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HOW TO USE AKTIONFILMAI

Everything you need to know to create cinematic action sequences with AI.

DIRECTOR'S CHAIR

Write → Make → Post · skip anytime

Two budgets, not one lump. Writing is the bible (cheap drafts). Making is Seedance clips (the spend). We quote both before you burn — soft ceiling ~675 cr for a mid band epic (board + 3×5s Seedance keepers).

01 · Write

Script → characters → storyboard

Writing · board budget~48 cr

Storyboard drafts × 824 cr
Style lock × 18 cr
Character portraits × 216 cr

Draft the bible cheap. Spend once on style + faces. Upscale/clean plates with Thelma before any video — soft stills stay soft in motion.

Stay on Z-Image for throwaway boards; only promote keepers to Seedream / grade.

02 · Make

Workbench → One Take → Canvas

Making · render budget~627 cr

3 × 5s Seedance chapters627 cr

Recommend Seedance 2.0 for takes you keep. Use Mini to prove the chapter, then upgrade heroes. Never Wan on mannequin→photoreal.

Draft path: Seedance Mini (~101 cr / 5s) · Keeper path: Seedance 2.0 (~209 cr / 5s)

03 · Post: Silver Screen · Motion Lab · LipsyncGames / contest: StudioAction.ioHome: Dashboard

Canvas Writer's Room Fight Presets Fight Builder Action Hero Contest

Canvas — Node-Based Action Builder

•Click the + button to add nodes (text-to-image, sketch, video, etc.)
•Draw sketches and convert them to images using ControlNet modes (img2img, scribble, canny, openpose)
•Connect nodes with reference wires (purple), sequence wires (blue), and audio wires (green)
•Use the aspect ratio buttons on each node to switch between 16:9, 1:1, and 9:16
•Upload your own images directly into any node
•Use @mentions to reference saved characters in your prompts
•Magic Prompt button enhances your prompts with AI
•Each generation costs credits — check the credit cost shown on each node

Writer's Room

•Script Editor — Write screenplays with auto-formatting (INT./EXT., character names, dialogue)
•AI assistant chat panel helps improve, continue, or add action to your script
•Characters — Create deep character profiles with archetypes, arcs, backstory, and relationships
•Scenes — Organize scenes by act with beat tracking, location, and AI-generated choreography
•Structure — Save the Cat beat sheet with content type templates (Short, Pilot, Festival, Blockbuster)
•Storyboard — Convert scripts to visual storyboard frames, generate images and videos
•Improv — Let AI play your characters and improvise dialogue in real time with voice and avatar support

Fight Presets

•Browse 30+ cinematic fight move templates
•Pick a preset, load your character reference, and generate
•Presets include punches, kicks, blocks, takedowns, and more
•We are working on a way for users to build and sell their own presets

Fight Builder

•3D mannequin viewer with two fighters (red = Fighter A, blue = Fighter B)
•Keyboard shortcuts for posing: J=Punch, K=Kick, L=Block, and more — press ? in the viewer for full controls
•WASD to move fighters, Space to jump, Tab to switch between A/B
•Enter to stamp a new keyframe — build fight sequences frame by frame
•Timeline at the bottom for frame management, playback, and export
•Render conditioning video, then generate V2V output with AI

Action Hero Contest

•Monthly themed competition (First Aktion Hero)
•Entry fee: $10 first submission, $5 each additional — submit as many as you want
•We hold a $100 prize promise; the pot grows with entries
•Two categories: Staff Pick and Community Pick
•Submit your best action scene, then vote on others
•Year-end showdown: the Arnahld Stallone tournament of monthly winners

Credit Costs

Image generation (standard)1-5 credits

Image generation (HD/upscale)5-20 credits

Video generation (Wan I2V)8-25 credits

Video generation (Kling)5-8 credits

Storyboard frame8 credits

Storyboard video25 credits

AI chat message1 credit

Face swap15 credits

Epic scene (6 images)10 credits

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