How we make an AI film, step by step

Five steps, the same on a 15-second ad and a six-minute film. You approve the script and the look before anything is generated, and a person checks every shot before it reaches you. A short AI ad usually takes one to two weeks.

The five steps

From brief to finished film

Every AI film we make follows the same five steps. The first two decide the film; the last three make it.

  1. Brief

    We agree what the film has to do, who will watch it and where it will run. We ask for your brand guidelines, product images and any footage you have. If the brief is not the whole story, we say so early, before anyone writes a line.

  2. Script and look

    We write the script and the voice-over, then make style frames and a storyboard: still images that fix the look, the light and the framing. You approve both before any footage is generated, because this is where a change costs least.

  3. AI generation

    We generate each shot from the approved frames, many times over, and keep only the takes that match the look. A person checks every shot for hands, faces, on-screen text and brand colours, and sends the failures back.

  4. Edit and polish

    We edit the film, mix the voice and music, and add sound design. Where AI cannot get a detail right, such as app screens or on-screen text, we rebuild it by hand as animation. You review the cut and send notes against timecodes.

  5. Delivery

    You get a 4K master, plus the cut-downs, vertical and square versions and language versions in your quote. Every right we hold in the finished film transfers to you.

Who does what

Our part, and yours, at each step

StepOur teamYour part
BriefOur client partner scopes the brief and the planShare the goal, the audience and your brand material
Script and lookOur creative lead directs the script; our designers set the style framesApprove the script and the look
AI generationOur team generates the shots and checks every shotNothing; this step runs in the studio
Edit and polishOur editors cut the film, mix the sound and fix frames by handReview the cut and send timecoded notes
DeliveryWe export the master and every version in the quoteApprove the final cut

Human checks

Where a person checks the work

AI makes the shots. People decide which ones stay. Four checks run inside the work, and you hold three of them. Then you approve the final cut.

You

You approve the script

Nothing is generated until the words are right. On our last long film, the script went through four rounds before sign-off.

You

You approve the look

Style frames and a storyboard fix the look before generation, so the film holds one style from the first shot to the last.

Our team

We check every shot

Hands, faces, on-screen text and brand colours are where AI still slips. A failed frame goes back for another generation or gets fixed by hand.

You

You review the cut

You send notes against timecodes, and we fix them in the review rounds agreed in your quote, before the final cut.

Timings

How long an AI video takes

Timings run from the start of work. Review time on your side is often the longest part.

FilmTypical time
Short AI ad, 15 to 30 secondsOne to two weeks
AI film of about 60 secondsTwo to three weeks
Long film of about six minutesFirst full draft about three weeks after approval, then review rounds

One project

One film, from brief to final cut

A six-minute corporate film we made for an enterprise technology group in the GCC, with AI and a painted look.

The brief
One film of up to six minutes to show about twenty projects. We said early that the bigger projects would get more screen time, so the film would not feel like a list.
Script
Four versions in six days, worked through with the client's team, then sign-off.
Look
A painted-matte style, fixed in style frames before any footage was generated.
Generation
About 1,500 AI generations, chosen down to 69 shots.
Frame review
In one review pass, 58 of 74 frames failed and went back.
Hand work
Some product screens could not be generated or shared, so our team rebuilt them as animation.
First full draft
Three weeks after approval.
Client review
Timecoded notes on the first cut, such as a few characters looking too realistic for the painted style, fixed over several rounds.
Final cut
Delivered in October 2026. The film stays private under the client's confidentiality terms.

FAQ

AI video process questions

Prices are on the AI video cost page, and our tools and services on the AI video agency page. Starting from photos you already have? See AI videos from existing photos.

How long does an AI video take to make?

A short AI ad takes one to two weeks, and a 60-second film two to three weeks. Our most recent six-minute film reached its first full draft three weeks after approval. Review time on your side is often the longest part.

Can we change the film after it is generated?

Yes, within the review rounds in your quote. A change to the script or the look after generation means making those shots again, which takes longer than the same change at the script stage. That is why you approve both first.

Do you use our brand guidelines?

Yes. We build the style frames from your guidelines and product images, and check every shot against them for shape, colour and label accuracy.

How do you check AI shots?

A person reviews every shot for the usual AI faults: hands, faces, on-screen text and brand colours. A failed frame goes back for another generation, or we fix it by hand in the edit.

Who works on our film?

The leads named on our AI video agency page scope the brief and review the film before it ships: a creative lead, a head of design and a client partner. Designers and editors from our studio in Kochi make it.

What do we receive at the end?

A 4K master and every version in your quote, such as cut-downs, vertical and square formats, and language versions. Every right we hold in the finished film transfers to you.

For the record

The AI video production process at WowMakers

WowMakers is an AI video agency in Kochi, Kerala, designing since 2011. We make AI films in five steps: brief, script and look, AI generation, edit and polish, and delivery. Clients approve the script and the look before anything is generated, and a person checks every shot. A short AI ad takes one to two weeks, and a 60-second film two to three weeks.

Updated November 2026.

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