Series notes: choosing a tool for a show
The notes cover episodes, character sheets, voices and lip sync, styles, starting points and claims about length. As of 2026-09-25.
Examples in the notes come from the register, and every one links to the tool it describes.
Nothing was generated for them; they rest on what the pages say.
Most notes set two or three tools side by side, because the choice for a series is usually between approaches rather than between single features.
Read them in any order; each stands alone and links to the others it depends on.
They are meant for the planning stage, before a pilot episode is made.
Where a note names a tool, the example links to that tool's page, so each point can be checked against the maker's own words.
1In this section
- 3D or drawn for a series — Krikey AI builds rigged 3D characters from an image; OiiOii, Anijam and MagicLight list 3D styles beside drawn ones
- Character sheets carry a series — Keeping a character recognisable is the hardest part of an AI series, and the tools that address it most directly use sheets: OiiOii and others.
- Check the export ceiling before a long series — Only ten of the 23 tools name a resolution
- Genres and styles are different choices — Showrunner lists genres, comedy, sci-fi, horror and anime, where most tools list drawing styles
- Length claims measure different things — MagicLight names complete videos of up to 50 minutes; Flixly's multi-shot videos run 15 seconds; AnimateAI's single generations run 30 seconds.
- Look for episodes before styles — A style list is the first thing most animation tools show, but for a series it is the least decisive
- Music videos start from the song — An animated music video is built on a track rather than a script
- Start from a script for a series — Tools start projects from very different places
- Use phone apps for review, not whole episodes — Eight tools in the register name apps
- Voices and lip sync go together — Sixteen tools mention voices and ten mention lip sync
2A series pipeline, animated or not
The series side of “Series notes” looks like this in SceneMixer's own guides:
The same way as a photographic one: the character is generated once as a reference sheet and that image is sent with every shot they are in, along with a couple of face-distinguishing notes. Shots refer to the character rather than re-describing their look.
SceneMixer, AI Animated Series Generator — “How do I keep a stylised character on model across episodes?” (read 2026-10-13)
A serialized vertical-video show (typically 60–120 seconds per episode, 9:16) where the cast, scenes, and footage are AI-generated.
SceneMixer, The AI Micro Drama Production Pipeline — “What is an AI micro drama?” (read 2026-10-13)