“Not now, buddy.” Statics

One story in two frames: the email that won over a moment with your kid, then the evening that says yes. The plates are the approved WC-NOTNOW pair (the board in the answer is an edit of a real Wizard photo); the full-frame versions are the same photos extended up and down, with the original pixels kept. 9:16 text stays inside the TikTok and Reels safe area.

Feed, 4:5

4:5 · Feed (Meta, Instagram)

Split: before and after

Primary text: Every “not now” is small. They add up to a kid who stops asking. Tonight, say yes to one game. The board lights every move, so you don’t need to know chess.
Headline: He only asks so many times.
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4:5 · Feed carousel (Meta)

Carousel, card 1: the problem

Primary text: He only asks so many times. Tonight, say yes to one game: the board lights every move, so anyone can play.
Headline: “Not now, buddy.”
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4:5 · Feed carousel (Meta)

Carousel, card 2: the answer

Primary text: (same primary text as card 1: a carousel shares one primary text)
Headline: Tonight, say yes.
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4:5 · Feed (Meta, Instagram)

Timeline: the cost of the small no

Primary text: 7:40 pm: “After this email.” 8:15 pm: “Maybe tomorrow.” Thursday: he doesn’t ask. Every “not now” is small. Tonight, say yes.
Headline: GoChess Wizard: tonight, say yes
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Stories, Reels, TikTok, Shorts, 9:16

9:16 · Stories, Reels, TikTok, Shorts

Story frame 1: the problem

Primary text: Caption: He only asks so many times. #parenting #familytime
Headline: (on the image)
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9:16 · Stories, Reels, TikTok, Shorts

Story frame 2: the answer

Primary text: Run right after frame 1 (Stories sequence) or as a 2-frame slideshow on TikTok.
Headline: (on the image)
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9:16 · Stories, Reels, TikTok, Shorts

Timeline

Primary text: Caption: Every “not now” is small. Kids keep count. #parenting
Headline: (on the image)
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Video, 9:16 (TikTok, Reels, Shorts), about 17 s

9:16 · Vidu Q4 (fal) · music: ElevenLabs

“He only asks so many times.”

Camera: Every shot moves: slow push-ins, a gentle pull-out when the warm evening opens, a slow pan to the empty spot, a slight roll on the close-ups.
Transitions: Soft dissolves inside each beat, a short dip to black between beats, a slow dissolve from the blue couch to the warm one. The captions fade in and out.
0–4.8 s: The ask: dad on the laptop, the boy’s smile fades, he lowers the box and leaves.
4.8–7.9 s: His room: he lies down, then his face on the pillow, eyes open.
7.9–10.4 s: Dad: the laptop light leaves his face, he looks up at the empty spot.
10.4–14.7 s: The warm evening: laughing, the boy’s hand moving a piece on the lit board (from the real-board plate).
14.7–17 s: End card: GoChess Wizard, “Say yes tonight”, WB legal line.

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9:16 · alternative music

Music B

Difference: New takes for the longer cut. B fades out early, so the end card is almost silent; A (above) dips just before the turn and lifts on the warm shot.

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Why no 9:16 split

Two stacked photos in a vertical frame come out too small, and the kid lands under the app buttons. In vertical placements the story runs as frame 1 then frame 2.

Test plan

Split vs carousel vs timeline in the same ad set, same audience, 3 to 5 days. Then the winning format with 2 hooks: “He only asks so many times.” and “Not now, buddy.”

Before launch

Harry Potter creative approval (licensed product). Label as AI-generated imagery where the platform requires it (the family is generated). WB legal line is on every image.