Dive into a tracking shot
Skybridge sprint
Remix this shotStraight down through a glass skybridge 40 floors up, then the camera dives to her level and races beside her to the leap.
Previs · AI previsualizationPlan the shot in 3D. Get the real video.
Describe the shot. Previs blocks it out in clay 3D with the exact camera move, and Seedance 2.5 makes it real.
Dive into a tracking shot
Made with Previs
Shots a prompt can’t pin down.
Every shot here was planned as a clay 3D preview and made real with Seedance 2.5. Tap the corner to see its plan.
Handheld walk and lean in
Night-market hook
Remix this shotA UGC opener in 9:16: she walks through the market toward the lens, then leans in close for the line.
Crane up to the reveal
Monster reveal
Remix this shotFrom a man in a yellow raincoat, the camera cranes over the rooftops to a T. rex towering right behind the street.
Low orbit
Felt-puppet village
Remix this shotFelt villagers run for cover as a mossy rock giant rises out of the square, and the camera circles low around it.
Tracking into a drone rise
Wild horses
Remix this shotLow beside the lead horse in the surf, then up and back over the whole herd at sunset.
Tracking into a rising swing
Cliff-road car spot
Remix this shotBeside the car on a cliff road at golden hour, then up and out over the edge as it takes the bend.
Fly-over
Dragon fly-over
Remix this shotA dragon glides down a red canyon, passes right over the camera and flies on toward a castle while the camera turns and rises to follow it.
- Dragon
- 4.5 m tall, from 185 m away
- Pass
- 9 m overhead at 4 s
- Camera
- rises 2 → 16 m
Extreme pull-out
Extreme pull-out
Remix this shotFrom Barry’s face on the Statue of Liberty’s torch to all of New York Harbor in one unbroken move. The distance doubles every second, so the camera keeps speeding away.
- Distance
- 1.25 m → 650 m
- Lens
- 45 → 28 mm
- Top speed
- about 250 m/s
Dolly zoom
Dolly zoom
Remix this shotThe Hitchcock “vertigo” shot: the camera flies in while the lens widens at exactly the rate that keeps him the same size, so the skyline behind him seems to fall away.
- Distance
- 20 m → 2.2 m
- Lens
- 180 → 20 mm
- Held
- lens ÷ distance = 9
Orbit
Orbit on the crown
Remix this shotA 300° circle around Barry on top of Lady Liberty’s crown. The sweep skips the slice behind her torch arm, so he stays in view the whole way round.
- Circle
- 300° at 9 m
- Height
- 4.5 m above the crown
- Lens
- 32 mm
Crash zoom
Crash zoom
Remix this shotThe pull-out in reverse: from high over the harbor, where the statue is a speck, the camera dives faster and faster and stops face to face with him.
- Distance
- 1.3 km → 1.3 m
- Lens
- 26 → 50 mm
- Top speed
- about 230 m/s
How it works
Sketch it. Set the camera. Make it real.
- 1
Sketch the shot in 3D
Describe what happens, or pick a camera move by name. The planner builds a clay 3D preview: the set, your characters as coloured figures, their paths, and the camera.
- 2
Set the camera
Watch the move from every side and change what you want: the lens, the speed, who stays in frame, a different move. Sliders and undo are free, or ask for a change in plain words.
- 3
Make it real
Seedance 2.5 takes the clay preview as its reference for the camera, the blocking and the timing, and draws the real look from your words and your cast. A quick 480p draft first, then HD.
Who it’s for
Previs for films, UGC ads and commercials.
Film crews have planned shots this way for decades. Here the plan becomes the video.
Filmmakers and music videos
Block the scene before you spend a credit on video: where everyone stands, how they move, and the exact camera move, from a slow push in to a crash zoom. Plan your short film, trailer or music video one shot at a time, check each in 3D, and make it real with the same camera.
UGC ads with AI actors
Plan the hook, not just the prompt. Cast an AI actor by @handle, set the shot to 9:16, and lay out the first seconds: a handheld push in to the face, a walk toward the camera, a turn to the product. The video keeps the actor’s face and your move, version after version.
Commercials, agencies and studios
Pitch the move before anyone pays for the video. Lay out the product reveal or the hero orbit as a clay 3D animatic, change it with free sliders or in plain words until the client says yes, then make the real draft from the same camera, and HD from the draft you choose.
Camera control
Name the move, or just describe it.
Pick a move in the camera panel and watch it in 3D straight away, combine up to three, or ask in the chat: “slow push in on the dog”, “circle around them”. Every move works on any shot.
Basic moves
- Push in
- The camera moves closer (a dolly in).
- Pull out
- The camera moves back (a dolly out).
- Truck left or right
- The camera slides sideways.
- Pan left or right
- The camera turns on the spot.
- Tilt up or down
- The camera aims higher or lower.
- Pedestal up or down
- The camera rises or sinks, like a crane.
- Zoom in or out
- The lens changes; the camera stays.
- Tracking shot
- The camera rides along with a character.
- Handheld
- A little shake, as if held by hand.
- Static
- Locked off: the camera does not move.
Cinematic shots
- Circling
- An orbit around your character, to the left or the right.
- Freedom
- Pull back and rise over the place, the classic ending.
- Debut
- An arc in toward someone, for an entrance.
- Walking
- Track beside a character as they go.
- Upward or downward tilt
- Push in while rising or sinking.
- Stage left or right
- Turn and zoom to one side.
- Scenic shot
- Slide and rise over a landscape.
- Dolly zoom
- Push in and zoom out together: the background stretches while the subject stays the same size.
