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How to make an animated short with AI

Making an animated short with AI means describing the story you want, then letting the tool write the script, design the cast and sets, board every shot and animate them while you steer. This walkthrough shows the whole thing being made in ReadKidz, in four short parts — watch it all or just the part you are stuck on.

Part 1

Write the story

Type one sentence, watch Pudding write a three-act script, then ask for any change you want.

Runtime 0:57 Narration: English

Read the steps
  1. Type your idea Animation starts the same way a story does. Type your idea — one sentence is enough — or paste a script you already have.
  2. Options are optional Choose how long the film runs (about one to three minutes), what kind of story it is, and who it is for. All of it is optional. Turn on One-click film and, once you approve the script and style, the rest is filmed for you. Then press send.
  3. Pudding writes the script A real three-act script comes first, before any picture is made. It takes a few minutes, and it is the first step that spends credits.
  4. Read the script desk Your script arrives laid out: the world on one side, your cast and every scene in order beside it.
  5. Ask for a change Want it different? Say so in your own words — ask for a warmer ending and only that part gets rewritten.

Part 2

Choose the look

Pick one art style for the whole film, then see the entire story sketched as nine frames, so you can judge the direction before any of it is filmed.

Runtime 0:27 Narration: English

Read the steps
  1. Pick an art style Each style is a real art family, not a filter. Choose one and it holds across every character, every set and every frame.
  2. See the whole film first Before any of it is filmed, Pudding sketches your entire story as a nine-frame concept board. The first concept board on your account is free, so you can judge the direction before filming starts.

Part 3

Cast and frames

The director plans the shoot, your characters and locations get their look, then the script becomes a storyboard — four frames for every shot.

Runtime 0:36 Narration: English

Read the steps
  1. The director plans the shoot Continue from the board and the director takes over: it plans every shot and works out the cast, sets and props they need. This step uses credits and usually takes a few minutes — it runs in saved stages, so you can safely come back later.
  2. Cast and sets Every character and every location gets drawn once, in your chosen style, so the same faces and the same places appear in every shot.
  3. The storyboard Your script is cut into shots, and every shot gets a four-frame storyboard — the moves it will make, in order. This is where the film stops being words and starts being pictures.

Part 4

Make it move

Every shot becomes a moving clip, you finish it on one timeline, and the short is ready to watch and share.

Runtime 0:36 Narration: English

Read the steps
  1. Shots become clips Every shot is filmed as its own clip. If one isn't right, edit that shot's direction and re-film just that one — the rest stay as they are. This is the longest wait in the whole process, a good moment for a cup of tea.
  2. The finishing is yours The clips land on one timeline, and the last step is yours: captions, sound effects, music, and who speaks in which voice. Then download the film.
  3. Your first film The clips come together into your finished short, ready to watch, share, or take further.

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Questions

Are these real recordings?

Yes. Every tutorial is captured in the actual product — real screens, real clicks — and then narrated step by step. What you see is what the product does.

Do I need an account to follow along?

Not to watch — the videos and written steps are all on this page. To make your own, hit Start Creating: it is free to start and no card is required.

What languages are the tutorials narrated in?

English and Chinese today. This page — and the product itself — are available in 25 languages.

Does following a tutorial cost credits?

Watching costs nothing. Creating uses credits, and the product always shows you the cost and asks you to confirm before anything is charged.

Now make your animated short.

You have seen every step — one sentence is all it takes to start your own film.

Make an animation More about animation
Four short parts, start to finishSee the whole film free before you commitNo animation skills needed

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