Instagram DM-style group chat story: Beach plan
A ready Instagram DM-style chat for a group chat that gets out of hand, eight messages long and about 21 seconds as a video. Load it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The script: Beach plan
Tia begins this group chat chaos with "Beach on Saturday?". After eight messages, Mei has the final word, "I am always serious". Expect about 21 seconds on screen.
Look at message 4, "It rained last time too", which runs 5 words, then at message 1, "Beach on Saturday?". One of the lines is a question, and each one pulls a reply out of the other side.
How the Instagram DM look carries the story
Instagram DM-style chats use rounded bubbles with a colour gradient for your side and a plain gray for theirs, and a round profile picture beside the other person. Switch on typing dots, read marks, reactions and an online status when you build the scene. Instagram DM is one of the looks open to everyone on the Free plan. A "Seen" label appears under the last message you sent once the other person has opened it, handy for a story where someone reads and stays silent. This look has its own drawing in the editor.
Writing notes: group chat chaos
Let two people agree and the third change the subject. The change of subject is the beat the viewer waits for. Finish with a message from a fourth voice who has been silent. A late arrival is a classic group-chat punchline.
What the Free plan shows
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so Beach plan would stop at "It rained last time too". The other four, through "I am always serious", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 5, "Then bring umbrellas", a beat longer than the rest.
- Start on "Beach on Saturday?" and let viewers read it twice before Fox replies.
- Number the participants in the caption so viewers can follow who is who on a second watch.
- Change one word of Mei's closing "I am always serious" so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Read Fox's answer "Forecast says rain" out loud; if it takes more than two seconds, trim it.
Questions
Can I use Beach plan 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 of the script needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is Beach plan as a video?
About 21 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card and a little more if you use a typing indicator before the last line.
How many people can be in a ChatsRat group chat story?
The free plan loads two people and four messages. Paid plans allow up to four participants and more messages, so a lively group scene needs a paid plan.
Is this Instagram DM-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Tia and Fox and Mei, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Instagram DM, and the name describes a style only. Label the video as fiction.
This is fiction. The people and events in this story 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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