This made-with-AI Ikea commercial is brilliant.

This is my version of the IKEA unboxing ad.

And here's how I did it

First, I'm using FLORA to execute this workflow. It goes from a text block with a script, to an image block to create the first frame, then to video generation using Veo3. FLORA is great because you can create complex workflows just like this in seconds.

For the script, full credit to Min Choi on X - I am reusing his fantastic yaml prompt for this generation.

This prompt taught me the importance of a yaml script for Veo3, producing far more consistent and granularly specific results.

You can find his prompt at the end of this post.

Want to try it for yourself? Head over to FLORA (link in comments) to give it a spin. FLORA is my favourite AI tool at the moment. It has basically every model you need built into one interface.

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PROMPT:

metadata:

• prompt_name: "IKEA Empty Room Assembly"
• base_style: "cinematic, photorealistic, 4K"
• aspect_ratio: "16:9"

room_description: "An empty, large, sunlit Scandinavian room with white walls and light wood floors."

camera_setup: "A single, fixed, wide-angle shot. The camera does not move for the entire 8-second duration."

key_elements:

• "A sealed IKEA box with logo visible"

assembled_elements:

• "bed with white duvet"
• "yellow IKEA throw blanket"
• "bedside tables"
• "lamps"
• "wardrobe"
• "shelves"
• "mirror"
• "art"
• "rug"
• "curtains"
• "potted plants"

negative_prompts: ["no people", "no text overlays", "no distracting music"]

timeline:

• sequence: 1

timestamp: "00:00-00:01"

action: "In the center of the otherwise empty room, a sealed IKEA box sits on the floor and begins to tremble gently."

audio: "Low, subtle rumbling sound. The echo of a large, empty room."

• sequence: 2

timestamp: "00:01-00:02"

action: "The box seams burst open with a puff of cardboard dust."

audio: "A sharp 'POP' sound, followed by tearing cardboard."

• sequence: 3

timestamp: "00:02-00:06"

action: "Hyper-lapse: From the fixed wide perspective, furniture pieces fly out of the box and assemble themselves, creating all the items from the 'assembled_elements' list."

audio: "A cascade of satisfying, fast-paced ASMR sounds: whirring, clicking, wood snapping into place."

• sequence: 4

timestamp: "00:06-00:08"