# Make After Effects-style motion graphics by describing them

> Use Tella Motion. In the Tella editor, choose Add clip → New Tella Motion clip, or ask the Tella Agent for a Tella Motion overlay or b-roll on a recorded clip, then describe the animation in plain words. The agent builds it from scratch with After Effects-style tools: keyframes and easing, masks and track mattes, compositions, wiggle and loop expressions, motion blur and 90 effects. The result stays editable, so you keep asking for changes instead of working around a template.

Page: https://www.tella.com/motion/motion-graphics-without-after-effects · Part of Tella Motion (https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)

## How can I make After Effects-style motion graphics without After Effects or templates?

Use [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion). In the Tella editor, choose [Add clip → New Tella Motion clip](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-a-tella-motion-clip), or ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) for a Tella Motion overlay or b-roll on a recorded clip, then describe the animation in plain words. The agent builds it from scratch with After Effects-style tools: keyframes and easing, masks and track mattes, compositions, wiggle and loop expressions, motion blur and 90 effects. The result stays editable, so you keep asking for changes instead of working around a template.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Add a 5-second Tella Motion clip at the start: a deep purple background, "Brightloom 3.0" in white bold sans-serif rising in word by word through a mask with easy ease, a thin gold line drawing in underneath at 1 second, a soft glow on the title and motion blur on every move. Fade it all out at 4.5 seconds.
```

## More prompts

### Product explainer

```text
When I say "three steps to set up Quarrystone", add Tella Motion b-roll: three white rounded cards on charcoal that slide in from the right one at a time with an ease-out, each numbered in orange. Give the numbers a gentle wiggle while the cards hold.
```

### Podcast intro

```text
Make a 6-second Tella Motion clip for the Pinewick podcast: a teal circle scales from 0 to 100% with a slight overshoot, then acts as a track matte that reveals the show name in cream text. Loop a slow 360-degree rotation on a dashed ring around it.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video and choose Add clip → New Tella Motion clip, or pick a recorded clip for an overlay or b-roll.
2. In the Tella Agent chat on the right, describe the graphic: text, colors, layout and timing in seconds. If the sidebar is hidden, press Shift + S.
3. Name the techniques you'd use by hand, like easy ease, masks, track mattes, motion blur, wiggle or loops.
4. Watch the preview and ask for one change at a time until it looks right.

## 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. To time a graphic to what you say, add it as an overlay or b-roll on a recorded clip.
- If a font lacks the weight you ask for, Tella Motion draws the nearest weight it has.

## Questions people ask

### Can I start from a style I like instead of a template?

Yes. Attach a reference image in the Tella Agent chat with Add (+) → Attach… and ask it to match the colors and layout. You can also paste a community skill ID from tella.com/skills, such as a transition or title style, and the agent uses it in that chat.

### Does Tella Motion use After Effects terms like easy ease and track mattes?

Yes. Tella Motion has easy ease, easy ease in and out, auto bezier and hold easing, plus masks, track mattes by alpha or luma, compositions, motion blur and wiggle and loop expressions. Use those words in your request and the Tella Agent applies them.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT build these motion graphics?

Yes. [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella), [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app), [Claude Code](https://www.tella.tv/settings/connections) or [Cursor](https://www.tella.tv/settings/connections) connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) can build Tella Motion clips, overlays and b-roll with the same commands the Tella Agent uses, and check a rendered frame. The graphic shows up in your Tella video.

## Related

- [Make motion graphics from a text prompt](https://www.tella.com/motion/motion-graphics-from-a-prompt.md): Type what you want. Tella Motion builds it.
- [Animate graphics by describing the motion](https://www.tella.com/motion/keyframe-animation-with-ai.md): Describe the motion. The AI sets keys and easing.
- [Kinetic typography, timed to the words you say](https://www.tella.com/motion/kinetic-typography.md): Animated text timed to the words you say.
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Edit with the Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent)
- [Connect an AI assistant to Tella](https://www.tella.com/help/integrations/mcp-server#connect-an-ai-assistant-to-tella)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)