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Step-by-step guide · 39 steps

Build an AI scene shot by shot: stills, punch-ins and cheap renders

Turn each action beat into its own shot with Shoot with AI: draw and fix the still, write the motion, punch in for close-ups, and render short clips on cheap models. Built on Misty and the Monk.

Draw the first still

Shoot with AI — 1In Scene Flow, find an ACTION beat that has no shot yet and press Shoot with AI under it. The shot is built from the beat's own text.

Draw Still — 2Step 1 is the Still. Check the still prompt the AI wrote, pick a model in the dropdown (Seedream · 5 cr here) and press Draw Still.

Misty · Trial Barefoot outfit @misty_trial_barefoot — 3If it's not quite right, tell the AI what to change in the box, e.g. "add crowds of monks around the circle". Type @ to pick a character, outfit or prop by its slug.

Draw Still — 4Switch to a cheaper model when you're iterating: Nano Banana 2 Lite is 2 cr a still. Press Draw Still to draw the new version.

Tell the AI what to change — “closer”, “@jennifer faces camera”, type @ for a s… — 5Keep refining in plain words, like "add the prayer flags back on the wall", and press send. The AI updates the still prompt for you.

Draw Still — 6Press Draw Still again. Use the arrows under the picture to flip between takes; nothing is saved to the shot until you choose.

Use the new still → — 7When the frame is right, press Use the new still → to move on to the Video step.

Write the motion and pick a model

Tell the AI what to change in the motion — type @ for a slug… — 8Step 2 is the Video. The video prompt starts from your still. Type what should move in the box, or edit the prompt directly.

Save to the shot — 9Press Save to the shot. The still and both prompts land on a new shot under the beat.

Render Options — 10Press Render Options on the shot to choose how it is animated.

Animatic (free) pans your still · no refs · Free · silent — 11By default a new shot is an Animatic (free): it pans your still with no sound. Good for a rough cut before you spend anything.

Add motion — 12For real motion, open TYPE and choose Add motion. The clip starts on your still.

Wan 3.0 · image-to-video (2-30s) starts on your still · + optional end frame ·… — 13Open MODEL and pick one. Wan 3.0 image-to-video takes 2 to 30 s and is one of the cheapest; Seedance and Wan 3.0-prime cost more.

NATIVE AUDIO Off · silent — 14Turn NATIVE AUDIO on if you want the model to add sound (wind, footsteps, chanting).

Resolution480p720p (default)1080p — 15Set RESOLUTION to 480p for drafts. The EST. RENDER COST updates as you change model, length and resolution.

Generate — 16Press Regenerate clip, then Generate in the confirm box. It shows the price first (14 cr for this 4 s shot at 480p).

Continue to the next shot

What happens — no dialogue. @tag whoever and whatever is in frame. — 17Write the next action beat with @slugs, e.g. "@the_abbot_abbots_robes walks into frame from frame bottom", and press Shoot with AI.

Draw Still — 18The new shot continues the shot before. The AI frames it from the beat and keeps the room, cast and light.

Tell the AI what to change — “closer”, “@jennifer faces camera”, type @ for a s… — 19Ask for the angle you want, e.g. "over the shoulder of the abbot, near frame bottom, camera at shoulder height", then Draw Still.

Use the new still → — 20Press Use the new still → when the framing works.

Tell the AI what to change in the motion — type @ for a slug… — 21In the Video step, describe the move: "abbot is walking forward and camera tracks him". The AI rewrites the video prompt to match.

Save to the shot — 22Press Save to the shot.

Punch in for a close-up

What happens — no dialogue. @tag whoever and whatever is in frame. — 23For a close-up, write the beat ("extreme close up of @misty_trial_barefoot as she looks around") and press Shoot with AI.

Use as start frame (free) — 24Under the still you're offered the frame the previous shot ends on. Press Use as start frame (free) to start from it instead of drawing a new one.

Drag a box over the part you want changed — 25Open Punch in under ADJUST THIS STILL and drag a box over the part you want to fill the frame.

Punch in — 26Press Punch in. The box is cut out at the film's shape and becomes the new still, so the room and costume match exactly.

Upscale it · 2 cr — 27A small box gets enlarged a lot and looks soft. When it warns you, press Upscale it · 2 cr for a sharp close-up.

Use the new still → — 28Press Use the new still → to keep the punched-in frame.

Tell the AI what to change in the motion — type @ for a slug… — 29Add the motion, like "her hair blows in the wind as she looks left and right", and press Save to the shot.

Add a prop the shot needs

Props — 30If a beat needs an object you haven't drawn, ask the Script Assistant to create it as a prop, then open Props from the left toolbar.

Generate 2 needed stills — 31New props show Needs still. Press Generate 2 needed stills to draw them on a white background (2 cr each on Nano Banana 2 Lite).

White Blindfold @white_blindfold — 32Back in the beat, type @ and pick the prop (White Blindfold) so its picture is sent with the shot.

Tell the AI what to change — “closer”, “@jennifer faces camera”, type @ for a s… — 33In Shoot with AI, fix details in words: "make the cloth smooth, lower it to his waist". Then draw and use the still.

Put the scene together

Render scene — 34In Scene preview, switch to Video and press Render scene. It joins your shots into one clip, and it's free when nothing needs a new render.

STILL VIDEO 5s Locked Trimmed 1.4s Full 5s Split into beats Video — 35Drag the trim handles under a clip to use just the part you want. The cut picks up the trim without re-rendering.

What this shot shows — type @ to reference cast, wardrobe, locations & props… — 36To change a rendered shot, open Render Options, press Expand on the prompt, edit it and press Done.

Unlock & re-render — 37Then press the re-render button below the prompt. A rendered shot is locked so it never re-renders by accident.

Suggest — 38At the bottom of the scene, open Sound and press Suggest. It drafts a music brief from the scene that you can edit.

Render score — 39Press Render score to make the music, then Render scene to hear it under your shots.

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