The study playlist: campus chat template
A ready Instagram DM-look chat for the campus and study life gallery, eight messages and about 24 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the Instagram DM look
Which playlist are you using?
Rain sounds.
It is raining outside.
It is a double effect.
Does it work?
I fell asleep for an hour.
That is a success.
I woke up before the exam. Still a success.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: The study playlist
The study playlist is a eight-message template for a campus chat chat: Dee and Eli trade lines from "Which playlist are you using?" to "I woke up before the exam. Still a success.", about 24 seconds as a video.
Look at message 8, "I woke up before the exam. Still a success.", which runs 9 words, then at message 2, "Rain sounds.". Two of the lines are questions and each pulls a reply out of the other side.
Using it in the Instagram DM look
End with a small win: a found file, a saved seat, a coffee delivered. Extras in this look: typing dots, read marks, reactions and an online status. Instagram DM is one of the looks open to everyone on the Free plan. Use no real institutions, courses or members of staff. Reactions arrive as a small heart or emoji on the corner of a bubble, a cheap way to show a reply without spending a message.
What the Free plan shows
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so The study playlist would stop at "It is a double effect.". The other four, through "I woke up before the exam. Still a success.", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 5, "Does it work?", a beat longer than the rest.
- Start on "Which playlist are you using?" and let viewers read it twice before Eli replies.
- Anchor each chat to one deadline. A countdown gives the scene its pressure.
- Change one word of Eli's closing "I woke up before the exam. Still a success." so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Rename Dee and Eli to keep the story original, and keep every character an invented adult.
Questions
Can I use The study playlist on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The Instagram DM look is on the Free plan, and the editor loads the first four of the eight messages and two people. The rest needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is The study playlist as a video?
About 24 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card.
Is this campus chat chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented chat between Dee and Eli, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app, and look names describe a style only. Label what you publish as fiction.
Can I change the names and lines?
Yes. Open the template in the editor, replace any line or name and export your own version. Keep the characters invented, and keep the content free of real people and anything sexual.
This is fiction. The people in this template are invented. ChatsRat makes mock-ups and fictional conversations for creators, designers and teachers. Do not use it to pass off a made-up conversation as a real one, to impersonate a real person, or as proof of anything. See the Acceptable Use policy.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
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