Make an AI underground bunker video like Not Your Basic Builds: 47.9M views
A faceless AI build format that works as a Short and as a long video.
The same bunker idea works as a 60-second Short and as a longer video, so one idea can be posted in two formats.
Figures as shared by the creator · source
From @Not_Your_Basic_Builds on YouTube · Oct 2026
The workflow
Where & with what
What they did
- 1The moveNot Your Basic Builds posts dream-build videos, including underground bunkers, and tags several of its Shorts "[AI Concept]".
- 2Step 2Pick one shelter idea people can't scroll past
- 3Step 3Generate the build stage by stage from a fixed camera
- 4ResultThe channel shows 531K subscribers and 514,216,068 total views across 74 videos.
Quick answers
What tools do you need?
The channels don't say which AI tools they use. One public tutorial (not from these channels) makes this format with a custom ChatGPT GPT for the shot prompts and Grok Imagine for the images and video.
How much does it cost?
Not shared by these channels. Most AI image and video tools have a free tier or trial, then a paid plan; Grok's paid plans start at $8/mo (x.ai/pricing, Oct 18, 2026).
Is it allowed?
Yes, if it is original. YouTube does not monetize mass-produced or repetitive content. Source.
Watch out: These videos are AI-generated, not real builds: don't copy the construction, and label AI videos as AI (YouTube asks creators to disclose realistic altered or synthetic content). Views and subscribers are reach, not income.
Try it yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Write 6 shot prompts for a 20-second AI timelapse Short: [shelter idea, e.g. hidden bunker under a tree] built by one worker from empty ground to a finished cosy room. Same camera angle in every shot, one clear stage per shot (dig, frame, walls, furniture, lights on), realistic lighting, no text. End on a reveal shot.
Your first step
Paste the prompt into your AI assistant and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: The desert bunker video, posted in February 2026, is tagged "AI Video" and "Generative AI" in its keywords. The channel also sells a starter guide.
Results: The long video "I Built a Luxury Underground Bunker in the Desert" shows 47,877,984 views, and the Short "I Built a Hidden Survival Bunker in 60 Seconds" shows about 19 million (YouTube, Oct 18, 2026). This is reach; the channel does not share income.
Source: @Not_Your_Basic_Builds on YouTube · Oct 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shared by the creator or shown on the platform. Updated .
