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Workflow

A Repeatable AI Video Workflow

A complete production workflow for creating cinematic AI videos using reference images, prompts, image-to-video tools, music generation, editing and publishing.

7 min readJuly 2026FourFeetz Studios
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Introduction

AI video production becomes much easier when every project follows a repeatable path. Without a workflow, each shot becomes a new experiment. With a workflow, the team can improve one step at a time: story, references, generation, animation, sound, editing, and publishing.

The goal is not to make the process rigid. The goal is to remove confusion so more creative energy can go into the film itself. A repeatable workflow saves time, improves quality, and makes original characters easier to protect across multiple scenes.

Workflow Overview

The FourFeetz workflow begins with story and ends with distribution. Each step creates the foundation for the next one, which keeps the production from depending on one lucky generation.

Story
Reference Images
Image Generation
Image-to-Video
Music
Editing
Publishing

Planning

Planning is the quiet part of AI filmmaking, but it is where most production problems are prevented. Before opening a generation tool, define the story, list the shots, document the character, and collect the mood references.

Story

Define the emotional reason the video exists before choosing a tool.

Shot List

Break the idea into short shots that can be generated, reviewed, and edited.

Character Bible

Lock the character design, personality, colors, and visual rules before production.

Moodboard

Collect lighting, framing, texture, and atmosphere references for the whole piece.

Reference Images

Consistent reference images improve character consistency, camera angle, lighting, and continuity. They give each AI tool a visual anchor so the output is guided by a real frame instead of only a text description.

Image Generation

Image generation creates the visual foundation for animation. The best tool depends on the production need: concept exploration, controlled references, typography-aware graphics, or prompt planning.

ChatGPT

Useful for visual direction, shot planning, prompt drafts, and character documentation.

Midjourney

Strong for polished concept frames, mood references, and cinematic image exploration.

Flux

Useful when the workflow needs controlled image generation and repeatable style tests.

Ideogram

Helpful for graphic layouts, typography-aware concepts, and social-friendly visual assets.

Image to Video

Image-to-video tools transform approved frames into motion. The strongest workflow does not rely on one model for every shot. Runway, Kling, and Veo each serve different production needs.

Runway

Best when the first frame is strong and the shot needs controlled cinematic motion.

Kling

Strong for fast iteration, active movement, and direct prompt-following tests.

Veo

Strong for cinematic camera behavior, stable close-ups, and polished atmosphere.

Music

Music should support the emotional structure of the film. In FourFeetz projects, the soundtrack is developed after the story tone is clear, so the music follows the character instead of overpowering the scene.

Suno

Fast soundtrack sketches, character themes, and emotional music drafts.

Udio

Useful for alternate song structures, mood exploration, and musical variations.

AIVA

Helpful for score-oriented composition and more traditional soundtrack planning.

ElevenLabs Voice

Useful for voice tests, narration, and character voice direction when needed.

Editing

Editing turns separate AI clips into a film. This is where pacing, titles, subtitles, transitions, sound effects, and final color choices create one continuous viewing experience.

CapCut

Fast short-form editing, captions, social exports, and lightweight finishing.

DaVinci Resolve

Color, sound, and timeline control for more polished film-style edits.

Premiere

Flexible editing for longer projects, versioning, and multi-platform exports.

Titles

Keep title design restrained so the AI footage remains the focus.

Subtitles

Use clean captions for accessibility and mobile viewing.

Sound Effects

Add small atmosphere details to make generated shots feel grounded.

Publishing

Publishing is part of the creative workflow, not an afterthought. A single cinematic project can become a main film, a vertical cut, a behind-the-scenes note, a music post, and a resource for other creators.

YouTube

Best for the main film, behind-the-scenes edits, and searchable evergreen work.

YouTube Shorts

Use for vertical cuts, teasers, character moments, and quick workflow clips.

Instagram

Strong for visual stills, reels, carousels, and character identity building.

TikTok

Useful for fast feedback, short hooks, experiments, and process-driven clips.

Naver Clip

A local distribution path for short vertical video and Korean-language discovery.

FourFeetz Workflow

For FourFeetz Studios, the recommended workflow is simple enough to repeat but flexible enough to improve with each project.

What Works Best

Keep one character reference

Use the same approved character sheet or portrait as the anchor for every scene.

Use one lighting style

A consistent lighting language makes separate shots feel like one world.

Short prompts

One action and one camera instruction are easier to control than a crowded paragraph.

Reuse last frame

Use the final frame from one approved clip as a bridge into the next shot.

Common Mistakes

Changing character every scene

New references in every shot make identity drift harder to control.

Different lighting

Mixed lighting styles make a sequence feel assembled instead of directed.

Too many actions

Complex prompts often create confusing motion and weaker continuity.

Long prompts

Longer text does not automatically create better direction or better animation.

Final Recommendation

The best AI video workflow is not built around one magic tool. It is built around repeatable decisions: clear story, stable references, short prompts, controlled motion, careful editing, and platform-aware publishing.

For creators building original characters or recurring worlds, the workflow matters as much as the model. The more repeatable the process becomes, the more consistent the creative universe can feel.

FourFeetz Verdict

Workflow Simplicity

4.6/5

Production Speed

4.5/5

Character Consistency

4.4/5

Scalability

4.7/5

Content Quality

4.6/5

Overall

4.6/5