How to make AI videos for free

You don't need an expensive subscription to make a good AI video. With free AI images and a free editor you can produce reels, stories and short explainers in an afternoon.

Step 1: Write a short storyboard

Pick one idea and split it into five to ten scenes. Keep each scene to one sentence. A 30-second reel needs about six scenes of five seconds.

Step 2: Generate your scenes with AI

Use a free AI image generator such as Relancio. Choose portrait for vertical video, landscape for YouTube.

Keep the style consistent

End every prompt with the same style words, for example "watercolor, soft blue palette, morning light". This makes your scenes look like they belong to the same film.

Step 3: Animate in a free video editor

Import the images into a free editor. Add a slow zoom or pan on each image (the "Ken Burns" effect), crossfade transitions, captions and royalty-free music.

Step 4: Export for each platform

• TikTok, Reels, Shorts: 9:16, under 60 seconds
• YouTube: 16:9
• Feed posts: 1:1 or 4:5

What about AI video generators?

Dedicated AI video generators create motion directly from text, but free tiers are usually limited to short, watermarked clips. Starting from strong images gives you more control either way. Relancio makes images today; see our free AI video generator page for more.