Short films
Tell a complete story from start to finish. You direct the plot, the characters, and the pacing scene by scene until it feels right. Leave with a finished film ready to screen or post online.
Start DirectingDirector Mode
Direct AI videos like a real filmmaker on OpenArt. Describe your vision, edit through conversation, or start from a preset and get a film up to 5 minutes long.
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Key Features of Director Mode
5-Minute Long, Complete Videos
Generate videos up to five minutes long with no stitching and no surprises. Most AI tools lose the plot after a few seconds. OpenArt understands the full intent of every frame, so your video stays coherent from start to finish.
Total Consistency and Fidelity
Characters, faces, environments, voices, and products all stay consistent throughout, no matter how complex the scene. Upload your logo, fonts, and images once, and every video you make stays on brand automatically.
Multiple, Distinct Characters
Drop in several characters and Director mode knows who is who. Each one gets the right voice, personality, and presence, so even a crowded scene never gets muddled. You can tag your saved Characters from your OpenArt library as well.
Diverse Genres and Formats
Ads, micro-dramas, film trailers, music videos, UGC, and marketing pitches: one tool covers every use case, and we've got quick-start templates for each. Whatever you need to make, you direct it the same way.
High-Level Direction or Precise Edits
Chat naturally to generate scenes on the fly, or take granular control with a structured editor for precise adjustments. You direct your way, whether that is loose and fast or careful and exact.
How to Direct an AI Video on OpenArt
Describe your idea.
Type the idea in your head that you want to bring to life. Add an image of a scene or a person you want to see, a soundtrack, a voice, or even a video to guide it.
Take the director's seat.
Chat with the AI the way a director would, perfecting the characters, the story, the environment and scenery, and the scenes at each step.
See it come to life.
Watch the results take shape. If you don't like a single frame or the whole video, just tell Director mode what to change and it does exactly that, nothing more.
Made for Every Kind of Story
Frequently Asked Questions
Director mode is the OpenArt feature that turns a chat into a finished video up to 5 minutes long. Describe your idea, and OpenArt plans the scenes, builds the storyboard, and makes the video.
Yes. OpenArt builds Director mode videos with leading models like GPT Image 2 and Seedance 2.5, so you get a finished video with sound, ready to post, pitch, or run as an ad.
Yes. OpenArt keeps characters, faces, voices, places, and products looking the same in every scene, and the Characters & Worlds button lets you reuse ones you already built.
Director mode makes a full multi-scene video up to 5 minutes long from one chat, with the storyboard, characters, and sound in one project. You stay in the creative seat while OpenArt handles the production.
No. Describe the video in plain words, and OpenArt handles the scenes, shots, and sound while you make every creative call.
You make every creative call in Director mode. Give notes in chat to change anything from one frame to the whole video, or open the Timeline view for precise edits.
Yes. Marketers use Director mode to make product, UGC, and brand ads, and filmmakers use it to plan scenes and build trailers.
Loved by Early Directors
Real feedback from our early access community
Getting early access to OpenArt AI's new "Director" environment completely shifted my timeline... the generative workflow was absolutely mind-blowing. To me, this workflow completely transcends traditional prompting; it genuinely feels like vibe directing.
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Mostafa Zabet LinkedIn · Mostafa Zabet
Generating a seamless, five-minute cinematic video entirely through chat is a total game-changer... As a solo creator, having a tool that produces professional-quality content without the need for clip assembly or a big budget is exactly what I needed.
Ayush Pathak Instagram (Story) + Slack DM · @serene_animated
I didn't film this. I didn't edit this. I honestly just... talked to it... It felt less like prompting and more like vibe directing my way through the whole thing.
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Nikkie Burns Instagram · @nikkie.burns.aus
We're no longer just talking about an AI video tool where you type a prompt to get a few seconds of footage... the idea is much closer to a real creative environment: we describe an intention, we build a story, we adjust the characters, the scenes, the style, the rhythm... And everything is controlled through a conversation.
J
Jim ≈★ I M. LinkedIn · Jim ≈★ I M.
It's speeding up my production workflow by a factor of 2 or 3. Instead of bouncing between image models, video models, and an LLM, this is a much more relaxed work style.
A
Alex Lang LinkedIn · Alex Lang
Getting early access to OpenArt AI's new "Director" environment completely shifted my timeline... the generative workflow was absolutely mind-blowing. To me, this workflow completely transcends traditional prompting; it genuinely feels like vibe directing.
M
Mostafa Zabet LinkedIn · Mostafa Zabet
Generating a seamless, five-minute cinematic video entirely through chat is a total game-changer... As a solo creator, having a tool that produces professional-quality content without the need for clip assembly or a big budget is exactly what I needed.
Ayush Pathak Instagram (Story) + Slack DM · @serene_animated
I didn't film this. I didn't edit this. I honestly just... talked to it... It felt less like prompting and more like vibe directing my way through the whole thing.
