Prompt:
A single 9:16 character and style reference sheet in cardboard cut-out cartoon style: flat paper/cardboard figures with visible torn edges, slight drop shadows, layered like a paper diorama, simple round faces with dot eyes, bold flat colours (sand beige, desert orange, turquoise, white, gold), visible cardboard texture.
Left third: the host character “Tikku”: a cheerful cut-out traveller with big round glasses, a red backpack, a teal t-shirt, cargo shorts and sneakers. Shown front, side and waving.
Centre: a cut-out Dubai skyline: a very tall needle-shaped skyscraper, a sail-shaped hotel on the water, palm trees, a desert sun, and small cut-out dhow boats on a creek in front.
Right third: a prop row: an oil barrel, a payslip stamped “TAX: 0” in big red letters, gold coins, a shopping bag with a “5%” tag, a hotel key card, a toll gate, a container ship, and a cut-out airplane.
Clean white background, labelled sections, no other text.
Generate it once and attach it to every shot. That’s what keeps the look consistent across the series.
2. Video prompt: “Why Dubai Has No Income Tax”
Video specs: Why Dubai has no income tax · 60 sec · 9:16 · English
Pace & framing: Fast cuts every 3–4 sec, cardboard cut-out cartoon style, every frame packed with paper props and layered depth, no empty space, paper pieces slide and pop in like a stop-motion diorama.
Story context (narrate as facts):
People working in Dubai pay zero income tax on their salary.
Most people think oil pays for everything. But most of the UAE’s oil is in Abu Dhabi, and today oil is only around 1% of Dubai’s economy.
Dubai found oil in 1966. Its leaders knew it wouldn’t last, so they spent the money on a giant port, an airport, an airline and free zones, betting on trade and tourism.
Zero income tax was the magnet: it pulls in talent and businesses from everywhere. Around 88% of UAE residents are foreigners.
But Dubai still collects money: 5% VAT on shopping, 9% corporate tax on big company profits, a 5% housing fee on rent for expats added to the electricity bill, a fee on every hotel night, a 4% fee when you buy property, road tolls, and fees on government services.
Twist: no income tax doesn’t mean no tax. In Dubai, you pay when you spend, not when you earn.
