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The story, shots, and effects behind a 60-second Vixel film.
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Your idea. Your first film.
Tell Vixel what you want to make. Shape the story, review the shots, and build a film that feels like yours. These guides are here when you need a hand.
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How to make your first AI short film
Start small, tell Vixel your idea, and review the result one step at a time. You don’t need to learn the whole production process before you begin.
Read the getting-started guide →A little help, when you need it.
Making an animated story? Start with examples and a simple brief →
How to make an AI music video from a photo and a song
Make an AI music video from your performer photo and song. Follow a fifteen-second scene, write a brief you can adapt and learn what to check in the first clip.
How to make an AI explainer video, one small idea at a time
Plan an animated explainer with a clear question, a simple visual example and one takeaway. Try a felt-style story about water drops on a cold glass.
How to animate a child’s drawing with AI
Animate kids’ drawings with AI: upload a picture, preserve its character and plan the motion. Follow a real crayon dinosaur from drawing to a 10-second video.
How to make an AI Halloween cat video
Turn your cat photo into an AI Halloween video. Keep your pet recognizable, plan four story beats and follow an illustrated 24-second cartoon cat example.
How to create storybook illustrations with AI
Build an AI storybook character, setting and storyboard with a handmade stop-motion look. Real examples, an editable image prompt and a Director style starter.
How to make a bedtime story video with AI
Make Pip’s paper-boat bedtime story your own. Read the script, follow three original illustrations and keep it as a picture story or plan an animation.
From a product photo to a 15-second AI commercial
Turn a product photo into a short commercial brief. Follow a travel-mug video study, plan three connected shots and check the product before making your own ad.
Make your first AI animation for children
Make a children's animation in Vixel with a simple story, expressive characters and room for a little wonder. Follow six steps with a real short-film example.
Script to storyboard: plan your AI short film
Use Vixel to turn a script into a shot list, then review storyboard images before video production. Follow a worked scene breakdown and a real film example.
How to make animated YouTube Shorts with AI
Make animated YouTube Shorts with AI: plan a 30-second story, frame the action vertically, test one clip and check captions before uploading. Includes a shot plan.
How to keep AI characters consistent across shots
Keep AI characters consistent with reference images and targeted revisions. Follow Pip from his story image to front and side views, then compare scenes.
Fix one shot without starting over
Learn how to continue a stalled AI film or revise one image or clip while keeping the parts of your Vixel project that already work.
Create from your agent
Keep the conversation. Make the film.
Working in Codex, Claude Code or Cursor? Connect your Vixel studio, shape a script and review the shots from there.
Explore Vixel MCP & CLI →Start with the task in front of you
AI story generator →
Find a character, shape the ending and develop a story draft with Director.
AI video generator →
Plan a single action and refine it in the video workspace.
AI image generator →
Develop a character or a visual direction before producing your shots.
AI commercial video →
Turn a product message into a script and shot sequence with Director.
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