Natetok

Natetok is a gem.

1 min fo ticky tokky vid. uhg whet teh skibidi !

Example of pure Natetok kino; without a doubt the shining gem of this budding artistic movement

Soyteen TikTok stories, also known as Natetoks, are 'jakked versions of slop that you'd find on TikTok, Instagram Reels, or Youtube Shorts that feature fake stories or text message conversations, usually read by AI voices or featuring AI-generated scripts. While regular slop is just unfunny mass-produced coal designed to farm as much watch time from iPad kids as possible, Soyteens have taken inspiration from this medium and have used it to create A24 genre-redefining slowburn kino. Hundreds of years from now, when George Droid Niggalink AI causes the singularity and the average Hollywood blockbuster is only ~10 minutes long to account for Gen Gamma's nonexistent attention spans, these Natetoks will be seen as early American classics that were simply too ahead of their time to be appreciated nowadays.

These videos are typically less than 1 minute in length, but they can be a lot longer depending on the creative vision of the director. Some tell a whole story, while others just make a short joke. Short or long, they can be an extremely gemmy form of content when done right.

Directing your own Natetoks[edit | edit source]

If you want to be heralded as the next Soytantino or Martin Soysese in our fast-approaching dystopian future (and make enough money from royalties that you wont need to rely on UBI/food stamps), then you'll have to be prepared for ~~like a few hours of preparation and busywork~~ thousands of long & grueling hours of work, millions of dollars spent & manpower that would make history's greatest armies seem insignificant in comparison, all in order to create your film from the ground up. While the process of movie-making varies wildly from case to case, here are some general tips I have discovered in order to make things easier on yourself.

Studying soystory & the basics of film-making[edit | edit source]

Harvey Soystein once said in an interview, "I always find that when I do something that I like, from my heart, then it just works." Many people thought this quote was about him liking movies, but he actually liked young actresses and models more, and was doing them without consent for years on end. This logic still works for movies, of course, and it's a good mindset to have when making Natetoks.

As said before, while these stories are inspired by the mass-produced slop of old, they come from a place of true passion & love for soyjaks, rather than any financial incentive. So in order to make a good Natetok, you'll need to know a good amount of Soystory and other bits of sharty culture in order to create a story that is enjoyable by other 'teens. It's also good practice to study up on the basics of film-making as well, since without a coherent narrative (or at the very least a clear sense of direction/intended emotional response) your story will end up sounding more like a wall of retarded schizobabble than any meaningful piece of art. Some good places to start would be:

Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair (1996)
The Movies (2005)
Microsoft's 3D Movie Maker (1995) (SwedeWIN, Vinesauce Joel won a Cannes award using this one)^[1]
White boy video essays on A24 films

Writing a script[edit | edit source]

To write a good script for your Natetok, you want to focus on farcical but relatable plot lines that allow you to exaggerate common Sharty behaviours & stereotypes to a comical extreme. Most start with a simple setup (e.g., running errands, going to class, trying to make new friends, etc), but then quickly spiral into disaster. Usually, Nate's character arc resembles that of the classic Greek tragedy, starting off at his happiest point and ending at his lowest, his downfall often being due to his tendency to chud out near other people. However, some directors choose to subvert audience expectations and write a happy ending for Nate, like the one where he befriends Chudjak stemming from a shared love for CharacterAI.^[2] Keep the pacing quick, with sharp turns into cringe humor or absurdity in order to keep your zoomer audience's attention throughout. Keep important character traits in mind while writing dialogue; include incoherent ADHD rants, a complete lack of social awareness, overuse of Soyspeak, or other Soy-isms. Natetoks thrive on balancing comedy with tragedy, referential humor, and highlighting the terminally online behaviors of the new generation.

Hiring actors[edit | edit source]

Example

For the voice acting, Elevenlabs AI is recommended since it's the most popular model used for regular TikTok slop, giving your Natetok just the right amount of ironic cynicism in order to deliver its biting critique on modern social media. However, just like video length, it is really only limited to the creative vision (or budget) of the director. The default TikTok voices (Adam Legacy is commonly used as well) along with other AI models such as FakeYou will also work. If you want to be a real special snowflake, you can even use real people to voice your characters instead of AI, but this is pretty rare in the medium.

For the visual aspect, ripping other people's OC from the 'Booru is usually enough to get the job done, but you can also draw your own 'jaks if you feel like premade ones don't fit the visual language or aesthetic of your work.

Fixing it in post[edit | edit source]

Of course, to complete your Natetok, you're going to have to assemble all of these assets into an actual video, which you can do with any basic editing software.

Some 'teens will try and recommend the free, open-sourced Kdenlive to you for your edits. These 'teens are actually autistic tranny 'corders that unironically use Linux in disguise and you should immediately run away from xem, lest xey groom you into following in xeir footsteps. In reality, a cracked copy of Premiere Pro or even Capcut are super easy to work with, and have a wide variety of third-party support to make gemming up your Natetoks even easier.

ALERT: DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS DUMB NIGGERS SCHIZOBABBLE, THEY'RE JUST TOO RETARDED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE. BE A BASED ARYAN CHUDDY AND TAKE THE KERNEL PILL

The process is simple: take all of your dialogue & 'jaks, and drag each one into the timeline in chronological order. Once they're all in, begin adjusting the duration and timing of each element to create a better flow for your dialogue. After the pacing has been adjusted to your liking, use your software of choice's automated caption generation tool (here's a tutorial for Premiere Pro & one for Capcut) to create those little subtitles that pop in and out as your actors speak. Finally, once all of that is done, you just drag in some Subway Surfers/Minecraft/soap cutting/hydraulic press crushing/Liveleak footage in the background (and maybe some nice background music) for those zoomie dopamine receptors. And just like that, your masterpiece is finally complete.