“Still Burning Slow” — how this AI music video was made

A slow R&B ballad about letting go. One singer walks the rainy city at night, sings in a tiny bar and meets the dawn on a rooftop — the same face in every one of its 13 scenes.

Genre
R&B / soul
Length
1:35 — the full song
Scenes
13 (8 sung lines, each its own scene; the rest instrumental)
Made on
Premium quality — $39 one-time
Render time
Made with Clipbeat in 53 minutes (from storyboard to finished video)

The song is a demo track made for this showcase. With your own song, the flow is the same: upload it, set the brief, watch the $5 chorus preview, check the lyric-matched scene plan, then pay once for the video.

Song brief

Style
slow neo-soul R&B ballad, 72 bpm, warm Rhodes electric piano, soft brushed drums, deep round bass, intimate breathy female lead vocal with clear diction, light backing harmonies
Story
late-night longing after a breakup, rain on the city, hope at dawn
Look
rainy blue-hour city, deep navy and teal shadows, warm amber tungsten window light, soft bokeh from streetlights, wet glistening surfaces, gentle film grain, face softly lit

The main character, locked across every scene

A woman in her late 20s (adult, 25+ years old), Black, natural shoulder-length curls, warm brown skin, small gold hoop earrings, mustard-yellow knit sweater under an open charcoal trench coat

Scene by scene (13 scenes)

Every row is one scene of the finished video: when it plays, the lyric line sung over it, the prompt for the still image, the prompt that animated it, and whether the singer’s mouth was lip-synced to the vocal.

