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title: "Ideas and takes"
description: "Lesson 9.1 of Creator Terminal's lesson films (Agents and explainers): Start an idea in Frolic and compare three separate animation takes."
canonical: "https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/ideas-and-takes/"
last_updated: 2026-10-28
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# Ideas and takes

> Lesson 9.1 of Creator Terminal's lesson films (Agents and explainers): Start an idea in Frolic and compare three separate animation takes.

- The film (1:15): https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/media/9.1-ideas-and-takes/27d81dcf9c6a/9.1-ideas-and-takes.mp4
- Vertical cut: https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/media/9.1-ideas-and-takes/8b2e43068dae/9.1-ideas-and-takes-vertical.mp4
- Captions: https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/media/9.1-ideas-and-takes/0a96ee39f7d0/9.1-ideas-and-takes.vtt
- The page: https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/ideas-and-takes/

## In this lesson

### Start an idea (0:08)

We want separate takes to compare. Press Control-O for Agents Mode, then Control-N for a new idea. Our ideas live down the left, each with its own conversation.

### Choose Frolic (0:21)

Let's make these in Frolic. Press Control-T to change Made with from Engine to Frolic. Frolic compiles on this computer; our AI agent still handles the request.

### Describe the idea (0:33)

Leave room for invention. Type: three ways a bee could say hello. We'll leave this unsent and use a finished thread, so we can concentrate on the results.

### Compare the takes (0:44)

Here's the finished bee thread. Click it. Under the reply are takes A, B and C. Point at A, then B. The card under the pointer plays. Now look at C, and point there too.

### Pick a card (0:57)

Let's choose with the keyboard. Move below the cards, then press Tab. The picked card plays when the pointer isn't over another one. Each card keeps its version.