THE IDEA LEADS. THE TECHNOLOGY FOLLOWS.
Illusionart Studios is Shivam Chopra and the Illusionart Studios team.
We make video ads and short films with human storytelling, narrative and taste at the centre. AI expands what we can imagine on screen. Direction gives that possibility a point.
Human imagination. Every frame.
MORE POSSIBILITY.
STILL A POINT OF VIEW.
We begin with what the audience needs to notice, feel and remember. That decision shapes the script, the camera, the performance and the cut.
A useful image belongs to a story. Our process brings concept development, boards, generation and the edit together so each choice supports the same idea.
Follow the production processTHE TOOLS CHANGE.
THE TASTE IS OURS.
Our in-house production environment brings video, image and audio engines together. We choose the tool to suit the shot.
Explore our engine reference
Many models. One in-house studio.
We built our own in-house production environment, where our storytellers direct the major video, image and audio models side by side, from Veo, Kling and Seedance to LTX, Wan and Runway. The right model is chosen shot by shot; the story stays human.
11 of the video models are Chinese; we drive them beside the Western ones.
Video · West
13- Veo 3.1US · APIGoogleGoogle DeepMind video model with native audio; in Gemini API, Vertex AI and Flow.
- Runway Gen-4.5US · APPRunwayText and image to video from Runway.
- Runway AlephUS · APPRunwayIn-video editing model: change angle, lighting or objects in existing footage.
- LTX-2IL · OPENLightricksAudio-and-video model with public weights.
- Luma Ray3US · APPLuma AIDream Machine's video models; Ray3 adds HDR.
- PikaUS · APPPikaVideo generator with Scene Ingredients for your own characters and objects.
- MochiUS · OPENGenmoOpen-weights text-to-video model from Genmo.
- Midjourney VideoUS · APPMidjourneyImage-to-video from your Midjourney stills.
- MareyUS · APPMoonvalleyVideo model Moonvalley says is trained on licensed footage; camera control.
- Grok ImagineUS · APIxAIxAI's image and video generator; video clips come with audio.
- Firefly VideoUS · APPAdobeAdobe's video model, inside Firefly and Premiere Pro alongside partner models.
- HedraUS · APPHedraTurns a still image plus audio into a speaking, performing character video.
- Stable Video DiffusionUK · OPENStability AIImage-to-video model with public weights; an earlier open baseline.
Video · China
11- Kling 3.0CN · APIKuaishouMulti-shot video with native audio.
- Seedance 2.0CN · APIByteDanceVideo model driven by text, image, video and audio references.
- Hailuo 3CN · APIMiniMaxMiniMax H3 video model with native audio.
- WanCN · OPENAlibabaOpen-weights video model family from Alibaba.
- HappyHorseCN · APIAlibabaAlibaba video model: text, image and reference to video.
- HunyuanVideoCN · OPENTencentOpen-weights video family with a variant sized for consumer GPUs.
- ViduCN · APIShengshuVideo line with reference-to-video and synced audio.
- PixVerseCN · APIPixVerseMakes multi-shot clips with synchronized audio.
- CogVideoXCN · OPENZhipu AIOpen-weights text-to-video family from Zhipu AI.
- SkyReelsCN · OPENSkyworkSkyReels V3 open weights; reference, audio and video inputs.
- OmniHumanCN · APIByteDanceAnimates a single photo of a person from audio or pose input.
Image
11- MidjourneyUS · APPMidjourneyImage generator on web and Discord; the V8 series is the current default.
- FLUX.2EU · OPENBlack Forest LabsImage generation and editing family: open 32B dev weights, hosted Pro and Flex.
- GPT Image 2US · APIOpenAIOpenAI image model; in ChatGPT and the API as gpt-image-2.
- Nano BananaUS · APIGoogleGoogle's Gemini image models, Nano Banana 2 and Pro; generation and editing.
- Ideogram— · APPIdeogramImage generator with a focus on legible text inside images; web app and API.
- SeedreamCN · APIByteDanceByteDance image model line, available through its API.
- Qwen-ImageCN · OPENAlibabaImage generation and editing model line from Alibaba's Qwen team.
- HunyuanImageCN · OPENTencentOpen-weights image model from Tencent's Hunyuan team.
- RecraftUS · APPRecraftImage generator for brand and design work, including vector (SVG) output.
- Stable DiffusionUK · OPENStability AIOpen-weights image family that runs locally and supports fine-tuning.
- ReveUS · APPReveImage generation and editing model.
Audio
06- ElevenLabsUS · APIElevenLabsVoice and music generation; Eleven v3 handles expressive speech in 70+ languages.
- SunoUS · APPSunoSong generation with vocals from a text prompt; v5 and later models.
- UdioUS · APPUdioSong generation platform for text-to-song and remixing.
- LyriaUS · APIGoogleGoogle's music model; Lyria 3 Pro makes tracks up to three minutes.
- Stable AudioUK · OPENStability AIStable Audio 3: music and sound-effect models, three with open weights.
- MiniMax SpeechCN · APIMiniMaxText-to-speech in HD and Turbo variants, with voice cloning.
Studios & tools
17- HiggsfieldUS · APPHiggsfieldCreator platform with cinematic camera controls over several video models.
- FreepikEU · APPFreepikDesign platform with image and video generators, including partner models.
- KreaUS · APPKreaReal-time image and video generation with editing and upscaling tools.
- LTX StudioIL · APPLightricksStory-to-storyboard-to-video workspace built on Lightricks' LTX models.
- Leonardo— · APPLeonardo.AiImage and video generation platform with fine-tuned model options.
- HeyGenUS · APPHeyGenAI avatar and video translation platform with lip-synced speech.
- SynthesiaUK · APPSynthesiaAI presenter video platform used for training and corporate video.
- TopazUS · APPTopaz LabsUpscaling, denoise and frame-interpolation tools for images and video.
- MagnificEU · APPMagnificAI image upscaler and detail enhancer.
- ComfyUIUS · APPComfy OrgOpen-source node-based workflow engine for running media models.
- fal.aiUS · APIfalHosted inference API for image, video and audio models.
- ReplicateUS · APIReplicateHosted API for running open and proprietary media models.
- Kling AICN · APPKuaishouKuaishou's web and mobile app for Kling video and image generation.
- Hailuo AICN · APPMiniMaxMiniMax's web and mobile app for Hailuo video generation.
- DreaminaCN · APPByteDanceByteDance's creative app for Seedance and Seedream generation.
- RunwayUS · APPRunwayRunway's web app and API for generation, editing and Aleph.
- FlowUS · APPGoogleGoogle's filmmaking workspace for Veo-based scene building.
Names and versions are a reference list of models we work with, not endorsements or partnerships. All trademarks belong to their owners.
A maintained production reference, not a promise that every engine is used on every project or a claim of vendor partnership. Availability and the right tool are confirmed during scoping.
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