Every scene of “Still Burning Slow”: time, lyric line, image prompt, motion prompt, shot type and lip-sync
TimeLyric lineImage promptMotion promptShotLip-sync
0:00–0:05(instrumental)Extreme close-up of rain droplets striking a dark cobblestone street at night, each drop shattering into tiny crowns, amber tungsten reflections pooling in the cracks, deep navy shadows, wet glistening surface, from distant streetlights, gentle film grain, no people., the surroundings sharply visibleslow rack focus pulls from foreground drops to a blurred amber streetlamp glow in the backgroundSceneNo
0:05–0:10(instrumental)Wide shot of a rain-soaked empty city pier at blue hour, teal and navy shadows, rows of amber tungsten windows glowing above wet pavement, streetlights stretching into the distance, gentle film grain, no people, no readable text., the surroundings sharply visiblevery slow forward dolly down the center of the deserted glistening streetSceneNo
0:10–0:15(instrumental)Detail shot of a single lit candle on a rain-streaked apartment windowsill at night, flame reflected in the glass against the dark wet city beyond, warm amber glow, deep navy exterior, city lights, gentle film grain, no people., the surroundings sharply visibleslow push in toward the candle flame as it flickers gently in a barely perceptible draftSceneNo
0:15–0:20(instrumental)Medium wide shot inside an empty late-night tram, rows of warm amber interior lights, rain-streaked windows revealing teal blue city blur outside, worn velvet seats, gentle film grain, no people, no readable text on any surface.slow pan along the empty seats toward the front windshield as the tram glides through wet city streetsSceneNo
0:20–0:30Rain taps the empty cobblestone street / I pull your memory close like a coatMedium shot of a woman in her late 20s, Black, natural shoulder-length curls, warm brown skin, small gold hoop earrings, mustard-yellow knit sweater under an open charcoal trench coat, standing at an apartment window with rain streaks, arms wrapped around herself, face softly lit by amber tungsten light, deep navy shadows outside, city lights, gentle film grain., the surroundings sharply visibleslow push in from medium to medium close-up as she tightens her arms and closes her eyesStory (main character)No
0:30–0:37A neon sign bleeds / red on the wet glass / I sing our song toMedium close-up of a woman in her late 20s, Black, natural shoulder-length curls, warm brown skin, small gold hoop earrings, mustard-yellow knit sweater under an open charcoal trench coat, standing at a vintage microphone in a small jazz bar, face softly lit by warm amber stage light, opening her mouth to sing, wisps of ambient smoke, soft bokeh, gentle film grain.slow push in toward her face as she leans slightly into the microphone and begins to singPerformanceNo
0:37–0:47strangers and smoke's still burning slow / Candle in the rain's still burning slowMedium close-up of a woman in her late 20s, Black, natural shoulder-length curls, warm brown skin, small gold hoop earrings, mustard-yellow knit sweater under an open charcoal trench coat, singing passionately at a vintage microphone in a small jazz bar, face softly lit by amber tungsten, eyes open and luminous, hands open slightly, wisps of ambient smoke, soft bokeh, gentle film grain.slow zoom out from close-up to medium as she lifts her chin and projects the chorus outwardPerformanceNo
0:47–0:53Still burning slow / The last time I closedWide shot of a small jazz bar interior at night, low amber tungsten lighting, a lone woman in a mustard-yellow sweater and charcoal trench coat at a vintage microphone on a small stage, a few silhouetted listeners at dark tables, pendant lights, teal shadow walls, film grain, no readable text., the surroundings sharply visibleslow pull back from medium wide to wide as the ambient room breathes around her small glowing figurePerformanceNo
0:53–1:00Still burning slow But I'm letting goMedium close-up of a woman in her late 20s, Black, natural shoulder-length curls, warm brown skin, small gold hoop earrings, mustard-yellow knit sweater under an open charcoal trench coat, standing inside a phone booth with rain-covered glass, face softly lit by amber streetlamp glow, eyes slowly opening to reveal a deep ache, then a visible exhale, city lights, gentle film grain., the surroundings sharply visibleslow push in to close-up as she exhales visibly and her expression shifts from ache to releasePerformanceNo
1:00–1:08The rooftop holds the first pale morning light / I breathe it in and openWide shot of a rooftop at dawn after rain, pale silver-gold light breaking at the horizon, a woman in a mustard-yellow knit sweater and open charcoal trench coat standing at the far edge facing the brightening sky, wet rooftop surface reflecting the first light, deep navy fading to warm amber at the horizon, city lights below, gentle film grain., the surroundings sharply visibleThe camera slowly cranes up from street level, revealing the rooftop and the woman as dawn light spreads across the horizon behind her.Story (main character)No
1:08–1:17Both my hands still burning slowClose-up of a woman's open hands held out in front of her at old stone bridge level at dawn, palms upward, warm brown skin catching the first pale gold morning light, a few last raindrops resting on her palms, mustard-yellow knit cuffs visible, city skyline behind, film grain., the surroundings sharply visibleThe camera slowly tilts up from her open palms to her face, then holds as she looks down at her hands with a soft exhale.Story (main character)No
1:17–1:29I call your name, still burning slow / The last temple glow, still burning slow / But I'm letting goMedium close-up of a woman in her late 20s, Black, natural shoulder-length curls, warm brown skin, small gold hoop earrings, mustard-yellow knit sweater under an open charcoal trench coat, on a rooftop at dawn, singing directly to camera, eyes open and luminous, warm gold light on her face, city skyline behind, gentle film grain., the surroundings sharply visibleThe camera slowly pushes in to a close-up of her face, then holds as she closes her eyes and then slowly opens them.PerformanceNo
1:29–1:35(instrumental)Wide establishing shot of a courtyard at full dawn, pale gold and soft amber sky fully lit after the rain, wet courtyard surface gleaming, a tiny silhouette of a woman in a charcoal trench coat standing at the edge with arms slightly open, vast glowing city stretching below, deep warmth at the horizon, gentle film grain.The camera slowly pulls back and gently cranes up, revealing the full glowing city spread beneath her open figure.Story (main character)No

Made with Clipbeat AI Director

How the pipeline works

  1. Lyrics transcribed with word-level timing
  2. One scene planned per lyric line
  3. The same main character locked across every scene
  4. Each scene animated into a short video clip
  5. Singing shots lip-synced to the isolated vocal
  6. Clips cut on the beat to the full song
  7. Word-by-word lyrics on screen as they are sung

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