here's the deal: Many of those "authentic" product reviews popping up in your feed aren't made by real people anymore.

You can now create talking-head videos that look and feel super real - natural voice, facial expressions, lip-syncing and backgrounds that actually look like someone’s home.

But here’s what really blew my mind… You can even make them hold your product in the video - and it looks shockingly real.

Brands using synthetic UGC are creating content 5x faster, testing more ideas, and skipping long production timelines.

While human creators charge $300–$1,000 per video, AI UGC videos costs just $30–$50 per video.

What do you think? Will synthetic UGC be the future - and when will we no longer be able to spot the difference?

You can click here to try Synthetic UGC.

📱 The All-in-One AI I Use Every Day For Everything

Creating content can feel like a never-ending grind — especially when you're juggling research, planning, writing, and editing. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

With this AI, you can streamline the entire process and actually spend your time creating instead of drowning in doomscrolling social media for ideas.

To be honest... Poppy AI might be the only AI tool you actually need for content creation. It's like having a research assistant, script writer, content planner, and organizer all in one.

In a hurry to script a video? ✅
Transcribing videos? ✅
Organize your thoughts into structured content ideas? ✅

It helps you move from idea to post-ready content in a fraction of the time.

If you’re a creator who wants to do more with less effort, this tool is a game-changer. Poppy AI is the only AI tool you need for content creation. Whether it’s summarizing videos, breaking down PDFs, or organizing ideas, PoppyAI does it for you! This way, you can focus on creating, not sorting through clutter.

Click here to get Poppy AI - and don’t forget to use my code SHEDOESAI to get $25 off.

🤖 Top 3 AI News

• Amazon's Rufus, an AI shopping assistant, is now live in US. Read more

• Google's new ImageFX lets you generate AI images directly in Search. Read more​

• Runway launches Gen-4, making AI video generation more consistent and cinematic. Read more