How do you make an AI music video?

Storyboard to the song first — mark scene changes on beats or lyrics. Generate one AI video clip per scene (5–10 seconds each). Keep characters consistent with image-to-video and a locked reference frame. Cut everything to the music in CapCut or Premiere. A 3-minute music video typically needs 25–40 clips.

Storyboard before generating.
One clip per beat / lyric / scene.
Image-to-video keeps characters consistent.
Cut on the beat, not on the visual.

The storyboard-first rule

Without a storyboard, AI music video projects spiral into 200 unused clips and no coherent story. Spend 30–60 minutes mapping the song before generating anything: scene per lyric, mood per chorus, transitions on beat drops.

Keeping characters consistent across 30+ clips

Generate one perfect first-frame image of your protagonist. Use that exact image as the image-to-video reference for every shot the character appears in. Wardrobe, face and lighting stay consistent across the whole video.

FAQ

Will YouTube monetise AI music videos?

If you own the music (original or licensed) and disclose synthetic content, yes. Using copyrighted tracks gets the video claimed regardless of AI.