Skip complex timeline editing entirely. Let Magiclight AI convert your simple written story into a finished short movie with zero technical skills.
Create a Short Film for Free
Find out what Magiclight short film maker AI covers in a complete short film. Set the length, shape each shot, choose the cast, and add the subtitles.
Paste your script or a rough idea. Magiclight Agent decides between formats like Story to Video and Short Drama, then confirms the script with you before any shot is planned.
Create a Short Film for Free
The Academy defines a short film as 40 minutes or less, credits included. A Magiclight AI story video can stretch up to 50 minutes, depending on your plan, so every short film idea fits.
Create a Short Film for Free
Festival listings show a poster, and video sites show a thumbnail. Start from one of 21 cover templates, add a title of up to 30 words, and pick from 16 title styles.
Create a Short Film for Free
Subtitles help festival juries and viewers who watch on mute. Style them with the 16 subtitle settings, and make versions of the film in any of the 11 languages with lip sync.
Create a Short Film for Free
The Magiclight short film maker AI takes your script from page to screen in 4 steps. Confirm the story, cast each role, direct every shot, and score the film.
Paste a screenplay that fits within 12,000 characters, or a scene-by-scene outline. Magiclight Agent formats it and lays out the script for your approval before you shoot a single shot.
Pick a visual style for the film and choose the animation criteria. Cast each role from a 1000-character description or a photo and save the cast for your next film.
Treat Nano Storyboard like a shot list. Set each camera angle, pose, and expression, then Magiclight Agent animates every shot the way you framed it.
Match the frames with a proper subtitle style and lay music under the scenes. Pick a cover template for the key art, then generate the final short film cut.
Film Instructor
My students used to hand in scripts that never got shot. Now each one makes a short in Magiclight AI and learns framing by setting every camera angle themselves.
Director
We entered our 18-minute short in 3 festivals with clean subtitles and a proper poster. Magiclight AI short film maker handled both, and the film stayed well under the 40-minute limit.
Screenwriter
Producers kept asking what my feature would look like. I made a 12-minute proof of concept in Magiclight AI, and the next meeting opened with the film, not the script.
Video Editor
I release a short film on YouTube every month now. My saved characters return in each new one made with Magiclight AI, so regular viewers follow them like a series.
The Academy caps a short film at 40 minutes, credits included. Magiclight AI story videos can reach 50 minutes on the right plan, so any short length fits.
Every new account starts with free credits in Magiclight AI for testing a short scene. Paid plans unlock longer films and add commercial rights for monetized releases.
Often, yes, but rules differ. Some festivals welcome AI work or run AI categories, and others do not, so check each call for entries before you submit a Magiclight AI film.
Yes. Save each character once, and Magiclight short film maker AI keeps their face, outfit, and voice steady across the whole film, even when you change the camera angle or pose.
Only with written consent. Magiclight AI turns a portrait into a character, so ask anyone whose face you use, including friends, before the film is shown.
LTX Studio offers detailed shot tools and XML export for editing elsewhere. Magiclight AI is created for finished story films with voices, a score, subtitles, and a cover in one place.
Turn your story or script into a short film with MagicLight. Start creating today with no editing experience required.