How to Make a Music Video, With or Without a Camera

Adobe's guide starts with a talk between director and artist, then a storyboard and a shot list that says what each shot needs: location, lighting, costume and shot type. StudioBinder adds a written treatment, a short description of the idea, before the shot list.

Mark the song's parts (intro, verses, chorus, bridge) with their times; each part gets its own shots.

With a camera: film each shot on the list, playing the song on set so the artist moves and sings in time.

With AI: in Cinema Studio pick Seedance 2.5, add the song as reference audio and photos of the artist as reference photos, and write one prompt per shot. Each clip is 4 to 30 seconds; reuse the same photos so the artist looks the same in every clip.

StudioBinder's rule is to lay down the song track first, because it decides the edit; Adobe's guide edits to the beat using markers. Put the full song on an audio track in Reviral's browser editor, place the clips over it in order, and cut on the beats.

YouTube says a video using someone else's music can get a Content ID claim, letting the owner earn from it or block it, and that music safe in a Short under 60 seconds may not be safe in a longer video.

The table on this page shows the live price of a 15-second and a 30-second Seedance 2.5 clip at 720p, read each time the page loads. Editing in the browser editor uses no credits. Sign-up gives 100 free credits with no card.