Free AI Movie Maker

Quick answer: You can start a movie in SceneMixer without paying, and it is worth knowing where the free part ends. New accounts get 50 credits, the first 15 setup images are free, the first episode's storyboard on your first drama is free, and a preview of about 5 seconds is free. The finished video is paid by the second at 10 credits a second on the default tier, and on a free account every video carries a small AI label in the corner.

Still from “Neon Debt”, an AI short drama generated end-to-end by SceneMixer (7 characters, 1 episode) — Sample: “Neon Debt” — Game Engine Realism, 1 episode, produced end-to-end by SceneMixer from the script · watch the episodes

SceneMixer at a glance	What you get
Video price	From $0.06 a second (10 credits) on the default tier, up to $0.47 a second on the top tier; every price is shown before you press the button
Clip length	Up to 30 seconds per generated segment; an episode is composited from its segments at 1 credit a second
One episode, worked out	A 60-second episode on the default tier is about 660 credits (video plus compositing), about $4.11 at the lowest credit price; a 10-episode series of 90-second episodes from a 30,000-character novel is about 10,026 credits, about $62
Dialogue	Spoken in the video itself, one voice per character, in any of 15 languages
Formats	9:16 vertical or 16:9 landscape; 480P to 1080P, plus a 2K tier
Free to start	50 credits on signup, 15 free setup images, a free storyboard for the first episode and a free 5-second video preview
Who uses it	2,900+ creators have generated with SceneMixer (accounts with at least one generation, counted November 2026)
Input	A script, a novel or a one-line idea; .txt, .docx and .md uploads

What is free, and what is not

Step	Free?	Notes
Sign up	Yes	50 credits to start
Draft or paste a script	Reading costs 4 credits per 1,000 characters	The welcome credits cover a short script
Character and place drawings	The first 15 images are free	Per account
Storyboard	Free for the first episode of your first drama; editing is free	Read it before you render
Preview	About 5 seconds, once	Shows the look and the voices
The finished video	Paid	10 credits a second on the default tier

What you get for free · The free preview · Free sheets are per account.

A free first session

Paste a page of script or type one line in AI Create.
Approve the cast and places using the free images.
Read and edit the free storyboard.
Run the free preview to see and hear a few seconds.
Decide whether to render the rest. Nothing is charged until you press a paid button, and its price is shown first.

The AI label

On a free account every video carries a small AI label in the corner. A paid membership turns it off by default; a video shared through a SceneMixer link always shows it. Compositing and sharing.

If you want to go on

Credits are sold in packs and as membership plans, and the price of every generation is shown before you start. Free AI drama generator · AI movie making · Pricing.

Languages

Native dialogue in 15 languages

Every series below was produced by the same pipeline with the cast speaking that language natively: the interface, the working documents and the spoken lines are all in one language, and nothing is dubbed. Open one to hear it.

See all 15 languages

In SceneMixer vs. stitching tools together

Most AI drama workflows are five or six tools in a row. This is where each step happens here, and what it replaces.

Step	In SceneMixer	Doing it by hand with separate tools
Script and episode plan	Paste a script or a novel, or type one line: it is read into a cast, locations, props and an episode outline you can edit	A chat model writes the script; you split it into episodes and carry the text from tool to tool
Character faces and places	Every character, location and prop is drawn once as a reference sheet and attached to every shot it appears in	An image model, one sheet at a time; you upload the right reference to every clip yourself
Shots	A storyboard per episode with numbered shots and seconds; video is generated segment by segment in 9:16 or 16:9 against the same sheets	A video model, one clip per prompt, describing the same people again each time
Voices and dialogue	Lines are performed in the video itself, one voice per character, in any of 15 languages	A text-to-speech tool for each line, then a lip-sync pass on every clip
Fixing one shot	Edit that shot's text and regenerate the segment alone; the rest of the episode is untouched	Regenerate the clip, then re-cut the timeline
Finishing	Segments are composited into one episode file with its score; members download without the AI badge	A video editor to join the clips, add music and captions, then export
Publishing	You upload the finished episode to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram or anywhere else; nothing is posted for you	Upload by hand, the same as here

FAQ

Is there a free AI movie maker?

You can start free: 50 credits, the first 15 setup images, a free first storyboard and a 5-second preview. The finished video is paid.

Can I make a whole movie for free?

No. The video itself is paid by the finished second, so a full movie needs credits.

Does the free version have a watermark?

Videos on a free account carry a small AI label in the corner; a paid membership turns it off by default.

Where do I see the price before I pay?

Every paid button shows its price first; nothing is charged until you confirm.

How much is a paid second?

A paid second is 10 credits a second on the default tier, about $0.06 a second at the lowest credit price.

Is the free preview long?

About 5 seconds, once, enough to see the look and hear the voices.

Do I need a card to start?

No card is needed to read the script, draw the cast and read the storyboard.

Start free, stop anywhere

Everything before the video is free or small.

Start free

Updated November 2, 2026