BigBanana AI Director: Revolutionizing Short Drama Production with Open-Source AI

From Story Idea to Cinematic Masterpiece in One Platform

BigBanana AI Director is a game-changing open-source platform that empowers creators to produce professional-grade short dramas and motion comics entirely with AI. Ditching random "luck-based" generation, it implements an industrial Script-to-Asset-to-Keyframe workflow for predictable, high-quality results.

🎬 4-Phase Production Pipeline

Phase 01: Script & Storyboard - AI-powered script breakdown from novels or outlines - Automatic Midjourney/Stable Diffusion prompt generation - Precise timing control (30s trailers to 3min episodes) - NEW: Manual editing of characters, actions, and dialogue

Phase 02: Assets & Casting - Character consistency with reference images - Wardrobe system for multiple outfits per character - Unified scene concept art across all shots

Phase 03: Director Workbench ⭐ - Grid-based shot management - Keyframe-driven video generation (Start/End frames) - NEW 9-grid preview: Test 9 compositions instantly - Context-aware generation prevents continuity breaks

Phase 04: Export & Polish - Timeline preview of complete production - HD keyframe and MP4 exports for Premiere/After Effects

🚀 Lightning-Fast Deployment

# Docker (Recommended)
docker-compose up -d --build
# Access: http://localhost:3005

# Local Development
npm install && npm run dev
# Access: http://localhost:3000

Windows users: Download standalone installer for instant use.

🧠 Powered by Elite AI Models

• Logic: GPT-5.1/5.2, Claude 3.5 Sonnet
• Vision: Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro
• Video: Veo 3.1, Sora-2 (keyframe interpolation)

Integrates AntSK API for 80% cheaper pricing than official channels.

🎯 Perfect For

✅ Indie creators making viral short dramas ✅ Motion comic artists needing consistency ✅ Agencies producing social media video content ✅ Developers building AI video workflows

🔓 Completely Open Source

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License - Study, modify, and create freely (non-commercial).

809 Stars • 96 Forks • Active Development

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