Two ways to make it real
Film it (free, and usually best)
Your storyboard is a shot list. For each scene, set up the shot your prompt describes, record, and move on. For talking-to-camera content, a phone, window light, and a quiet room are enough. Viewers forgive simple production; they don't forgive a weak hook.
Tips:
- Film all scenes in the same setting back to back to keep continuity.
- Record each line two or three times; pick the best in editing.
- Leave half a second of silence at the start and end of every take.
Generate it (for B-roll and visuals)
Video Studio's Clip Creator generates short clips from a prompt:
- Duration: 4, 6, or 8 seconds
- Quality: Fast or Standard; Resolution: 720p or 1080p
- Aspect ratio: Portrait 9:16 for short-form
- Prompt mode: Simple, or Wizard, which walks you through subject, setting, style, camera, lighting, and optional dialogue
- Reference images: up to three, which keeps a generated clip consistent with your frames
Generated video is powerful and expensive: on the Fast model, a 4-second clip is about 106 credits and an 8-second clip about 211. Standard quality costs more. That's why this course never requires generating a clip.
The smart mix
Most creators do both: film the talking parts yourself, which is free and personal, and generate one or two B-roll shots where filming is impossible, such as a product concept or an abstract visual. Your storyboard prompts plug straight into Clip Creator.
Try it
For each scene, mark film or generate. Estimate the credit cost of anything you'd generate before you commit.