The recommended workflow
The order of steps that gives the most consistent films, done by hand or by an AI agent.
You can do every step yourself, or ask a connected AI agent to do it for you. What you need lists what each way needs, such as Blender for the blockout.
Cast the scene
Give every person a face close-up and a turnaround, give key props (a car, a bag) a turnaround, and give the location an establishing shot.
- By hand: in Characters and locations.
- Agent: “Cast Rosa, her yellow convertible, and a coast road.”
Block out the scene
Make a plain grey 3D blockout (a previs) that sets the camera moves and cuts, and add it to the scene.
- By hand: start a film with I have a previs, build the blockout in Blender, then upload it and import its
sequences.jsonin the scene’s 1 Previs step. Then pick the scene’s location and cast once, in 2 Cast & location. See Make a film with a previs. - Agent: “Previs scene 1 in Blender and add it to the scene.” The agent needs Blender, ffmpeg and the previs skill on the computer it runs on (see Use an AI agent).
Build the reference sheet
One image with the scene’s cast, props and location. It keeps them looking the same in every shot.
- By hand: click Build sheet on the scene’s 3 Reference sheet step.
- Agent: “Build the reference sheet for scene 1.”
Try it fast (optional)
Render the shots at Fast quality (about 480p) to check the timing and camera moves quickly.
- By hand: set Quality to Fast and click Animate.
- Agent: “Render scene 1 at 480p so I can check the timing.”
Render the final shots in HD
Render again at HD and redo any shot you don’t like.
- By hand: set Quality to HD and click Animate. If a shot skips a cut, raise Follow previs.
- Agent: “Render the final shots in HD and redo any that don’t match the sheet.”
Export
Join the shots into one film. Add Film look if you want it, and 4K for the final version (slow, so do it last).
- By hand: on the Timeline tab, click Export film.
- Agent: “Export the film with the film look, in 4K.”
You can also give an agent the whole job at once: “Make a 10-second film of Rosa driving the coast road, using the recommended workflow.”