How to make an AI Nollywood-style drama
Brief for AI Create: A family drama in Lagos: on the night of his fiftieth birthday party, a rich man's first wife returns from the village with the son he never acknowledged; fifteen episodes, one house, one inheritance.
Region, language and voice
| Setting | Choose |
|---|---|
| Target Region | Africa: names, faces, streets and visible text follow it |
| Dialogue language | English (the lines are performed as written) |
| Accent | In each character's voice description, e.g. a deep Nigerian English accent, when no preset voice is attached |
Target region · Give a character an accent.
Dress the occasion
Costume Style: African Prints
Costume Style: West African Regal
Costume Style: Wedding
Scene Style: Suburban Mansion
Scene Style: Urban Opulence
Scene Style: Street Life
African Prints for home and market, West African Regal for weddings, chieftaincy and burials, Power Tailoring for the boardroom. Give the leads a state for each occasion so the face stays and the outfit changes. States.
The places
| Place | Scene Style |
|---|---|
| The rich husband's house | Suburban Mansion |
| The company, the hotel party | Urban Opulence |
| The market, the bus stop | Street Life |
| The village compound | Described in the location: zinc roofs, a courtyard, a mango tree |
The confrontation, shot by shot
| Beat | Shot to adapt |
|---|---|
| The party | [Shot 1] 4s: Wide shot, a garden party with gold chairs, guests in lace and agbada. |
| The arrival | [Shot 2] 3s: Medium shot. @Ngozi walks in through the gate holding a young man's hand. |
| The host | [Shot 3] 2s: Close-up on @Chief Okafor; his glass stops halfway. |
| The line | [Shot 4] 4s: @Ngozi (loud, to the whole garden): Tell them who this is. Tell them! |
| The guests | [Shot 5] 3s: The guests turning, phones coming out. |
Big scenes, loud lines, reaction shots of the crowd: the format's own grammar. Background people.
Stories that travel
Inheritance and the second wife (family inheritance), the poor girl and the rich family (Cinderella), betrayal and payback (revenge). For Indian family drama see Bollywood-style.
Make it in SceneMixer, start to finish
- Script: paste your own on Upload Script, or write the brief above in AI Create and let it draft the episodes.
- Step 1: Type TV Series; Scene Style Suburban Mansion, Street Life; Costume Style African Prints, West African Regal; Visual Style Digital HD; Target Region; dialogue language; 16:9 Landscape. Then read the script.
- Step 2: Target Region Africa; each lead with an everyday and an occasion state; accents in the voice descriptions; the house, the party garden and the village compound as locations. The first 15 setup images on an account are free.
- Storyboard: generate episode 1 first (free on your first drama) and read it before you render anything. One place per segment.
- Video: render on the default tier at 10 credits a second, fix single shots instead of whole episodes, then put the episode together and post.
| Episode | Beat |
|---|---|
| 1 | The birthday party, the arrival |
| 3 | The family meeting |
| 6 | The pastor's visit |
| 10 | The will |
| 15 | The burial and the truth |
FAQ
How do I make a Nollywood-style drama with AI?
Set Target Region to Africa, write English dialogue with an accent in the voice description, dress the cast in African Prints and West African Regal, and play the confrontations big.
Can the characters speak Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa or Pidgin?
Not as a dialogue language. Write English and set the accent in the voice description.
How do I give a character a Nigerian accent?
Write it in the voice description; it works when no preset voice or recording is attached.
Which costumes suit it?
African Prints for everyday, West African Regal for occasions, Wedding for the wedding.
Can I set it in Accra or Nairobi?
Yes; Target Region Africa, and name the city in the script.
Which format suits it?
Short Drama in 9:16 for feeds, or TV Series in 16:9 for YouTube.
Which look suits it?
Digital HD.
Updated October 31, 2026