N
Nikkie Burns Instagram · @nikkie.burns.aus
We're no longer just talking about an AI video tool where you type a prompt to get a few seconds of footage... the idea is much closer to a real creative environment: we describe an intention, we build a story, we adjust the characters, the scenes, the style, the rhythm... And everything is controlled through a conversation.
J
Jim ≈★ I M. LinkedIn · Jim ≈★ I M.
It's speeding up my production workflow by a factor of 2 or 3. Instead of bouncing between image models, video models, and an LLM, this is a much more relaxed work style.
A
Alex Lang LinkedIn · Alex Lang
Getting early access to OpenArt AI's new "Director" environment completely shifted my timeline... the generative workflow was absolutely mind-blowing. To me, this workflow completely transcends traditional prompting; it genuinely feels like vibe directing.
M
Mostafa Zabet LinkedIn · Mostafa Zabet
Generating a seamless, five-minute cinematic video entirely through chat is a total game-changer... As a solo creator, having a tool that produces professional-quality content without the need for clip assembly or a big budget is exactly what I needed.
Ayush Pathak Instagram (Story) + Slack DM · @serene_animated
I didn't film this. I didn't edit this. I honestly just... talked to it... It felt less like prompting and more like vibe directing my way through the whole thing.
N
Nikkie Burns Instagram · @nikkie.burns.aus
We're no longer just talking about an AI video tool where you type a prompt to get a few seconds of footage... the idea is much closer to a real creative environment: we describe an intention, we build a story, we adjust the characters, the scenes, the style, the rhythm... And everything is controlled through a conversation.
J
Jim ≈★ I M. LinkedIn · Jim ≈★ I M.
It's speeding up my production workflow by a factor of 2 or 3. Instead of bouncing between image models, video models, and an LLM, this is a much more relaxed work style.
A
Alex Lang LinkedIn · Alex Lang
It thinks like a director. It picks up on mood, movement, and cinematic feel without needing a technical breakdown. You give it context. It gives you cinema.
K
Kshitij Sabathai LinkedIn · Kshitij Sabathai
What used to take 1 week in a full production pipeline, I made in 1 day — characters, locations, shots, music, SFX, and voiceovers, all from one chat.
D
Deepika Grover LinkedIn · Deepika Grover
I wasn't thinking like a filmmaker. I was thinking like a storyteller. And that's what impressed me most.
Hristina Mancheva LinkedIn · Hristina Mancheva
I made a whole short film in one chat window... That's not "prompting" anymore, that's arguing with an AI director until the scene feels like it smells of incense and beer... finished cut without tab-jumping cardio.
Pawel Bogucki LinkedIn · Pawel Bogucki
I've tried many video models, but most never gave me a result that truly made me want to keep building. DIRECTOR felt different from the very first try. This one feels special.
Rafa Borges LinkedIn (DM + Post) · Rafa Borges
It thinks like a director. It picks up on mood, movement, and cinematic feel without needing a technical breakdown. You give it context. It gives you cinema.
K
Kshitij Sabathai LinkedIn · Kshitij Sabathai
What used to take 1 week in a full production pipeline, I made in 1 day — characters, locations, shots, music, SFX, and voiceovers, all from one chat.
D
Deepika Grover LinkedIn · Deepika Grover
I wasn't thinking like a filmmaker. I was thinking like a storyteller. And that's what impressed me most.
Hristina Mancheva LinkedIn · Hristina Mancheva
I made a whole short film in one chat window... That's not "prompting" anymore, that's arguing with an AI director until the scene feels like it smells of incense and beer... finished cut without tab-jumping cardio.
Pawel Bogucki LinkedIn · Pawel Bogucki
I've tried many video models, but most never gave me a result that truly made me want to keep building. DIRECTOR felt different from the very first try. This one feels special.
Rafa Borges LinkedIn (DM + Post) · Rafa Borges
It thinks like a director. It picks up on mood, movement, and cinematic feel without needing a technical breakdown. You give it context. It gives you cinema.
K
Kshitij Sabathai LinkedIn · Kshitij Sabathai
What used to take 1 week in a full production pipeline, I made in 1 day — characters, locations, shots, music, SFX, and voiceovers, all from one chat.
D
Deepika Grover LinkedIn · Deepika Grover
I wasn't thinking like a filmmaker. I was thinking like a storyteller. And that's what impressed me most.
Hristina Mancheva LinkedIn · Hristina Mancheva
I made a whole short film in one chat window... That's not "prompting" anymore, that's arguing with an AI director until the scene feels like it smells of incense and beer... finished cut without tab-jumping cardio.
Pawel Bogucki LinkedIn · Pawel Bogucki
I've tried many video models, but most never gave me a result that truly made me want to keep building. DIRECTOR felt different from the very first try. This one feels special.
Rafa Borges LinkedIn (DM + Post) · Rafa Borges
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