AI Film Production

It depends on whether it is a full film or a sequence for existing footage. St. Nicholas, a 1:33 biography across four scenes with AI narration, took 27 days. Zarafel, three integrated sequences of 20 seconds or more, took 7 days because it fitted into a live-action film that already existed.

Yes. Zarafel is three AI-built sequences created and integrated into a live-action film, matched to the camera movement and continuity of the footage around them so the cut between real and generated is not obvious.

Yes. On St. Nicholas, every visual was kept faithful to the historical record while one character and one period world stayed consistent across all four scenes. Faithfulness to the story is treated as a requirement, not an afterthought.

Yes. Narration is produced in the same final stage as sound design, music, edit and colour, not added afterwards as a separate pass. On St. Nicholas, the AI-generated narration was cut and timed to all four scenes of the film.

There is no fixed price list: every AI film is quoted after the brief, depending on runtime, scene count, character consistency, resolution and post-production scope. An integrated AI sequence for existing footage is priced separately.

The story or script, the intended runtime, format, references, character direction and any historical, legal or brand constraints. For live-action integration, we also review the source footage and its edit context.

Two revision rounds are included in every full AI film production at Leopati. Additional rounds are quoted separately.

You receive commercial use rights to the delivered film, within the scope set out in the contract. Exclusivity is not automatic, where a project needs it, it is defined separately.

Before any video is generated we prepare the main character designs, the art direction, the key locations, the colour world and reference frames that represent the film, and show them to you. Video production starts only after you approve that visual world, which greatly reduces the risk of ending up with a film very different from the one you imagined. We also share progress at the key stages of production.

We break the script down scene by scene: main and supporting characters, locations, costumes, art direction, colour palette, lighting, camera language, animation and sound requirements, and how hard each sequence is to produce. The film’s real running time, the production schedule and the budget become clear after that analysis. A three-minute film and a ten-minute film with many characters and locations are not the same production load.

Not as long as the approved scope stays the same. Before work begins, the total budget, running time, schedule, deliverables, approval stages, revision scope, final resolution and usage rights are agreed in writing. New scenes, extra running time or changes of scope requested later are assessed separately.

AI is one of our production tools. The art direction, the cinematographic decisions, the choice of shots and the construction of the story are directed by people. After the sequences are generated, the best takes are selected and the film is finished through editing, rhythm, transitions, sound design, music and colour.

The director defines intent and limits before generation, mood, lens language, blocking and the emotional beat of each shot, then directs through selection: several takes are generated, the director chooses or combines them, and the film is shaped again in the edit.