Kids MV tutorial

How to make a kids' music video with AI

This one starts with sound. A song is written and sung from a single line, you keep the take you like and nudge any lyric that lands off the beat — and only then are the pictures built, cut to the marks the words set. Four short parts, recorded in the real product.

4 parts
10 steps
2 min
Beginner friendly

Part 1

Make the song

One line becomes a written, sung song — then you pick which of the two versions to keep.

Runtime 0:36 Narration: English

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Type your idea A music video starts with a song, and the song starts with one line — who it is about, and what happens to them.
Age and length Choose the age it is for and how long it runs. The song is written and sung first, before a single picture exists.
Pick your take Two versions come back. Listen to both and keep the one you like — that take becomes the beat everything else is built on.

Part 2

Fit the words to the beat

The lyrics are laid out verse by verse and light up as the song plays, and you can nudge any line that lands early or late.

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Read along The words are laid out verse by verse, and they light up as the song plays, so you can read along and see what lands where.
Adjust the timing If a line lands early or late, adjust its timing here. Every picture made later is cut to these marks.

Part 3

From song to screen

One art style holds the whole film, and your cast, places and props are drawn once and reused.

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Choose the look One art style holds every character and every scene, from the first shot to the last.
Cast, sets and props Your cast, your places and your props are drawn once and reused, which is what keeps the film looking like one film.

Part 4

It becomes a film

The song is cut into shots, the shots become moving clips, and the cutting room lays them against the music.

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Cut into shots The song is cut into shots — each one a picture with its own moment in the music.
The cutting room Every shot is laid against the song, in order and on the beat. Export the film when it looks right.
Play it And there it is — your song, with a film built around it, ready to play.

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Questions about kids' music videos

Do I need to write lyrics or music?

No. One line about what the song is about is enough — the words and the sung recording both come back from that, and you choose between two versions.

Can I change the words after the song exists?

You can edit the lyrics and adjust when each line lands. The timing marks matter beyond the words: every picture made later is cut to them.

How long can the song be?

Two or three minutes, chosen at the start along with the age it is for.

How is this different from making an animation?

An animation starts from a script; a music video starts from a song. Here the music is written first and the shots are built to fit it, rather than the other way round.

What do I get at the end?

A finished film with your song under it, exportable from the cutting room and playable from your song shelf.

Start with one line.

Say what the song is about. It comes back written and sung, before anything is drawn.

Make a music video More about music videos

Four short parts, start to finishThe song is written and sung firstEvery picture is cut to the beat

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