Image Generation

Turn shot descriptions into AI reference images for a whole scene in one click — a fast pre-production tool for visualizing coverage.

Not happy with a generated image? Delete it, tweak the shot description and generate again.

Use your own mood boards, location photos or actor headshots as shot reference images instead of AI generation. Uploads don't use credits.

Anchor AI-generated shot images with a headshot, location still or prop photo. How the one-image-per-shot rule works and how to mix uploads with AI.

AI filmmaking tools are most useful when used strategically. When AI shot images help your team align on coverage, and when a shot list is enough.

Include generated or uploaded images in your exported PDF shot list. Choose Small, Medium or Large image size.

Write shot descriptions that get better AI reference images: spatial details, camera position, scene context, and how to keep characters looking right.

Tips for keeping characters, lighting and locations consistent across AI-generated reference images in ShotKraft.

Why AI reference images sometimes miss the mark, and how to steer them with specific descriptions, mood and genre cues, and reference images.

If Generate Images is greyed out or does nothing, your shots probably already have uploaded reference images. Here's how to fix it.

How image generation credits work on ShotKraft's Free and Pro plans, what counts as a credit, and when limits reset.

You can't speed up AI image generation, but you can avoid regenerating by writing clear visual directions first.