Instead of prompt luck or a Blender plugin
No Blender. No prompt luck.
Prompting alone
Words can ask for an orbit or a dolly zoom, but not how far, how fast or around whom. Each try is a new roll of the dice, and every roll is paid for.
Blender plugins
Seedance workflows for Blender give exact control, if you build the set, the figures and the camera path in Blender yourself.
Previs
Describe the shot or name the move, and the planner builds the scene in the browser. Check the move in 3D, change it in words, then make it real.
In the shot
People, animals, sets. Any size.
Your cast
Up to six characters by @handle: your own, or BudgetPixel’s free AI influencers. Each plays a coloured figure, and the video gives them their real face.
Animals
Over 30 kinds, each with its own moves: dogs and cats, horses and deer, birds that fly, sharks and dolphins that swim, a T. rex that roars, and a dragon.
Props and sets
Streets, buildings, stairs, cars, market stalls, trees and water, or any object you describe, built from simple shapes.
Any size
From a table-top close-up to a city seen from a kilometre up: the Liberty shots are built at the statue’s real size.
Meet the cast: BudgetPixel’s free AI influencers. Want to remake a trend video with a new cast instead? Try Recast.
Price
Check the move before you pay for the video.
Basic planning
10 credits per second
Fast and good for most shots: an 8-second preview is 80 credits.
Better planning
30 credits per second
Tighter framing and fuller sets, for shots that have to be just right.
Make it real
Seedance 2.5
At the model’s usual price: a 480p draft first, then HD from the draft you like.
Changes in chat cost a quarter of the planning price; sliders, undo and the sketch video are free. You are charged only when a preview is built.
Questions
What is Previs?
Previs is BudgetPixel’s AI previs (previsualization) tool for video. You plan a shot as a quick clay 3D sketch, with the characters, the set and the exact camera move, and then turn it into a real video with Seedance 2.5 that keeps the same camera move.
What is AI previs (previz)?
Previs, also written previz, is short for previsualization: a rough 3D version of a shot made before filming, used to plan the blocking, the timing and the camera. AI previs builds it for you from a description, so you can check the move before you pay for a video.
Is previs the same as a storyboard or an animatic?
No. A storyboard is a set of still frames, and an animatic times those frames to sound. Previs moves: it plays the shot in 3D with the real camera path, the lens and the timing, so a dolly zoom or an orbit can be checked before it is made. Previs’s sketch video, which is free, works as a 3D animatic of the shot.
How do I control the camera in an AI video?
Pick a camera move by name, such as push in, pull out, orbit, crane up or dolly zoom, or describe it in the chat. Previs builds the move in 3D so you see exactly what the camera does, and the video follows that move.
How is Previs different from camera presets?
A preset applies a stock move to whatever the model draws. Previs builds the whole shot first: the set at real size, where each character goes, and the exact path, lens and timing of the camera, which you check in 3D before the video is made.
Can AI do a dolly zoom?
Yes. In Previs a dolly zoom is push in and zoom out together: the camera moves closer while the lens widens, so the subject keeps its size while the background stretches. You see the move in the 3D preview first, and the video keeps it.
Which video model makes the final video?
Seedance 2.5. It takes the clay preview as its reference for camera movement, blocking and timing, and draws the real look from your description and your cast’s pictures.
Does the video follow the 3D preview exactly?
Closely, not pixel for pixel. Seedance 2.5 takes the clay preview as its reference for the camera move, the blocking and the timing, and draws the look, the faces and the details from your words and your cast. That is why a 480p draft comes first: check it, then make HD from the draft you like.
Do I need Blender or a 3D plugin?
No. Previs runs in the browser: you describe the shot or pick moves by name, the planner builds the 3D scene and the camera path, and you adjust it with sliders or by asking for changes in plain words.
Can I use my own characters?
Yes. Add up to six characters by @handle, your own or BudgetPixel’s free AI influencers. Each one plays a coloured figure in the sketch and gets their real face in the video.
Can I use Previs for UGC ads?
Yes. Cast an AI actor by @handle, set the shot to 9:16, and plan the hook as a camera move: a handheld push in to the face, a walk toward the camera, a turn to the product. The video keeps the actor’s face and the move, so the same actor carries every version of the ad.
Can agencies and studios use Previs for commercials?
Yes. Previs is how productions agree on a shot before they make it. Lay out the product reveal or the hero orbit as a clay 3D preview, change it with free sliders or in plain words until the client is happy, and only then make the real video: a 480p draft first, then HD from the draft you choose.
Is Previs good for short films and music videos?
Yes, one shot at a time. Each preview is one continuous shot of 4 to 15 seconds with its own camera move, such as an orbit around the singer or a crash zoom into the hero. Plan each shot in 3D, make it real, and cut the shots together.
Can I use the videos commercially?
Yes on Premium, Pro and Ultra, which include full commercial rights. Basic allows limited commercial use, and the Free plan is for personal, non-commercial use. Whatever the plan, don’t depict real people without their consent.
How long can a shot be?
From 4 to 15 seconds, in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1. It is one continuous shot, planned as one camera move.
How much does Previs cost?
Planning costs 10 credits per second of preview, or 30 with Better planning, which frames tighter and builds fuller sets. Changes in chat cost a quarter of that; sliders, undo and the sketch video are free. Making it real costs the video model’s usual price: a 480p draft first, then HD.
Who can use Previs?
Every signed-in BudgetPixel user, Free plan included. It runs in the browser; there is nothing to install.
Call the shot.
Describe it or name the move, check it in 3D, and make it real. You only pay when a preview is built.
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