AI Movie Maker: Ideas to Cinematic Videos via Slack

This n8n workflow automates turning simple text ideas into polished cinematic videos. Start by typing '/render [your idea]' in Slack, which triggers DeepSeek LLM to generate a detailed narrative split into scenes. Each scene gets AI-generated images from Replicate, animated into video clips via RunwayML, narrated with ElevenLabs text-to-speech, and scored with Replicate AI music.

All elements are seamlessly assembled into a final video using a custom Creatomate template, which you set up once to define layouts for voiceover, music, and clips. The complete video link is delivered back to Slack instantly, enabling rapid content creation without manual editing.

Benefits include massive time savings for creators, marketers, and storytellers—produce high-quality videos in minutes instead of hours. Use cases: social media reels, promotional ads, educational explainers, or personalized storytelling. Requires API keys for all services and a Creatomate template for optimal results.