Blog · Updated September 29, 2026
AI video trends and template how-tos
Step-by-step guides to Bolly's templates and the AI video trends behind them. Each one explains the trend, shows how to remix the template with your own photo or build it from scratch, and says what it costs in credits and where the results can fall short. Written by the Bolly team.
How-to
How to Make AI Videos: From Text, a Photo or a Clip
Make an AI video from text, a photo or a template clip. Pick a model, copy four prompts, add sound and export, with the real credit cost of each model.
· 9 min read
How-to
How to Animate a Photo With AI: Steps, Prompts and Costs
Animate a photo with AI: prepare the picture, pick a model, copy five motion prompts for portraits, pets and old photos, and see what each clip costs.
· 7 min read
Prompts
Nano Banana Prompts: 17 Copy-Paste Examples and Use Cases
17 copy-paste Nano Banana prompts for photo edits, product shots, posters and figurines, with what to attach, how to run them and what each image costs.
· 10 min read
AI video pricing
AI Video Generator Pricing: What a Clip Really Costs (2026)
What AI video costs in 2026: Bolly credits per model for 5 s and 10 s clips, plan rates, clips per month, and how Runway and Higgsfield credits compare.
· 8 min read
How-to
How to Make a Face Swap Video of Yourself (Step by Step)
How to make a face swap video of yourself with Bolly Mix: photo tips, clips to start with, credits per run, fixes when it slips, and the consent rules.
· 8 min read
Face swap
Best Face Swap Apps in 2026: Photo vs Video, and Which to Use
The best face swap apps in 2026, sorted by job: photo swaps, template video swaps and swaps in your own clip, with limits, prices and consent checks.
· 9 min read
Music videos
How to Make an AI Music Video: Song, Shots and Cost
Make an AI music video on Bolly: generate the song, plan 12 shots to the beat, keep one character across clips, then budget a 60-second cut in credits.
· 8 min read
AI filmmaking
AI Movie Maker: How to Make an AI Movie, Shot by Shot
How to make a short AI movie on Bolly: script, character sheet, storyboard, video shots, voice and music, with the credits a 60-second film costs.
· 9 min read
AI filmmaking
AI Storyboard Generator: How to Make a Storyboard, Step by Step
Make a storyboard with Bolly's image models: sheets or one frame per shot, consistent characters, shot types, reusable prompts, costs and when to move to video.
· 8 min read
AI video trends
Ceiling Fan Transition Trend: Make the AI Outfit Change
The ceiling fan transition hides outfit changes behind a spinning blade. Make it with AI: remix Bolly's template with one photo, or build it in Seedance 2.5.
· 8 min read
AI video trends
Yung Lean STORM II AI Trend: Put Yourself in the Crowd
Put yourself, or you and a friend, in a STORM II-style crowd scene with an AI character swap: how Bolly's Storm templates work, photo tips, limits and costs.
· 8 min read