Open source · macOS & Linux
A private film studio that runs on your machine.
Backlot takes you from script to screen. Write the script, lay out the storyboard, then generate every frame and take with the AI models you choose. Your projects and renders stay on your computer.
The storyboard. Each frame carries its shot, camera move and lens; the script and the board stay in sync.
Private by default
No Backlot account, no Backlot server, no telemetry. Everything you make is stored on your computer until you export it.
Script to screen
Write the script, break it into frames, generate takes from several models, and compare them side by side before you pick one.
Open, and yours
Apache 2.0 open source. Bring your own Venice.ai API key; Backlot shows you the cost first.
Write it like a script
Scene headings, action, dialogue and transitions, in a format any film crew can read. Every line belongs to a frame, so the script becomes the shot list.
From the Backlot crew
This Christmas, the slop is free.
In the heartland, one farmer found a new kind of feed. A FACES picture: a one-minute trailer and a three-minute music video, “Keep On Sloppin’ in the Free World.” Every shot was generated with AI video models. The song is ours.
Visit SlopTheMovie.com
Early days
Backlot is in active development. There is no installer yet: build it from source on macOS or Linux. The production workflow (script, storyboard, takes) works today. Quick generation and a post-production timeline come next.
Build from source