To make history videos in the style of OverSimplified with AI, pick one event with a small cast, use a simple round-headed cartoon look in every scene, write a brief with your own angle and jokes, and let the AI plan it in chapters with narration. ClipFlux does the drawing, script, voice and captions from that brief in its Doodle 2D look. The humour and point of view are the part AI cannot copy, so they stay yours.
What AI can and cannot copy
| Part of the format | AI in ClipFlux | You |
|---|---|---|
| Simple round-headed cartoon figures | Draws every scene in one look | Pick the look |
| One big story told in chapters | Plans the chapters and the script | Pick the event |
| A cast you recognise in every scene | Keeps the same characters throughout | Name who matters |
| Narration and captions | 98 narrators, captions timed to every word | Pick the voice |
| Jokes, asides and a point of view | Keeps the ones you write in the brief | Write them |
| Hand animation and character voices | No: still scenes with camera moves, one narrator | Not possible here |
The steps
Pick one war, empire or event with a cast
The format works when a few people make choices that cause the next thing: a heist, a war, a revolution, a market crash. Avoid topics that are only lists of dates.
Choose the Doodle 2D look
Round-headed 2D cartoon figures, thick outlines and flat colours, drawn the same in every scene. More on the look in doodle explainer videos.
Write the brief with your angle and jokes
One sentence for the topic, then a few lines on what is absurd about it and where you want the punchlines, for example: "The Great Emu War. Treat the emus as the winning army; the soldiers keep running out of patience before the emus run out of feathers."
Plan it in chapters and review each scene
Read the script, check names and dates (AI can get them wrong), redo any scene with a written note, then render it in 16:9. Big stories can be split into parts, each 1 to 20 minutes.
What it costs
A 10-minute video is about $10.73 on the $29 Starter plan, from $9.49 on a yearly plan. The first 3 minutes of a 14:40 history video in this look play on the AI long video generator page.
OverSimplified is named only to describe a format. ClipFlux is not affiliated with it and does not use its artwork, characters or scripts.
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Questions
Can AI copy OverSimplified exactly?
No, and it should not. OverSimplified is hand-animated by its creator, with his own characters, voices and humour. AI can give you a similar format (a simple cartoon look, a narrated history story in chapters), but the jokes and point of view have to be yours.
How long are these videos?
History stories in this format are often long and sometimes split into parts. ClipFlux makes long videos from 1 to 20 minutes, so a big story can be split into parts the same way.