AI video generation has moved fast — tools like Runway and Sora can now turn a text prompt or still image into a short video clip, useful for concepting, social content, and rapid previsualization.
Best for concepting and short social clips today, not a full production replacement yet.
Turn a written scene description into a rough visual concept before committing to a full production.
Animate a still image (a product shot, a character) into subtle motion for social content.
Generate short, attention-grabbing clips for ads and social posts without a camera crew.
Describe camera movement, lighting, and pacing explicitly — vague prompts produce vague motion.
Copy these directly — they're written to play to this tool's strengths.
Not yet for polished, longer-form work — it's currently strongest for previsualization, concepting, and short social clips.
Typically a few seconds per generation, though this is an area improving quickly — check the current limits on each platform.
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