BigBanana AI Director: Open-Source AI Short Drama Studio
Discover BigBanana AI Director, the revolutionary open-source platform transforming story ideas into professional short dramas and motion comics. Using a 'Script-to-Asset-to-Keyframe' industrial workflow, it delivers precise character consistency, scene continuity, and cinematic camera movements. Generate complete videos from a single prompt with full creative control across scriptwriting, asset creation, directing workbench, and final export. Deploy locally with Docker or npm in minutes.
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).
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Built for creators, by creators. Transform your stories into cinematic reality today.