# Animated looping backgrounds without stock footage

> In Tella, add a Tella Motion clip or b-roll on a recorded clip, then describe the background to the Tella Agent. Tella Motion builds it from gradient ramps, grids, animated fractal noise and shapes, and loops the keyframes. Everything stays editable, so you can change colors, pace or pattern any time.

Page: https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-video-background · Part of Tella Motion (https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)

## How do I make an animated looping background for my video without stock footage?

In Tella, add a [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion) clip or b-roll on a recorded clip, then describe the background to the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent). Tella Motion builds it from gradient ramps, grids, animated fractal noise and shapes, and loops the keyframes. Everything stays editable, so you can change colors, pace or pattern any time.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Make a 10-second Tella Motion clip with a slow background that loops cleanly. Use a dark navy to deep purple gradient, soft low-contrast fractal noise, and a few blurred circles that drift and return. Keep the center calm for a title.
```

## More prompts

### YouTube creator

```text
Build a channel intro background: an orange to pink radial gradient with large rounded shapes that pulse in a ping-pong loop. Add 'Weekend Builds' in white bold type, fading in word by word over two seconds.
```

### Online course

```text
Make a section title card: an off-white background with a thin light gray grid that pans diagonally and loops every 8 seconds. Add 'Module 3: Pivot tables' in dark slate. Then duplicate it for 'Module 4: Charts'.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Choose [Add clip → New Tella Motion clip](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-a-tella-motion-clip), or select a clip for b-roll.
2. Tell the Tella Agent the colors, pattern and speed you want.
3. Ask it to loop the motion, cycling or ping-ponging, and add any title.
4. Play the preview and ask for changes like "slower loop".

## Good to know

- Available to everyone: through the Tella Agent on a paid plan or the 7-day trial, or through Claude or ChatGPT on any plan.
- A Tella Motion clip has no transcript, layouts or cuts. You can still add overlays on top.
- An overlay plays over your recording. To replace the recorded clip while you talk, ask for b-roll.
- A new Tella Motion clip is 10 seconds long and goes at the end. Drag it to move it.

## Questions people ask

### Can Claude or ChatGPT make the animated background instead?

Yes. Connect [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella) or [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app) to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) and it can use the same Tella Motion tools as the Tella Agent. Each edit shows in the Tella editor right away.

### Which background effects can Tella Motion use?

Tella Motion can use gradient ramps with up to four colors, linear or radial, plus grid lines and animated fractal noise. Combine them with moving shapes, blur and keyframed position or scale.

### Can I reuse the same background in other scenes?

Yes. Ask the Tella Agent to duplicate the Tella Motion design with new text. The copy keeps the background, colors and motion, and editing one doesn't change the others.

## Related

- [Matching title cards for every chapter](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-title-cards.md): Intro, chapter and end cards, built by asking.
- [Kinetic typography, timed to the words you say](https://www.tella.com/motion/kinetic-typography.md): Animated text timed to the words you say.
- [Generate b-roll for the parts you talk over](https://www.tella.com/agent/ai-b-roll-generator.md): Clips and images for the parts you talk over
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Add a Tella Motion clip](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-a-tella-motion-clip)
- [Add motion graphics over your recording](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-motion-graphics-over-your-recording)
- [Edit with the Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)