Short Films · Passion Projects · Festival Submissions

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Short Film · 'The Threshold'

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BriefPsychological thriller · 8 min

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CastLead actor · supporting role

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LocationsApartment · alley · rooftop

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ScriptScene 4 storyboard active

Director cut3 scenes queued

Render queued · ~7 min

Render time

7m 42s

What you can create with AutoCastStudio

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Short Films

Narrative stories, any genre

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Proof of Concept

Pitch decks and festival reels

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Festival Submissions

Sundance-quality output on indie budget

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Music Videos

Visual storytelling for artists

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Narrative Promos

Trailers and teaser cuts

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Character Studies

Develop your cast before production

/02 The problem

I have the story. I have the vision. I just can't afford the crew, the equipment, or the two-month production window to prove it.

Aisha Okafor · Independent Filmmaker, 'Threshold' (2025)

$47K

average cost of a professionally produced short film.*

AutoCastStudio lets you develop cinematic proof-of-concept content and iterate on it without leaving your desk.

/04 Built for your workflow

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Scene-by-scene production structure

Build your film through a structured pipeline — premise, cast, locations, scene-by-scene script, director notes. Every creative decision is tracked, so nothing falls through the cracks.

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Short film · Scene pipeline

✓Brief: Psychological thriller · 8 min

✓Cast: Lead + supporting actors

✓Locations: 5 sets approved

→Script Scene 4 storyboard active

·Director cut · queued

/04.2

Director mode for shot-level control

Write director notes per scene, run multiple passes, and keep every revision in one thread. Iterate on performances, angles, and pacing until every scene matches your vision.

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Scene 4 · Director mode

✓Pass 1: Wide establishing shot

✓Pass 2: Close-up reaction

→Pass 3 Adjust lighting and mood

·Pass 4 · pending

/04.3

Build a consistent cast and world

Your characters, locations, and visual language live in one library. Keep your lead actor consistent across scenes, reuse set designs, and maintain visual continuity across your film.

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Film project · Asset library

·Characters: 4 cast members

·Locations: 7 sets

·Finished scenes: 11 of 18

·Render queue: 3 scenes

/06 What customers are saying

“I submitted to three festivals this year. All three accepted my proof-of-concept. I produced it entirely in AutoCastStudio over a weekend.”

— Aisha Okafor · Independent Filmmaker

"Director mode changed how I think about pre-production. I can run 4 passes on a scene before ever touching real equipment."

James Liu

Film Student, NYU

"My music video client wanted 3 different visual concepts. I delivered all three in 48 hours. They picked two."

Priya Nair

Independent Director

"I used to spend months raising $30K for a short. Now I build the proof-of-concept first and use it to raise the budget."

Carlos Rivera

Filmmaker & Producer

/07 Simple pricing

Less than one video shoot.

A single professional shoot starts at $1,500+. Studio is $349/month and produces polished videos every month.

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20 preview tokens and one 15s broadcast-quality video per month.

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