Ten questions to ask before you pick an AI faceless video generator

1. How long can a video be?

Many tools are built for 30-to-60-second clips. If you want videos of 10 minutes or more, ask for a real example of that length and watch the middle of it, not the first minute.

2. Is the script written for the length?

A good long script is outlined first, then written in sections, with a hook and chapters. A single prompt that returns 2,000 words usually repeats itself.

3. Do the pictures change?

Scroll through the storyboard of a long video. If five scenes in a row show the same desk and the same pose, the video will feel slow whatever the script says.

4. Does a character stay the same?

Ask how recurring characters are kept consistent. The reliable method is a reference image, not a text description.

5. Can it use real photos, and are they licensed?

For documentaries and history, image models cannot draw real people accurately. Look for real photos with licences that allow monetised videos, and automatic credits.

6. Are the facts checked?

Ask what the script is built from. For factual topics it should work from a source and avoid dates or numbers the source does not contain.

7. Can you review before it renders?

A review step before the final render lets you fix mistakes while they are cheap. Tools that go straight to a finished file leave you with the result and nothing to adjust.

8. What do the thumbnails look like?

Ask for six thumbnails of one video. If they are the same layout in different colours, you will not learn which style your audience clicks.

9. Does it publish, and on a schedule?

Uploading with the title, description, chapters and thumbnail, scheduled for the next slot, removes the last manual step. Ask whether uploads are marked as containing synthetic media.

10. What does a video really cost?

Ask for the price of a 10-minute video, not the plan price. Our own breakdown is in the post on what a video costs.

Tellavid is built around these ten: long-form from 5 to 30 minutes, sectioned scripts, varied scenes, reference-locked characters, licensed real photos for documentaries, source-checked facts, a storyboard review, six distinct thumbnails and scheduled uploads.