Free AI Short Film Maker

Quick answer: A short film starts free in SceneMixer and costs money only when you render video. New accounts get 50 credits, the first 15 setup images are free, the first storyboard on your first drama is free, and you can watch a preview of about 5 seconds. A 3-minute short is 180 seconds of video at 10 credits a second on the default tier plus the join.

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 a free short film session gives you

A script, written by you or drafted by AI Create.
A cast and places, drawn with the free images, in the look you chose.
A numbered storyboard you can rewrite shot by shot.
A free preview showing the look and the voices.

That is usually enough to decide whether the film works before you spend. A step-by-step short film · AI short film maker.

Where payment starts, in numbers

Length	Seconds of video	Segments (15 s / 30 s)
1 minute	60	4 / 2
3 minutes	180	12 / 6
5 minutes	300	20 / 10
10 minutes	600	40 / 20

Each second is 10 credits a second on the default tier, plus 1 credit a second to join. Where credits go in one episode.

Make it cheap

One place and two or three characters.
Fix a bad shot alone rather than redoing a scene.
Use the preview before the first render.

Spending fewer credits · Free AI movie maker.

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 short film maker?

You can start free: 50 credits, free cast drawings, a free first storyboard and a 5-second preview. The finished video is paid.

Can I finish a short film for free?

Not entirely; the video is paid by the finished second.

How much is a 3-minute short?

180 seconds of video at 10 credits a second on the default tier plus 1 credit a second to join.

Does a free account add a label?

Yes, a small AI label on every video; a paid membership turns it off by default.

Can I enter a festival?

Check the festival's rules on AI-assisted work and the label.

Can I edit the storyboard free?

Yes. Editing text is free.

Do I need a card?

No card is needed to start.

Draw the cast, read the storyboard

Then decide whether to render.

Start a short film

Updated November 2, 2026